Experience the 446HP VW Golf GTI MK8 Clubsport pushed to its limits. This POV review features brutal acceleration, high-speed Autobahn runs, and the raw exhaust sound of this tuned hot hatch.

VW Golf GTI Edition 50 Debuts With More Power Than A Civic Type R And it’s more powerful than the Civic Type R, too. ... 10,000 miles in the best $100K sports car you can buy.

The Mk 8 Golf GTI reached North America for the 2022 model year, even though it landed in German showrooms three years earlier. This 2025 model marks a refresh—unofficially dubbed “Mk 8.5 ...

We've been a bit deficient in not reviewing the Mk 8 Golf GTI until now. I reviewed the more expensive, more powerful Golf R in 2022, but the last GTI we drove was the outgoing Mk 7 car in mid-2020.

The manual is gone, but the 2025 Golf GTI adds sharper tech, a refined interior, and standout driving dynamics, making it one of the smartest GTIs yet.

I drove an RE-71R-equipped MK 8 GTI on a track and an autocross course a while back and came away impressed. I was excited to check it out on stock tires, on the roads I drive every day so I ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI Adds Buttons, Drops the Manual The updated Mk. 8 adds badly needed buttons back to the car's interior, but the manual transmission is lost in the transition.

It produces 320 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque—just 8 horsepower shy of the AWD Golf R—and sits 20mm lower than a standard GTI when equipped with the optional Performance Package.

The AI is integrated into an upsized 12.9-inch touchscreen that is standard in the U.S. This Golf GTI might be the last iteration with a gas engine Pricing starts at $33,670, including destination ...

But we would not be surprised if the Golf’s final demise in America happens soon. Volkswagen already eliminated the base Golf from the American Mk8 generation due to poor sales. VW only sold 8,423 ...