Few letters are as alluring as “GTI.” Volkswagen’s sporty version of its econo hatchback has always punched up, offering far more driving joy than its humble hardware list—and price—suggested. My ...

With the recent news of the end of the manual transmission for the GTI and Golf R, the writing is on the wall for one of the all-time-greatest performance cars, in this configuration anyway. They'll ...

Full personal disclosure time: the Volkswagen Golf GTI is one of my absolute favorite cars. When VW invited me to drive the Euro-spec version of the new Mk8 alongside the outgoing Mk7 version on track ...