The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

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Summit Point, West Virginia — WAUUGGGGH! At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the Jefferson Circuit’s technical Turn 2-3-4-5 ...

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The Nürburgring Nordschleife has long served as the ultimate litmus test for performance vehicles, and Volkswagen has just rewritten the record books for front-wheel-drive production cars. With a ...

The visual changes made to the Mk8.5 are minor, but it's much more exciting to drive ...

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A few days after confirming that it’s the quickest production Volkswagen around the Nurburgring, the brand has officially taken the covers off the Golf GTI Edition 50. It arrives at the perfect time ...

Volkswagen is readying a big birthday party for the Golf GTI, which will turn 50 next year. As a result, it has prepped a special edition, deemed as the fastest production GTI ever, and it was this ...