While the eighth-gen Golf GTI is a competent hot hatch on its own, its 242 HP output means it is outclassed by rivals such as the Honda Civic Type R and Renault Megane R.S. As a result, there are ...

The new generation Volkswagen Golf R is already quite potent without anyone messing with its internals. Nevertheless, ABT Sportsline decided that it needs more power and other stuff, so they set to ...

ABT Sportsline and Volkswagen‘s relationship is as old as time, with the two coming together on a number of VW’s performance-based vehicles such as the inaugural Golf GTI. Now, their relationship ...

After working predominantly as a freelancer at CarHP/CarIndigo, Amreetam joined the TopSpeed team as a journalist in September 2021. In a world where SUVs are booming, he favors sedans and adores BMWs ...

A couple weeks back, Volkswagen invited me up to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to drive the all-new 2022 VW Golf R in what the carmaker was calling “an ice drive.” Needless to say, I was excited. Alas, ...

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R was revealed on U.S. shores in Chicago in July, and the car comes with the same power level as its European homologs. With the current generation and its predecessor sharing ...

The new VW Golf GTI is a great hot hatch but like its predecessors, it has a restrained and subtle look not all that different from lesser Golf models. That’s where this bodykit from Prior Design ...

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. In fact, they were both pretty awesome. Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...