VW has made some quite big changes going from the Golf Mk7 to Mk8, particularly on the interior, but the transition didn’t sit well with at least some of the owners of the previous model. We already ...

Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in eastern Germany has produced its last-ever combustion engine vehicle, a Golf R Estate. Built for a German customer, the seventh-generation Golf R Estate in Oryx White ...

If there was ever a critique to be levied at the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf R, it would never be an issue of a chronic lack of power. Around 300 horsepower from a two-liter turbocharged AE888 four-pot engine ...

Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to the Cars team. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he's as happy with a wrench or welding gun in hand as he is in front of the camera or ...

The Volkswagen GTI doesn’t require much of an introduction. The O.G. hot hatch has been an automotive icon for almost 50 years. It’s the benchmark for reasonably-priced sporty cars. Competitors must ...

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 ...

The eight-generation of the Volkswagen Golf GTi is by far the best so far, with 245 horsepower. It will be the only Golf in Volkswagen's US range when it arrives late next year. Photo: Volkswagen ...