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See the exterior of the 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI from every angle.

If one type of vehicle nails the balance between fun, performance, and everyday practicality, it’s the hot hatch. The 2026 ...

The days of a Golf GTI with a gas engine under the hood are coming to an end, and the final version before the hot hatch goes the electric route has been spotted testing. Volkswagen in September made ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50 feels like a fitting tribute to what has been a very longstanding motoring icon. It feels ...

Volkswagen is celebrating the Golf GTI's half century with the GTI Edition 50. The GTI lapped the Nurburgring faster than a 328 hp AWD R 20 Years Edition. Still, Honda's rival Civic Type R has posted ...

In going from 0 to 100km/h in 6.53 seconds, junior hot hatch takes fight to previous versions of its big brother.

Volkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo GTI, the first electric hot hatch to bear the iconic GTI badge. Volkswagen ...

Cars.com confirmed with VW that the U.S. Golf plan still is to bring the GTI version for 2021 and, eventually, the upcoming hotter-hatch Golf R (though not the civilian model). A VW spokesman also ...

Powertrains: 241-horsepower (GTI) or 315-hp (R), turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder; six-speed manual or seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission; front-wheel drive (GTI) or all-wheel drive ...