The lights are more angular front and rear, while the larger bumpers lend the new Golf a touch of the outgoing GTI model’s sporty style. Underneath the new body is the VW Group’s MQB platform.

Volkswagen quietly filed a trademark application for a GTI badge in which the letter ‘I’ is replaced by a lightning bolt. The new logo suggests the GTI will live on even after the ninth-generation ...

The all-wheel-drive R may be quicker from a dig, but from a roll over the half mile, the Clubsport easily beats it and the ...

The three-letter acronym "GTI" has appeared on various vehicles for decades, but it's most popularly seen on Volkswagens.

The new mk7 VW Golf GTI in basic trim, without the optional Performance Pack we’ve previously tested (which 30 per cent of UK buyers will choose). It costs from £25,845 as a manual three-door ...

A fluid and entertaining car to drive quickly, plus the usual Golf virtues TCR billing seems like a wasted opportunity to do something truly special The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI isn’t long for ...

Verdict – is the Volkswagen Golf GTI a good car? The Volkswagen Golf GTI is the closest thing hot hatch fans have to the Porsche 911. Not only is it a German performance icon, but like the 911 ...

Principally, a frustrating infotainment system riddled with early software issues and a cabin that wasn’t up to the usual Golf quality. It didn’t help that it replaced the Mk7 GTI ...

I have a very distant, decade-old memory of driving the entry-level Mk7 Golf GTI when it had 220hp and a manual gearbox, and thinking that while it didn’t make for a deeply thrilling hot hatch ...

Volkswagen has mastered the art of subtle generational improvement, and the Mk8 Golf GTI is proof. On paper it has the same running gear as the Mk7.5 GTI, with a version of the same engine ...

Is the Volkswagen Golf ... Mk7, it couldn’t quite live up to the same level, but frustratingly, it was for many reasons other than the driving experience. Like the rest of the Mk8 Golf family ...