VW had crammed a 3.2-litre V6 engine under the bonnet with 241hp and 320Nm of torque, making the 180hp GTI seem a bit weak. Unlike the front-wheel drive GTI ... completing the sprint in 5.7 seconds.

The GTI Clubsport gets 300hp and 400Nm of torque, also sent to the front wheels only by the same dual-clutch transmission as the standard GTI. The old Golf R has 300hp and 380Nm of torque, however ...

Verdict – is the Volkswagen Golf GTI ... a unique front bumper, sill extensions and a much larger rear wing, while the Clubsport 45 had a black roof and unique alloy wheels with a red pinstripe.

The latest Golf GTI delivers on that first front, while its mid-life refresh has ironed out some of the ergonomic irritations. The Volkswagen Golf R has even more pace, but the GTI is the driver ...

Should things get too hairy out on the open road, though, the red-calipered 13.4-inch front ... the Golf R to fulfill their Volkswagen hot-hatch desires. Stepping inside the 2024 Golf GTI is ...

swipe at the ‘frustrating tech’ and looked towards the four-wheel-drive Golf R as ‘the ultimate all-rounder hot hatch’. This mid-life facelift is tasked with righting those wrongs, and returning the ...

One of its closest rivals is the Skoda Octavia vRS, while at the top of the front-wheel-drive hot hatch class sits the Honda Civic Type R, though it costs £10,000 more than the Golf GTI. We’ve ...

At the entry point sits the Life trim, above which are Match, Style, R-Line and Black Edition variants, plus the sportier GTE, GTI ... front seats and more. One of the main updates for the VW Golf ...

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