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 ...

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.

Among cars that have earned a valedictory special, the Mk7 Golf GTI is arguably more deserving than most. After the fairly tepid Mk6, the 7 has re-established the GTI as the most broadly talented ...

At last Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has launched the facelifted Volkswagen Golf Mk8.5, marking the return of the regular R ...

Aside from the tantalising Clubsport S, the Mk7 and Mk7.5 Golf GTIs have always been cars to admire rather than fall in love with. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Those same Golfs tend ...

Time flies when you're having fun, or so we're always told. For fast VW Golfs it means that nearly four years have passed, along with the 300hp flagship, a 40th birthday present and a Nurburgring ...

At the end of January 2021 I bought a new car, albeit used. A 2019 Golf GTI Mk7.5, with the performance, luxury, driver assistance and infotainment packs. At the end of January 2021 I bought a new car ...

The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI wasn’t long for this world when the GTI TCR (Touring Car Racing) came along, with the final GTIs being short-run specials. As we were driving the Golf GTI TCR, VW was ...

What sets the TCR apart from the standard Golf GTI? Emerging this time, as a farewell to what we might call the GTI mk7.5, is an ode to the FIA’s now globally popular Touring Car Racing motorsport ...

From the moment it hit showrooms as the Mk5 Golf in 2005, the reborn Golf GTI has been a bit of a cult car. And by the time the Mk7 was launched here in early 2013, the GTI was really riding high. And ...

The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 is perfect. Pass the wrench. For all those who can't leave well enough alone (which is most of us), here are some suggestions to make your Mk7—GTI or otherwise—ride, rebound, ...

Golf is a Golf is a Golf. Class-defining and at the same time class-less, it has been an icon and talisman for the Volkswagen brand and its treasurers since 1974. True to the maxim ‘never change a ...