back on the right track, it was easy to forgive the sixth generation GTI being an evolution of the species. This meant engines and transmissions were carried over wholesale, though power was increased ...

We’ll get to drive the mk6 version of Volkswagen’s Golf GTI a bit later. Tomorrow actually. At the moment it’s dark and it’s raining and we’re standing on a bridge. Out across the water on the other ...

If I'm honest, the pedal had been feeling a little "wooden" for the past few hairpins, but this was the Col de Vence - possibly the best road in southern France and previously a stage of the Monte ...

After the "dark ages" of Volkswagen's mk3 and mk4-generation Golf GTIs, the mk5 GTI of 2004 came as something of a revelation. Punchy and dynamic, it belied slightly dumpy looks with a spirit ...

THey’re separated by 33 years and four intervening models, but the two Golf GTIs in this test share the same guiding principles. The new MkVI is huge parked next to its predecessor, yet the idea of ...

In keeping with its 'let's get the new Golf out there as quickly as possible' philosophy, VW has released the first pictures of the Mk6 Golf GTI, set to be formally unveiled in Paris next week. Given ...

The Golf GTI is a lot of things to a lot of people. Most recognize it as the original hot hatch, and the model's heritage is still alive and well today. Even if the GTI has swelled in every proportion ...