From the June 1978 issue of Car and Driver. Auto lore is full of brilliant innovations born too soon. Chevy's 1917 V-8, ...

Unless you're the Volkswagen Golf GTI, that is. A not-quite-final prototype of the Edition 50 of the venerable hot hatch, ...

Since then, eight generations have been launched in the span of 50 years. There have been ups and downs over the decades, but ...

This budget-friendly hot hatch delivers thrilling performance and practicality, making it the best value in its class for ...

Keen-eyed GTI fans probably noticed the lack of an R-spec Golf since 2019. Well, it’s back, and it’s gotten all the upgrades as its GTI sibling—and then some.

The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission ... (34 mpg/6.9 L/100 km). In practice, I saw as high as 36 mpg (6.5 L/100 km) on highway trips with the three-pedal GTI. ...

The ninth generation of the iconic Golf GTI is, eventually, going electric. VW’s head honcho has driven some prototypes and claims it’s a real beast.

The base GTI starts at $32,445, but you'll want to at least splash out for the $37,420 SE if only for the fantastic ArtVelours seats that previously were only found in the Europe-only Clubsport.

Built on the Stellantis e-CMP platform, the Peugeot E-208 GTi comes with a single M4+ electric motor that drives the front ...

The 2025 VW GTI still features the EA888 Evo4 mill, which makes 241 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. The 2025 VW GTI will come exclusively with a seven-speed automatic transmission.

The Mk 8.5 GTI’s wheel is the same as you’ll find in a normal Golf sold outside this country, and VW also uses this wheel for practically everything it sells with an internal combustion engine ...

My brother had a Mk3 VW GTI with a 2.8-liter VR6 and five-speed manual. ... After 34 years and nearly 1.87 million units produced, the iconic VR6 engine says farewell,” he said.