All good things, but unfortunately, the Mk8.5 GTI and Golf R lost their manual transmissions with the facelift. US enthusiasts responded by buying more manual Golf models last year while they ...

Volkswagen is discontinuing manual transmissions for the GTI and Golf R, despite a notable spike in demand from U.S.

The VW Golf GTI is back for the eighth time, with sportier styling and a more focused chassis. But does that make it a better ...

For the recent update Volkswagen says it has addressed its downfalls with the mid-life Mk8.5 facelift that has been applied to all models, including the new GTI Clubsport. Scan the specs and you ...

Discreet, practical yet packing Golf GTI power and chassis hardware ... strip and twin tailpipes at the rear. As part of the facelift, the new model gets refreshed LED Matrix headlights, LED ...

Based on the Golf hatch, the GTI is available with three or five doors, but no estate is offered. Following a mid-life facelift earlier ... to-head with today’s Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf vs itself ...

VW has never given up on it – despite the rank mediocrity of certain versions such as the Mk4 GTI and, in more recent times, the disappointingly under-developed Mk8. True to form, however ...