Volkswagen reveals new Golf GTI models with power now upwards of 261bhp


Volkswagen announces revised GTI and GTI Clubsport Golf models, with fresh looks and tech.
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Volkswagen revises eighth-gen Golf


The venerable Volkswagen Golf turns 50 this year, and so the company has decided to celebrate by updating and refreshing the current model.
Volkswagen ID. GTI concept

Volkswagen previews a GTI for the electric age


The ID. GTI concept shows an electric Volkswagen hot hatch could look.
New BMW 128ti quicker, more affordable than Golf GTI

Best hot hatchbacks of 2023


In a world full of SUVs, it's good to know that the hot hatchback is still going strong. We pick six of the best for 2023.
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The Clarkson review: 2015 Peugeot 308 GTi


You were supposed to be reading about some kind of new Mitsubishi pick-up. But at the last minute a chap from the company called to say he would not...
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First Drive review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport


The Golf GTI turns 40 years old next year. No mean feat for a car originally conceived after-hours by a small team of VW engineers who thought...
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First Drive review: 2015 Peugeot 308 GTi 270


Peugeot used to make some of the best hot hatchbacks around. Cars that were laugh-out-loud fun – machines such as the 205 GTI, which charmed not...
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News: Volkswagen reveals Fiesta ST-beating Polo GTI


Ford Fiesta ST drivers take note: Volkswagen is launching a hot new version of the Polo GTI that will leave you standing at the lights.
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Twin test: VW Golf GTI vs Golf R


IF YOU want a hot hatchback that doesn’t make you look like a hooligan then, for close on 40 years, your number one choice has been the Volkswagen...