The VW Golf GTI offers everyday smarts, while the Honda Civic Type R turns every drive into an event — here’s how they stack ...

The latest Volkswagen Golf GTI arrives with refreshed styling, upgraded technology, and refined performance. This first look ...

An overview of the illuminated logo feature on the VW Golf GTI Clubsport. This detail highlights the vehicle’s sporty design ...

The GTI has just had its midlife facelift, making this generation the Mk8.5 if you speak Golfnerd. Even if you don't, you're probably familiar with the idea.

40,000-Mile Wrap By now, most of us are quite familiar with the godfather of hot hatches. Always engaging and entertaining yet practical and rational, Volkswagen's Golf GTI has won us over time ...

The GTI came very close to working as my dad car. The GTI was more practical in the day-to-day than I anticipated. I took my son for rides — red “race cars” are his favorite — and that was easy to ...

I've got my fair share of those stories, but the one that looms largest is a certain 1984 Volkswagen GTI, formerly owned by VW of America and kept in stock, minty shape as part of the automaker's ...

A Golf GTI weighs just over 1,400 kg (3,087 lb), and the Ford Focus ST is pushing 1,500kg (3,307 lb). Even though it's every bit as big and usable as its rivals, the 308 tips the scales at just ...

The 2015 Volkswagen GTI two-door S starts at $24,785 in the US. In the UK and Australia, the GTI starts at £26,580 and AU$46,811, respectively.

All in, our GTI cost $28,695, which is about the same as the long-term Mazda 3 we wrote about last month. Taking delivery in February 2015, we immediately installed four Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 ...