The Volkswagen Golf GTI is one of the most well-known and beloved hot hatches in the automotive world. The reputation for accessible performance, reliability, and style has made the model an icon over ...

The all-new Mk7 GTI is a giant slayer: It's easily the best GTI ever in terms of driving dynamics. VW says it's the fastest, most powerful, and most efficient ever, and that's just half the story. The ...

In 1976, Volkswagen created the “hot hatch” with the MK1 Golf GTI. Since then, many competitors have come and gone, but the little GTI has evolved into the seventh generation you see here. Though the ...

The Volkswagen GTI doesn’t require much of an introduction. The O.G. hot hatch has been an automotive icon for almost 50 years. It’s the benchmark for reasonably-priced sporty cars. Competitors must ...

• “The GTI is subtle and understated, a car for adults.” The Volkswagen Golf, as James May noted in his BBC documentary series, is the preeminent people’s car. The well-regarded hatchback offers fun ...

Funny how fast and furious Golf concepts came to a pretty abrupt halt after 2015. VW hasn’t issued an official press release or anything, it simply had all three shot in the same location as the ...

More often behind his keyboard than on the road, you can still catch him on the auto show floor, harassing engineers to understand what lies beneath the pretty body work. As you can see from the photo ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...