Volkswagen Golf News

  • 1985 GTI vs. 2015 GTI - Image via VWPartsVortex.com

    Among enthusiasts, there will always be a portion of the population primed to lionize classic models and lament the introduction of electronic nannies like traction control. ALSO SEE: Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric '68 Mustang Attempt A Record Run Now, while those conversations are—generally—interesting, from an objective performance standpoint, modern machines will generally win the day. And to illustrate some of the progress Volkswagen's popular hot hatch has made over the last quarter century, the folks over at VWPartsVortex.com have released a handy cheat sheet comparing...

  • Volkswagen GTI Supersport Vision Gran Turismo concept
    Volkswagen Reveals GTI Supersport Vision Gran Turismo Concept: Video

    Not satisfied with only designing a single Vision Gran Turismo concept, in this case the 503-horsepower GTI Roadster from 2014, German automaker Volkswagen got its top designers working on a hatchback version that’s every bit as extreme as the previous roadster. It’s called the...

  • 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Alltrack Live Photos, 2015 New York Auto Show
    VW Beetle special edition concepts, Golf SportWagen Alltrack unveiled: Live photos

    On the eve of the 2015 New York Auto Show, Volkswagen has taken the wraps off four Beetle Special Edition concepts, and announced the production of the Golf SportWagen Alltrack. Golf SportWagen Alltrack Confirmed for production, Volkswagen has committed to produce the all-wheel-drive Golf...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
    2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Gets A Price Tag

    The seventh-generation Golf family continues to grow. It all started with the standard Golf then we saw the addition of the GTI, the TDI, an all-electric eGolf, and the enthusiast special Golf R. Now comes another version in the form of a longroof. It's the Golf SportWagen, and if you're itching to...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R-Line (European-spec)
    Volkswagen Golf Gets Sporty R-Line Trim

    Volkswagen has added its sporty R-Line upgrade for its Golf hatchback over in Europe, and with any luck we’ll see it offered at dealerships here in the U.S. The R-Line upgrade adds some minor performance mods and offers buyers on a budget the ability to add a little sport to their Golfs...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTD Variant
    2015 Volkswagen Golf GTD Variant: Forbidden Fruit

    Volkswagen has revealed yet another model we in the U.S. can only dream about. You’re looking at the all-new Golf GTD Variant, essentially a more practical wagon version of the diesel-powered Golf GTD hot hatch. It makes its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show and like its five-door...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R

    The first 500 2015 Volkswagen Golf R units have been snapped up.

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf family
    2015 North American Car And Truck Of The Year Winners: VW Golf And Ford F-150

    At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, the winners of the prestigious North American Car of the Year and North American Truck/Utility of the Year awards have been announced. They are the 2015 Volkswagen Golf and 2015 Ford F-150. The results are sure to prove controversial, as they almost always do...

  • Volkswagen Golf R Touch concept, 2015 Consumer Electronics Show
    VW Golf R Concept Previews Next-Gen Interface, Gesture Controls

    If you drive a nearly new vehicle, you’re probably used to touch-screen controls, steering-wheel toggles, and even some voice commands. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video Thought it would be even easier if you could just flick your wrist or wave your...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2015 Volkswagen Golf R Available For Pre-Order January 8

    Back at November’s Los Angeles Auto Show we told you that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R will be priced from $37,415 with shipping, and that the first 500 examples will be made available for pre-order prior to the official start of sales early next year. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R (Euro spec)
    2015 Volkswagen Golf R first drive review

    If you asked the average enthusiast if they’d like a 292-horsepower hot hatch with a manual transmission and all-wheel drive, you’d probably be greeted by a big smile and a variation of “Hell yes!” That’s exactly how we feel about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. MUST SEE...

  • Volkswagen Golf SportWagen HyMotion concept, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
    VW Golf SportWagen HyMotion Fuel Cell Concept Unveiled At 2014 L.A. Auto Show

    Volkswagen unveiled a fuel-cell version of its Golf SportWagen at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R, 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Volkswagen’s latest Golf R hot hatch will be racing into showrooms early next year priced from $37,415, including an $820 destination charge. The pricing is comparable with the previous generation, although the vehicle no longer comes in the less expensive three-door bodystyle, but there is a lot more performance and tech on offer. All 2015 Golf Rs come with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 292 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, and paired with a six-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission. That’s up 36 hp and 37 lb-ft on the previous generation’s...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R Variant
    Volkswagen Golf R Variant Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show

    Volkswagen’s new Golf R hot hatch due in showrooms early next year has spawned a wagon variant, which makes its world debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, VW has chosen the event in L.A. to showcase the Eurocentric Golf R Variant, but the official line is that there are no...

  • Volkswagen GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turimso
    VW Bringing Golf R 400 And GTI Roadster Concepts To L.A.

    Volkswagen is bringing two very racy concept cars to this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the best part is that one of them is tipped to enter production. The two concepts are the Golf R 400 from April’s Beijing Auto Show and the GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo (shown above)...

  • 2015 Volkswagen GTI
    2015 Volkswagen GTI: Best Car To Buy Nominee

    Refined, elegant, and mature in a way almost no other hatchbacks in America are, the 2015 Volkswagen GTI not only boasts a strong and vibrant fan base for its past models, but a strong and growing population of drivers of its newest, seventh-generation, version as well. It’s also a...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
    2015 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Headed For Paris Auto Show

    Volkswagen sells an Alltrack version of its Passat wagon overseas, and now the vehicle is getting a little brother in the form of the 2015 Golf Alltrack, which debuts next week at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. It’s essentially a soft-roader version of the latest Golf SportWagen, and will be...

  • 2015 Volkswagen GTI
    VW Issues 2015 Golf And GTI Stop-Sale Order And Recall Over Steering Issue

    Volkswagen will correct a steering issue on North American Golf and GTI models.

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf family

    The all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf and its high-performance GTI variant have proven to be among the safest compact cars on the market, with the entire range scoring the coveted Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) after acing the institute’s latest round of crash tests. ALSO SEE: Meet The First Porsche 911 Turbo: Video In order to qualify as an IIHS Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn a “good” rating in the institute’s moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a “good” or...

  • Tanner Foust hoons a GoPro-covered Volkswagen Golf GTI
    Choose Your Own VW GTI Adventure With Tanner Foust & GoPro: Video

    So you have a GoPro. Maybe you even have two. But you don’t have dozens. Volkswagen does, and it stuck them all over the car, put stunt driver, racer, and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust behind the wheel, and came up with this. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini...

  • Volkswagen Golf GTI Wolfsburg Edition at Wörthersee 2014
    VW GTI Wolfsburg, Golf SportWagen Concepts Star At Wörthersee

    Every year since 1981, thousands of Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts have convened in the Austrian town of Reifnitz, beside lake Wörthersee, for one of the world's biggest Volkswagen group festivals. And for several years, recognizing the value of such a gathering, Volkswagen group brands have...

  • Volkswagen GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo - 2014 Wörthersee Tour
    Volkswagen GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo Revealed: Video

    Building cars for Gran Turismo 6 has become almost as popular with carmakers as building actual cars. The latest to join the fray is a futuristic concept of the venerable Volkswagen Golf GTI, called the GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo. Yes, there's a comma in the name. And no, we still...

  • Volkswagen GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo - 2014 Wörthersee Tour
    Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo: Official Photos & Details

    Sony's Gran Turismo video game has enriched the lives and worlds of many a car enthusiast, and while the concept cars that come to the game's virtual world may never grace the real world, we love seeing them nonetheless. The latest is Volkswagen's GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo, teased last week...

  • 2015 Volkswagen Golf R wagon spy shots
    2015 Volkswagen Golf R Wagon Spy Shots

    Volkswagen is developing a new wagon version of its upcoming 2015 Golf R hot hatch, as evidenced by spy shots of a prototype testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. Although it's based on the latest Golf SportWagen, which has been confirmed...

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