Volkswagen Golf News
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Volkswagen shocked many when it rolled out its 395-horsepower Golf R concept at the recent 2014 Beijing Auto Show. But what’s more shocking still is that the wild concept is actually destined for production, if senior VW execs are to be believed, and there’s a good chance it may even have more than 400 horsepower on tap when it finally lands in showrooms. From a 2.0-liter engine, that would comfortably give it the highest specific output of any production 2.0-liter car, and make Mercedes-Benz's 355-horse A45 AMG (and the CLA45 AMG sedan sold in the U.S.) look... well, a little...
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Production VW Golf R 400 May Offer 400-Plus Horsepower: Report
You needn't look little further than the humble Volkswagen Golf as to how far performance cars have come in recent years. Back in 1975, the most powerful Golf you could buy was the 108-horsepower GTI. By 1998, 33 years later, the Mk4 GTI had crept to just 150 horses. Fast forward another sixteen...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf Priced From $18,815, 2015 GTI From $25,215
The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is almost ready for its showroom debut, and we can confirm that the car will be priced from $18,815 including VW’s standard $820 destination charge. That price is for the three-door Golf TSI equipped with a manual transmission. The engine powering the...
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395-Horsepower VW Golf R 400 Confirmed For Production: Report
Volkswagen’s insane Golf R 400 concept from the recent 2014 Beijing Auto Show has been confirmed for production, according to VW R&D chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser. Speaking with Car and Driver, Neusser revealed the good news but didn’t say whether the production version would be offered...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Volkswagen Golf R 400 Concept Revealed At 2014 Beijing Auto Show
If you thought the latest 2015 Golf R was going to be the most extreme version of the seventh-generation Golf, then you’d be wrong. Volkswagen has just rolled out a 395-horsepower version of its latest Golf, and though it’s strictly a concept at this point the German automaker says the...
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VW Golf GTD U.S. Sales In Jeopardy: Report
The Volkswagen Golf GTD diesel hot hatch may not come to the U.S. after all.
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Volkswagen’s new GTI has finally been confirmed to reach showrooms this June, and we now have the all-important pricing details. The new GTI, which arrives as a 2015 model, will start at $25,215 when you add its $820 destination charge. ALSO SEE: 2015 Audi RS 7 Dynamic Edition Debuts In New York, Costs More Than An R8 That’s for the base S model with a two-door body and six-speed manual transmission, and equates to a $195 premium over the pricing of a comparable previous-gen GTI. That’s not a bad deal considering the 2015 GTI comes loaded with standard features, is bigger...
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2015 Volkswagen GTI ‘Club Sport’ Spy Shots
Volkswagen engineers have started testing a mysterious Golf GTI prototype that we suspect may be for a hardcore track variant, hence the “Club Sport” tag. The car was seen running some hot laps at Germany’s Nürburgring, and a number of elements it’s wearing provide...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Sporty Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-In Hybrid Heads To 2014 Geneva Motor Show
First, there was the Golf GTI. Then, the diesel-powered Golf GTD. And when Volkswagen's plug-in hybrid Golf makes its debut next month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, it will carry the GTE badge, for GT Electric--marking the plug-in hybrid Golf out as something more than a mere eco-friendly version...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Volkswagen Golf R Preview Drive (On Ice)
We've just had our first drive of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R—even though it's about a year ahead of the time it arrives to the U.S. Oh, and there's one other little asterisk attached to any claim of this being a full review: We really only drove it on ice—up near the Arctic Circle, in...
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VW Prepping Golf R Evo For Beijing Auto Show: Report
If you thought the latest 2015 Golf R was going to be the most extreme version of the seventh-generation Golf, then you might just be wrong. According to the latest reports, a more hardcore Golf R Evo is in the works and is set to be previewed in concept form at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show in April...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
New VW Golf R Debuts In Detroit, Hits Showrooms In Early 2015
It’s been out in the open for several months now, but Volkswagen has finally confirmed a U.S. launch date for its latest Golf R based on the seventh-generation Golf platform. Sales of the new Golf R, in its five-door body only, commence in the first quarter of 2015, more than six months after...
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Volkswagen’s latest Golf R performance hatch is due to hit showrooms early in the near year alongside a redesigned seventh-generation Golf. We were recently treated with a first look at the 296-horsepower track star but now we have a full gallery and even a video. The Golf R makes its world debut next Tuesday at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show and is expected in showrooms in the spring, as a 2015 model. Powering the car is the same turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder found in the 2015 Audi S3, and as the video above confirms it has a meaty sound that should see the Golf R stand out from...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Revealed, Comes With 296-HP Turbo Four
Volkswagen has revealed its 2015 Golf R ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is the high-performance variant of the latest MkVII Golf family and should arrive in showrooms in the spring. We can confirm that power will come from a turbocharged 2.0-liter...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Volkswagen GTD Preview Drive
It’s the fastest, most powerful GTD ever—capable of getting to 60 mph in less than seven seconds, and hitting a top speed of 143 mph, yet returning more than 40 mpg on the highway. What even is the GTD, you ask? We don’t expect many Americans—not even many driving-enthusiast...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Spy Shots
Volkswagen’s seventh-generation Golf and GTI have made their official debut, but the cars won’t be on sale in local in showrooms until the start of next year. Hopefully by that time, development of the ultimate Golf, the all-wheel-drive Golf R, will be complete. These latest shots show...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Apprentice-Built Wörthersee VW Golf GTI Cabrio Is Worth A See
Since 1981, Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts have been flocking to the lakeside of Austria's Wörthersee. This influx happens every year, typically sometime in May, and serves as a major car show for fans of the German automakers. Volkswagen brass typically cook up something delicious in concept...
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VW's 503-HP ‘Design Vision GTI’ Concept Revealed At Wörthersee Tour
Volkswagen’s hardcore GTI concept that we told you was heading for Austria’s annual Wörthersee Tour tuning event has been revealed today. Called the Design Vision GTI, the concept is based on the latest 2015 Volkswagen GTI, the seventh generation of the iconic hot hatch, and has...
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The Biggest Loser has proven that weight-loss shows can draw serious attention. Volkswagen must be watching because the German automaker is looking for lower numbers on the scales with the Golf. According to Edmunds, VW is nearly ready to offer up an optional extra that will help the popular hatchback ditch a few pounds. A carbon fiber roof will be offered up on the performance variants of the hot hatch, which could net weight savings of around 18-20 pounds. The Mark VII Golf is appearing on the not-too distant horizon, so it's no surprise that we might see some of the weight-saving tech from...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Spy Video
Volkswagen’s 2015 Golf hits local showrooms in the first quarter of next year, and while that’s more than a year later than in other markets, the delay means the yet-to-debut Golf R variant should be available by then. Volkswagen is in the final stages of the high-performance...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Hardcore Volkswagen GTI To Be Previewed At 2013 Wörthersee Tour: Report
In past years, the annual Volkswagen and Audi tuner fest in Wörthersee, Austria has seen the reveal of a number of exciting performance concepts that have led to production. Notable concepts included the Scirocco GT24, Audi A1 clubsport quattro and Golf R Cabriolet, which eventually spawned...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 Volkswagen GTI: Preview Drive
We're hustling along in the all-new Mk7 Volkswagen GTI, on a tightly curved back road in mountainous Southern France. Just as traffic opens up and I can see a fair distance ahead, I raise our speed into the next bend. But it turns out to be a flat, decreasing-radius corner. I pull my line tighter...
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Volkswagen Debuts 2015 GTI And Golf In New York
American consumers will need to wait until next year to buy a 2015 Golf or GTI at their Volkswagen dealer, but New York Auto Show attendees can see the Mark VII models in the flesh (or in the sheet metal, actually). Volkswagen’s latest Golf models will use the modular MQB platform, and North...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf Coming To New York, But Why Does America Have To Wait A Year?
The Mk VII Volkswagen Golf was launched to the world at the Paris Auto Show last September, and has been on sale in Europe since late 2012. The new GTI will join it in May. But we Americans won't get the newest version of the Golf until the first half of 2014 as a 2015 model. Why? Because the Golf...
Nelson Ireson