Tagged “GTI”

  • First details on next-generation VW Polo GTI

    Volkswagen's next-generation Polo supermini will be getting a GTI performance variant, much like the current model as well as its larger VW Golf sibling. As expected, VW Polo GTI will be getting the G...

  • PPI unveils Razor GTR Audi R8 at Essen Motor Show

    Following the unveiling of the original ‘Razor’ Audi R8 at the Essen Motor Show last year, German tuning firm PPI Automotive Design GmbH has unveiled an even more aggressive version of the car at...

  • Volkswagen gearing up for new U.S. sales push

    The downturn in vehicle sales around the world is affecting nearly every carmaker in some way or another, but not equally in each market. Volkswagen, for example, has been on a four-year downturn in t...

  • VW to add R-Line trim to sixth-generation Golf

    Just a few days ago we learned of Volkswagen's plans to introduce a new, more powerful version of the Golf GTI, dubbed the GTI Plus. An all-new R-model, the R42, is reportedly in the works as well. N...

  • Volkswagen working on sporty Golf 'GTD' turbodiesel

    Set to make its debut next week at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen’s new Mark VI Golf (pictured) is destined to become one of the more popular generations of the longstanding nameplate thanks to th...

  • Volkswagen unveils Mk6 Golf GTI "Concept"

    Volkswagen has unveiled a thinly disguised "concept" of the next-generation version of the Golf GTI, one of the most acclaimed hot hatches on the market. As expected, its styling remains similar to th...

  • Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Edition

    Click here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI If you're the type that can't get enough of special UK-edition Volkswagens, the Golf GTI Pirelli is just...

  • Hofele Golf GTI aero and exhaust kit

    Volkswagen and Audi tuning specialist Hofele has taken the wraps off its new ‘Hofele-Design’ aero and exhaust kit for the Mark V Golf GTI, giving the sporty hatch an aggressive new look and perfor...

  • GTI Challenge hot-hatch showdown

    As much as we like to read and talk about V12-powered exotics and twin-turbo track stars, for a large majority these cars will forever remain the stuff of dreams. The more realistic option for a signi...

  • Gallery: VW Golf GTI W12 650

    Volkswagen surprised us all when it displayed the twin-turbo W12 powered Golf GTI 650 concept car at May’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. The concept featured a twin-turbo 6.0L W12 mated to a six-speed...

  • VW unveils the Golf GTI Pirelli edition

    The Wörthersee 2007 tuner show was the site for the return of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli. First released in 1983 as a limited edition model, the original Pirelli featured specially designed allo...

  • Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - not your dad's Golf

    Audi wasn’t the only carmaker showing off an official tuner special at this week’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. Sister brand Volkswagen has unveiled its hotted up Golf GTI W12 650 concept car, a ra...

  • VW introduces Golf R32 & GTI CUP Series in US

    Volkswagen today announced the return of its motorsport-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show, a potent hatch with much of the same running gear as the much more expensive Audi TT coupe.The R32's powe...

  • VW’s Thunder Bunny & R GTI hot hatches at SEMA

    When the original Thunder Bunny Golf GTI tuned by California based firm Automotive Performance Systems (APS) was delivered to Motor Trend magazine late in 1981, the testers wrote that “the little wh...

  • VW launches the Golf GTI Edition 30

    It’s hard to believe, but the famous Gold GTI has made it into 30 years of production after the release of the original 1976 version. To mark the occasion, Volkswagen has released a production versi...