Volkswagen Golf News
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The next Golf will be an EV, meaning gas-powered Golfs will most likely soon be on their way out.
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Final Volkswagen Golf GTI with gas engine has been spied
VW's current Golf GTI will be given an update before an electric successor arrives later this decade.
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VW confirms electric Golf, cancels second Wolfsburg plant
An electric VW Golf based on the SSP platform will be launched late this decade.
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2024 Volkswagen GTI 380 marks end of manual transmission in automaker's hot hatch
The manual transmission will finally disappear from the Volkswagen lineup after one final special edition GTI.
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2025 Volkswagen Golf spy shots
VW is working on an update for its final Golf to be powered by gas engines.
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Current VW Golf will be last with internal-combustion engine
VW aims to exclusively sell electric cars by 2033.
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VW's Golf nameplate is expected to live on in the electric era.
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VW GTI 40th Anniversary Edition gives a hot-hatch hurrah
Buyers of the VW Golf GTI 40th Anniversary Edition will pay $2,500-$3,000 more to get a limited-edition car with special styling elements.
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2023 Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition revealed with sunroof delete
It's been 20 years since the Volkswagen Golf R32 hit the streets, and to celebrate VW is building about 1,800 Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition models.
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VW celebrates 20 years of the Golf R with 329-hp special edition
VW has revealed its most powerful Golf yet, and the car is confirmed for North America.
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First drive review: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R hits on dynamics, misses on controls
The 2022 VW Golf R is a better performer and it’s still refined, but the control layout confounds.
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VW GTI/Golf R: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 nominee
Will the improved performance and new technology of the Mk VIII Volkswagen GTI and Golf R earn this duo the Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 award?
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BBS wheels have been a staple of the VW scene since the early days of the GTI, and VW has celebrated this with its latest concept.
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Preview: 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI to be quicker, more digital, start at $30,540
When the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI arrives for 2022, it will feature a digital instrument cluster and a larger touchscreen. The hot hatch also gets a more potent turbo-4 engine.
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2022 Volkswagen Golf R wagon revealed with 315 hp, drift mode
The more practical version of the redesigned 2022 Volkswagen Golf R has been revealed.
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Deep dive: 2022 VW Golf GTI and R interiors go digital
Both models get new Digital Cockpit displays, and a head-up display is available, and steering-wheel buttons go capacitive.
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VW marks Golf GTI's 45th birthday with 296-hp special edition
VW has launched the Golf GTI Clubsport 45 to mark this year's 45th anniversary of the original GTI's arrival.
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2022 VW Golf R will be most powerful Golf yet, debut Nov. 3
Volkswagen will follow a tried-and-tested performance path for its next Golf R, and we aren't complaining.
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VW has unveiled a version of its Mk8 Golf GTI packing 296 horsepower.
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History of the Volkswagen GTI: The story of eight generations of the original hot hatch
From its mild-mannered, 90-horsepower roots of the 1970s to the 242-hp 2022 model, the Volkswagen GTI started the hot hatch craze and has perfected it through eight generations.
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Time machine test drive: 1984 VW Rabbit GTI sowed the seeds of the hot hatch
A drive in a 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI shows the first hot hatch wasn't so hot, but it sure was fun.
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2022 Volkswagen Golf R spy shots and video
Volkswagen's next-generation Golf R has been spotted and confirmed to be making its way to the U.S. next year.
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Deep dive: Volkswagen GTI history
There's now been seven generations of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and an eighth is just around the corner.
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New Volkswagen Golf GTI arrives with more power and tech, same old charm
The next-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will have more power and more digital screens in its familiar hot hatch package.
Joel Feder