Volkswagen Golf News
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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: 315-hp 2022 Volkswagen Golf R brings more tech, more performance, $44,640 starting priceThe 2022 Volkswagen Golf R will be the most-powerful ever, and performance will be improved on all levels.
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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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Volkswagen will follow a tried-and-tested performance path for its next Golf R, and we aren't complaining.
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2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport turns up the heat on the popular hot hatch
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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The next-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will have more power and more digital screens in its familiar hot hatch package.
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Volkswagen just rolled out an electric Golf R
VW's battery-electric Golf eR1 previews a zero-emission future for the hot hatchback.
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2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI spy shots and video
The latest prototypes for the new Golf GTI are wearing barely any camouflage gear indicating that the debut can't be far.
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Volkswagen R looks to the future
Volkswagen's indisputable sport compact icon is the Golf GTI, but over the past two decades, the automaker has pushed its hot hatchback formula beyond the limits of its practical, humble roots. The result? R. R represents the pinnacle of VW performance and sporty styling, gracing many of its...
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New VW Golf revealed but remains uncertain for US
While the standard Golf isn't yet confirmed for the U.S., enthusiasts favorites like the Golf GTI and Golf R are definitely coming.
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How plaid seats and golf ball shifters became part of VW Golf GTI history
Today's Volkswagen enthusiasts take plaid seats and golf ball shift knobs for granted, but few know the story of how those two came to be part of the Golf GTI's DNA. For both, you have just one woman to thank: a porcelain painter, chocolatier and candy box designer named Gunhild Liljequist. Hired...
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Marking the eighth generation of the popular hatchback, the new Golf will debut on October 24, with the reveal to take place at the car's plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The car will be based on an upgraded version of the current-generation's MQB platform, which will boast significant improvements, particularly in the areas of connectivity and electronic driver-assist features. There will also be a digital dash and a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. Judging from spy shots of prototypes, changes to the exterior will be minimal. The biggest tweak, for example, will be new dual-element headlights with a...
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2020 Volkswagen Golf GTE spy shots
The plug-in hybrid version of the next-generation Mk8 Volkswagen Golf has been spotted.
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Golf R dropped from 2020 Volkswagen Golf lineup
The Volkswagen Golf will only be available in standard, e-Golf and GTI guises for 2020 in the United States.
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Volkswagen pares down Golf lineup, SportWagen and Alltrack to die
The Volkswagen Gold SportWagen and Alltrack will die after 2019 as the brand moves away from wagons and toward SUVs.
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VW Golf GTI Aurora concept has hologram-controlled stereo
Volkswagen is thinking of the future with a hologram-controlled 3,000-watt stereo system in its Golf GTI Aurora concept car.
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2020 VW Golf will introduce 48-volt mild-hybrid system
Volkswagen announced the next-generation Golf hatchback will get 48-volt mild-hybrid technology, but it so far it's just for engines not likely headed for the U.S.
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