The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI combines performance, comfort and technology deftly in one harmonious package, and comes together in a way that outweighs the sum of its parts. Volkswagen's ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Losing another manual transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes. We North ...

For a 2015 Golf R, there is no 'set' replacement interval for the timing chain, as it's designed to last the life of the engine, however, replacement is typically recommended between 80,000 and ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Until the Golf GTI Edition 50 starts arriving at dealerships, the normal Clubsport will remain the best current Golf GTI you can get. With a 35bhp boost over standard (to 296bhp) and a sharper dynamic ...

View post: Fender-Benders Are Getting Expensive: The ADAS Calibration Boom A few days after confirming that it’s the quickest production Volkswagen around the Nurburgring, the brand has officially ...

Volkswagen is celebrating half a century of the Golf GTI next year with this legacy-surfing Edition 50 of the Mk8.5, which is now officially its fastest-ever car around the Nürburgring. The lap time ...

It’s powered by a 265 PS 2-litre turbo-petrol engine, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Does 0-100 kmph in 5.9 seconds and has a speedo-indicated top speed of 267 kmph. Stiffer ...

Carmakers have a lot of methods for naming their vehicles. Some keep things simple, such Lexus, which uses two-letter abbreviations to tell exactly what each vehicle is. For example, the Lexus LS is a ...