History repeating itself is nothing rare in the automotive business, and for the Volkswagen Golf, its contribution to such ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

Volkswagen’s performance Golf GTI and Golf R hatchbacks are updated for the 2025 model year, and while their looks and tech are newer, the headline-grabbing news is that no manual transmission is ...

We Drove the Last VW Golf GTI With a Manual Transmission. We Don’t Want It to Go Away.

The VW Golf GTI has earned its place as one of the most iconic hot hatches in history, but even this legend isn’t immune to the electric revolution. Just after Volkswagen announced it’s working on an ...

With the 2024 model eliminating the manual transmission, the Golf GTI still boasts tremendous fun and functionality for consumers. With a large following, the Golf is no secret to the VW fleet as its ...

And it’s more powerful than the Civic Type R, too. A few days after confirming that it’s the quickest production Volkswagen around the Nurburgring, the brand has officially taken the covers off the ...

Volkswagen introduced the facelifted Golf GTI and Golf R last year, but they’re finally making their way stateside. They feature a host of upgrades as well as higher sticker prices to boot. Starting ...

John Neff has spent 22 years leading automotive websites such as Autoblog and Motor1. He's now switched to the simple life of writing about cars himself instead of managing others who do it. After 22 ...