Launched in 1977, the Golf GTI was the pioneer of the pocket rocket, and 50 years later, it’s still the go-to option for many buyers.

2026 marks 50 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and what started out as a skunkworks project has come to define the entire hot hatchback genre. It may not be the first hot hatch ever made, but the ...

In our last issue we brought you an exclusive look at the Mk5 GTI ABD Racing's building for Speed TV's Street Tuner Challenge. To recap, Street Tuner Challenge is a television series that follows ...

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

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We'll be putting Volkswagen's eighth-gen Golf GTI though its paces during a 12-month long-term test. Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive ...