The all-wheel-drive R may be quicker from a dig, but from a roll over the half mile, the Clubsport easily beats it and the ...

We've been a bit deficient in not reviewing the Mk 8 Golf GTI until now. I reviewed the more expensive, more powerful Golf R in 2022, but the last GTI we drove was the outgoing Mk 7 car in mid-2020.

A Ford Focus ST with a similar spec would come in at north of £40,000, while a Honda Civic Type R would set you back more than £50,000. Big money. Like the standard Golf 8.5, the GTI has ...

GTI 1.8 T comes standard 16-inch alloy wheels ... For the taller person, sliding your feet under the front seats makes the back seat of the Golf a quite comfortable place for short trips.

For someone who grew up at the height of the hot hatch era, there is no escaping the evocative nature of the Golf GTi. But ...

Although only a mid-life facelift for the eighth-generation Golf, the new 8.5 model carries a lot of weight ... The latter is fitted to the new Golf GTI, which produces 261 horsepower – slightly ...

3 GTX Performance signalling the start of the GTI moniker ... of buttons and the Golf ball gear lever, it’s mint. OK, so there are a few specks of dust and dirt in the back along the foot ...

It’s a lot of small changes that add up to a notable improvement, one that nudges the Golf GTI back towards the ‘everyday performance’ window that it has long thrived in. But that’s the ...

We expect the GTI to be launched around the same time as the wider Golf 8.5 update due early next year ... from 27 June Batman wants his car back! DragonTT turns the Audi TT into a superhero ...

The Golf GTI is back - bold, unambiguous and ... Anyone who has driven the 1.8-litre, 20-valve turbo engine - and there must be plenty of you because it has found a home in just about every ...

The fastest-ever Golf GTI ... the standard GTI Clubsport, with lighter wheels, an aluminium front subframe and the lack of rear seats contributing to this. In place of the back seats is a luggage ...