CAR magazine's Angus MacKenzie looks back at 50 years of the landmark VW hatchback – and explains why it nearly didn't happen ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf range of compact hatchbacks is made up of the GTI and R models. Both are excellent and exceptional.

What Is the 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI? The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a sporty four-door hatchback with a spirited 241-horsepower, turbocharged four-cylinder engine that sends power to the front wheels ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is an iconic nameplate for the brand, having been around for almost half a century. It started as a pioneer for the hot hatchback class, bringing big power and fun to its ...

That remains to be proven. Electrification also means that, after 49 years and more than two million sales, the updated, ...

This car exists to fill the gap between the standard GTI (261bhp, £39k) and the four-wheel drive Golf R (326bhp, £44k). This isn’t really a huge price gap, and especially now VW has deleted ...

Verdict – is the Volkswagen Golf R a good car? The Volkswagen Golf was one of the first cars to get a hot hatch variant in the GTI, and the R takes things even further thanks to more power and ...