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Volkswagen revises Golf Mk8 line-up, bringing in fancy lighting, a faster GTI model… and better infotainment

Published 23 January 2024
By Matt Robinson
The venerable Volkswagen Golf turns 50 this year, and so the company has decided to celebrate by updating and refreshing the current model.
Volkswagen ID. GTI concept

Volkswagen previews a GTI for the electric age

The ID. GTI concept shows an electric Volkswagen hot hatch could look.
Published 03 September 2023
New BMW 128ti quicker, more affordable than Golf GTI

Best hot hatchbacks of 2023

In a world full of SUVs, it's good to know that the hot hatchback is still going strong. We pick six of the best for 2023.
Published 21 April 2023
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The Clarkson review: 2015 Peugeot 308 GTi

You were supposed to be reading about some kind of new Mitsubishi pick-up. But at the last minute a chap from the company called to say he would not...
Published 08 December 2015
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First Drive review: 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport

The Golf GTI turns 40 years old next year. No mean feat for a car originally conceived after-hours by a small team of VW engineers who thought...
Published 27 November 2015
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First Drive review: 2015 Peugeot 308 GTi 270

Peugeot used to make some of the best hot hatchbacks around. Cars that were laugh-out-loud fun – machines such as the 205 GTI, which charmed not...
Published 02 October 2015
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News: Volkswagen reveals Fiesta ST-beating Polo GTI

Ford Fiesta ST drivers take note: Volkswagen is launching a hot new version of the Polo GTI that will leave you standing at the lights.
Published 19 September 2014
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Twin test: VW Golf GTI vs Golf R

IF YOU want a hot hatchback that doesn’t make you look like a hooligan then, for close on 40 years, your number one choice has been the Volkswagen...
Published 04 April 2014