As we edge closer to the global unveiling of the eighth-generation VW Golf, it’s time to continue our retrospect by looking back at its sixth generation, which was produced between 2008 and 2012. All ...

There are seven trillion (that's nine zeros for those counting) internet users worldwide. That's a ton of online daters, gamers, too many kitten searches and plenty of LOL, SMH and WTF. And this VW ...

After the recent leak of official Golf MkVI press photos let the proverbial cat out of the bag, Volkswagen has decided to follow it up by revealing the nitty-gritty details on its upcoming hatchback.

If I'm honest, the pedal had been feeling a little "wooden" for the past few hairpins, but this was the Col de Vence - possibly the best road in southern France and previously a stage of the Monte ...

After the "dark ages" of Volkswagen's mk3 and mk4-generation Golf GTIs, the mk5 GTI of 2004 came as something of a revelation. Punchy and dynamic, it belied slightly dumpy looks with a spirit ...

In keeping with its 'let's get the new Golf out there as quickly as possible' philosophy, VW has released the first pictures of the Mk6 Golf GTI, set to be formally unveiled in Paris next week. Given ...

2.0 litre petrol inline four, turbocharged, all-wheel drive First of the turbo Rs, and genuinely fast 5.5sec 0-62, tremendous grip Few major issues to worry about Short run means few on sale, so could ...

A continuation of strong form or flat-line follow-up to the brilliant Mk5? How about the best value GTI money can buy... Volkswagen’s Golf GTI has been a defining addition to the hot hatch genre since ...

VW has unveiled its cleanest MkVI Golf yet, the BlueMotion, and - yep, you guessed right - it's even more frugal and less polluting than the last one. Which was very frugal and unpolluting. The new ...

What a way to start the new year – with one of the biggest verdicts of 2009! The compact family class is set for a shake-up, with two new models and a facelifted class leader. The car hogging all the ...

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