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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prices have been announced for the sixth generation Golf and customers can now place an order for the new model in a Volkswagen Retailer ahead of the cars arriving in the UK in January. Starting from ...

For years we behaved like sheep, merely accepting that ‘there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches’. Then suddenly came the concept of downsizing and turbocharging. The traditional line is no longer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the new Golf. Honestly, it is. They are even calling it the Mk VI, which prompts the question, at what point does a heavy facelift become an all-new model? So, what exactly is new about it?