GTI! GTI!” like a bunch of unruly Bayern Munich Fußball-Bundeslinga fans. Keep your jerseys on, people, we’ll get there in a bit. First though, a look at the Mk1 Golf’s more pragmatic side.

This first-generation Golf GTI is a painful reminder of this. In around 2009 my shortlist for a characterful, fun car was narrowing, and a Mk1 Golf GTI was one of the few remaining candidates.

There had been tuned versions of family cars before the Golf, like the Mini Cooper S, for example, but the Mk1 GTI defined the template for the modern hot hatch. It combined performance and ...

The mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI was far from the immaculate concept it may have seemed at its 1975 Frankfurt show debut. A ‘hot’ version of the Giugiaro-penned front-drive replacement for the 35 ...

Lest we forget about the Golf GTI. One of the hot hatch pioneers ... The final design of the Golf was known as the Type 17. The Golf Mk1 went into production in March 1974, and sales officially ...

"They won't make them like this much longer" is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when ...

Is the Volkswagen Golf GTI a good car? Following a little blip in its forties, the VW Golf GTI has undergone a little self-improvement to become a more rounded overall prospect. The key appeal of ...

It’s important to carefully check the trims of the car you’re interested in to make sure that you’re getting the features you want, and aren’t overpaying for those you don’t want.

The GTI is often credited with having started the "hot hatch" movement in early 80's. The idea was to create a car that offered all of the fun of a sports car in a much more practical package. The new ...

Tipping the scales at 1,454 kilograms (3,205 pounds) in European spec, this fellow has to prove itself against the Mk8 Golf GTI Clubsport. As implied, the pre-facelift model in Clubsport flavor is ...

But the 2024 Golf GTI will be the last one with the manual, as VW USA is dropping it for 2025, when the GTI will also get a facelift and other improvements. Should you spring for the 2024 manual ...

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