Congrats to the Volkswagen Golf, MotorTrend's 2026 Car of the Year! The GTI and R performance variants received the honor - besting a field of 14 contenders. It's the Golf's third time in its ...

A major rollover incident involving a VW Golf 7 TCR during the Nürburgring NLS 3 endurance race. The video captures the moment the car flips and how the safety team responded to the situation. Social ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...

The iconic hatch is still going all-electric, but not soon enough. Volkswagen is delaying the electric Golf, an upcoming electric SUV, and more, due to rising costs. Why is Volkswagen delaying the ...

Yes, the Golf R is getting the RS3’s iconic engine. The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re willing to pay for it. Between its powerful turbocharged ...

While the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 have shared a platform since the latter's introduction in the mid-1990s, the German automakers have consistently differentiated their high-performance models. The ...

Ty is an experienced writer, editor, journalist, and online opinion-haver. He has been reviewing cars and covering automotive news full-time for nearly a decade for outlets such as Gear Patrol, Inside ...

The VW Golf GTI has earned its place as one of the most iconic hot hatches in history, but even this legend isn’t immune to the electric revolution. Just after Volkswagen announced it’s working on an ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. VW has been making hot Golfs for as long as I’ve been on the planet—next year will be the ...