See one Volkswagen acceleration test since 2010, seen them all. No, really. The dials look the same, and you can immediatly tell what engine is doing the work. Unfortunately, there's no video of a ...

After a nine-year production that spawned over six million units worldwide, the widely-popular, first-generation Golf was officially discontinued in 1983. However, Volkswagen’s South African branch ...

First let's settle an age-old debate because there are some who question whether the Volkswagen Golf GTI was indeed the first ever hot hatch. They argue that the original Mini Cooper S kicked things ...

A car that needs no introduction, but we’re gonna give it one anyway. It may not have been the first ‘hot hatch’ per se, but the Mk1 Golf GTI is considered by many to be the “spiritual father of hot ...

Rather like the Ferrari F40 or Jaguar E-Type, it often feels like we know everything about the Mk1 VW Golf GTI. Decades of reverential praise mean it's hard to know what to say without fear of ...

After working predominantly as a freelancer at CarHP/CarIndigo, Amreetam joined the TopSpeed team as a journalist in September 2021. In a world where SUVs are booming, he favors sedans and adores BMWs ...

If you were to see this first-generation VW Golf GTI on the road, you probably wouldn’t have batted an eyelid, thinking it is just like any other Golf. However, it is actually very different. This ...

With only a few days left before the world debut of the all-new Golf Mk8, Volkswagen thought about doing a recap of the previous seven generations that made the Golf an automotive icon. We start today ...

Without wishing to get ahead of ourselves, it's hard not to get a little excited about the prospect of a long summer. Obviously things are going to be very different for a good while yet, but the ...