Previously, it was reported that an even hotter Golf R Clubsport could be in the works, but new comments suggest the idea won ...

Last time I was at Jalopnik, I covered the GTI/Golf R beat, writing about the MK7 and MK8 GTI and the MK8 Golf R. But, I never had an opportunity to drive them back to back to back until recently ...

When Volkswagen moved on from the nearly universally loved Mk7 Golf, fans weren’t entirely happy with the results. The Mk8 hatch brought more controversial looks and a new interior, both of ...

It marks a turn toward the more aggressive and gnarlier look for the Golf MK8, and it is the most powerful Golf R that Volkswagen has ever rolled out of the factory. This year's model has gone up ...

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 ...

Nonetheless, when reviewers were finally able to get their hands on the car, the consensus was that the Mk8 was better than ever. SlashGear called the top-spec VW Golf R "hot hatch heaven" in our ...

It’s fair to say that the pressure was on then to reinvent the Golf R in line with the Mk8 Golf, without messing too much with the proven recipe. The endeavor was it seems a little way short of ...

“While the touchscreen still rules in the Mk8.5, the new system is undoubtedly an improvement” There wasn’t a whole bunch wrong with the Mk7 Golf. And when the Mk8 arrived, we longed for the ...

The GTI models we’re looking at here were launched in 2019 as part of the then-new Mk8 Golf range. Like the Mk5, the Mk8 was a more significant departure from the usual ‘if it ain’t broke ...

So before buying a Golf Mk8 of your own, check out some of those alternatives, which might serve you better. If you had to come up with a list of the world's most conservative car makers the ...

Here at the 2025 New York International Auto Show, I can say with confidence that VW's done a phenomenal job with the updated Mk8.5 Golf GTI. It's the direct answer to all the criticism ...