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625 HP RTR Mustang Drag Races Golf GTI TCR, Humiliation Ensues
625 HP RTR Mustang Drag Races Golf GTI TCR, Humiliation Ensues

21 Dec 2020, 21:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What a difference a good gearbox can make; even though the Mustang has more than twice the power, the GTI TCR keeps up with it for a good part of the race

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Drag Races ID.3 EV, It's Too Close for Comfort
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Drag Races ID.3 EV, It's Too Close for Comfort

4 Nov 2020, 17:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The uncrowned king of hot hatches drag races its electric cousin in a race that kid of raises more questions than offer answers

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI Takes First Sports Exhaust to the Autobahn
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI Takes First Sports Exhaust to the Autobahn

31 Oct 2020, 19:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Golf GTI has been equipped with the first custom sports exhaust and air intake which together boost power by 20 hp

 
Analyzing the New Features of the 2021 VW Golf GTI Clubsport
Analyzing the New Features of the 2021 VW Golf GTI Clubsport

29 Oct 2020, 08:55 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Volksvagen recently introduced the flagship Golf model, the GTI Clubsport which adds horsepower and is especially tuned for the Nurburgring.

 
This Crazy Volkswagen Golf GTI Had a 650 HP W12 Engine
This Crazy Volkswagen Golf GTI Had a 650 HP W12 Engine

12 Oct 2020, 20:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is a concept they showed at the GTI meet 13 years ago. It's one of the best OEM engine swaps of all time with Lamborghini Urus power in the form of a hatch

 
2021 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TSI Launched in Britain, TDI and iV on the Way
2021 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 TSI Launched in Britain, TDI and iV on the Way

7 Oct 2020, 19:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Both the vRS "hatch" and wagon are cheaper than a Golf GTI while coming as standard with a DSG gearbox and the same 2.0 TSI engine

 
VW Golf GTI Has a Very Casual Autobahn 149 MPH Crash
VW Golf GTI Has a Very Casual Autobahn 149 MPH Crash

2 Oct 2020, 20:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Well, at least this didn't turn into a high-speed crash. And all things considered, that GTI won't be too expensive to put right

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI UK Pricing Announced, New Golf GTE Plug-In Launched
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI UK Pricing Announced, New Golf GTE Plug-In Launched

24 Sep 2020, 20:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new GTI is 10% more expensive than a Hyundai i30 N or Megane RS while having less power and equipment. But that's always the VW way

 
Volkswagen Golf GTI "Bad Rabbit" Looks Like a Compact Muscle Car
Volkswagen Golf GTI "Bad Rabbit" Looks Like a Compact Muscle Car

22 Sep 2020, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Could the original Volkswagen Golf GTI become a muscle car-like build? The virtual one portrayed in this rendering seems to suggest a positive answer

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Configurator Launched, Huge Photo Gallery Is Here
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Configurator Launched, Huge Photo Gallery Is Here

3 Sep 2020, 17:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The GTI is only on sale with one powertrain, the 2.0 TSI making 245 PS and hooked up to the DSG gearbox. However, more versions are coming

 
Apple CarPlay Feels Like Home on This 2015 VW Golf GTI
Apple CarPlay Feels Like Home on This 2015 VW Golf GTI

2 May 2020, 11:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Upgraded unit allows CarPlay to run in the 2015 Golf GTI with no visible change to the center console, and all the other systems are supported too

 
VW Golf 7 "Spoiler Alert" Widebody Looks Like the Cyberpunk Dream Hatch
VW Golf 7 "Spoiler Alert" Widebody Looks Like the Cyberpunk Dream Hatch

18 Apr 2020, 22:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We think a widebody Golf like this needs a twin-turbo VR6 like the one HGP uses for its supercar killers. However, four rotors are also nice

 
Kyza's Widebody Volkswagen Golf Looks Like the Ultimate Mk7 Build
Kyza's Widebody Volkswagen Golf Looks Like the Ultimate Mk7 Build

16 Apr 2020, 15:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Considering Volkswagen sold about half a million Golfs every year, we'd be surprised if Kyza doesn't find a way to put some of these parts in production

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI: Here Are the First Videos
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI: Here Are the First Videos

28 Feb 2020, 18:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since there's no Geneva Motor Show this year, these videos are your best look at the new Golf GTI until the launch event

 
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Revealed With 245 HP and Subtle Styling
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Revealed With 245 HP and Subtle Styling

27 Feb 2020, 02:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's nothing here that will make a 2015 Golf GTI owner jealous - no extra power, no track pack or major weight reduction

 
Is This a 1,000 HP Golf GTI With a Longitudinal Phaeton R32 Swap?
Is This a 1,000 HP Golf GTI With a Longitudinal Phaeton R32 Swap?

29 Jan 2020, 20:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At first, we thought that it's a 2JZ engine for a drifting RWD Golf. But it's a powertrain based on the Phaeton VR6 with 1,000 horsepower

 
Volkswagen Golf GTI "Pirate" Has Turbos for Eyes, Amazing Widebody
Volkswagen Golf GTI "Pirate" Has Turbos for Eyes, Amazing Widebody

17 Dec 2019, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The rendering we have here takes the original Volkswagen Golf GTI far, far away from its factory state, on both the technical and the visual level

 
2021 Golf GTI Spied Testing in Snow: Still Boring, Still Desirable
2021 Golf GTI Spied Testing in Snow: Still Boring, Still Desirable

2 Dec 2019, 21:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The GTI is the hot hatch for grown-ups. Even Jeremy Clarkson has one, so there's no point in calling this all-new model "boring"... even though it is

 
Golf 8 GTI Spied Almost Undisguised Undergoing Winter Testing With 245 HP Turbo
Golf 8 GTI Spied Almost Undisguised Undergoing Winter Testing With 245 HP Turbo

26 Nov 2019, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new GTI is coming to Europe next year, but America's version might take until 2022 and have a different, non-hybrid engine

 
2019 VW Jetta GLI Drag Races Golf GTI: Same Engine, Different Performance
2019 VW Jetta GLI Drag Races Golf GTI: Same Engine, Different Performance

11 Oct 2019, 19:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The GTI sounds better, is faster, more fun and has a better interior. But we don't think it's worth the price difference of $6,800 like-for-like