Editor’s Picks Jun 19, 2022 Henry Catchpole 2022 hot hatchback battle: the middleweights Round 3 of our search to find the best hot hatch on sale sees the middleweights get in the ring. Which will…
Editor’s Picks Mar 25, 2022 John Barker 2022 hot hatchback battle: hyper hatches (Long read): Welcome to the first of three contests to find the greatest hot hatch on sale right now. Round 1 sees…
EVO Jul 29, 2021 Jordan Katsianis Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 45 2021 review – stickers and stripes, but little else Hot Golf 8s are getting there, but the GTI Clubsport 45 suffers the same niggles and lapses of judgement as its siblings…
Lifestyle May 30, 2021 Sam Jenkins 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI fettled by Manhart Performance The new Volkswagen Golf GTI has been given the Manhart treatment, with new styling, suspension tweaks and a bump in power The…
EVO May 3, 2021 Jordan Katsianis Volkswagen Golf GTD 2021 review – fast Golf diesel no hot hatch, but a great daily Frugal yes, but fiery? Not really. VW’s Golf GTD is a refined, comfortable and desirable daily, but doesn’t offer many thrills The Golf GTD…
EVO Apr 26, 2021 Adam Towler Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 2021 review – has the Honda Civic Type R been usurped? It feels genuinely fast, and there are plentiful signs that its dynamics are very impressive, but until we drive a GTI Clubsport…
EVO Oct 18, 2020 Antony Ingram Mountune52 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2020 review – is this tuned GTI an alternative Clubsport S? Stage 2 tuning kit gives the Mk7.5 Golf GTI a real kick Aside from the tantalising Clubsport S, the Mk7 and Mk7.5 Golf GTIs…
Road Oct 14, 2020 Jordan Katsianis New Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport revealed – now with nearly 300bhp VW Golf 8 GTI Clubsport ready to rival high-power front-drive hot hatches such as the Civic Type R and Renault Mégane RS…
EVO Jul 18, 2020 Antony Ingram Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 2020 review – an encouraging base for the next GTI Neat-handling Mk8 Volkswagen Golf promises good things from the upcoming GTI Part of the furniture since 1974, the Volkswagen Golf is now in its…
Road Apr 8, 2019 David Vivian VW Golf GTI TCR vs Renaultsport Megane RS Trophy – extra hot hatches battle it out The last hurrah of the VW Golf GTI and Renault Sport’s hottest Megane open hardcore hot hatch hostilities. There can only be…
EVO Jan 28, 2019 Jordan Katsianis Volkswagen Golf GTI review – is the hot hatch stalwart still the one to beat? We can think of few more rounded, gratifying and superbly executed everyday performance cars. Classless, understated and utterly wonderful The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf…
EVO Jul 19, 2018 evo Volkswagen Golf review – the ultimate family hatchback? The Volkswagen Golf defines the family hatchback class, for good reason "] There are some cars that define the class in…