2010 Golf GTi First Drive Review

SHARPER, FASTER, tighter, leaner… yes, the benchmark for the sector is even better. Volkswagen’s new Golf GTI, now built ‘at home’ in Wolfsburg Germany, sets a new standard for the affordable hot-hatch, but at a familiar price.

If you enjoyed the old GTI (and who didn’t), you’re going to love this [...]

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WE’VE DRIVEN the base model and tested the sporty 118 TSI, and now it’s nearly here: Volkswagen’s latest hot hatch flagship, the Golf GTI.

TMR is at the launch of the new GTI today, but for now, read on for the full technical details and pricing.

Virtually identical to the GTI concept unveiled in Paris last year, [...]

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IF THIS ridiculously tweaked 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI is anything to go by, the future of the automotive mechanical trades is in very, very good hands.

As part of its offerings at the recent Worthersee GTI meet in Germany, Volkswagen tapped four of its young apprentices, aged 19 to 22, to get their tools out and [...]

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Yesterday we caught a look at the special Q5 Custom Concept that Audi took to this year’s GTI meeting at Wörthersee, in Germany.

Not to be outdone at the show devoted to its own performance works, Volkswagen has unveiled Wörthersee 09 editions of the all-new Golf GTI and Polo GTI models.

Finished in a glowing red ‘Firespark [...]

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For parents with a car enthusiast streak (or should that be ‘car enthusiasts with a parental streak’?), Volkswagen has released a limited edition child seat for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf VI GTI.

Trimmed in the same fabrics and legendary plaid pattern as the GTI, the limited edition seat even features built-in head protection for when [...]

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The 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI is available right now in Europe (it’ll be upon us later this year) and to get the word out, Volkswagen has released the first television commercial for its barnstorming dockstorming hot hatch.

Young drivers are on notice and parents best beware: Volkswagen considers its new GTI to be – according to [...]

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The good folks at NextAutos have got their hands on spy photos of the oft-rumoured Volkswagen Golf R20 or GTI-R (there seems to be no confirmation on which we should expect to see) during testing at the Nurburgring.

The Golf in the spy photos is badged as a TDI, but the dual pipes jutting from the centre [...]

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When Volkswagen unveiled the utterly insane Golf GTI W12 Concept way back in 2007, the heads of VW enthusiasts all around the world spontaneously exploded.  You might have seen it on the news.

Making 485kW (650hp) through its Phaeton-donated 6.0 litre W12 engine, the concept was wild, to say the least, but never destined for production.

Now, [...]

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It is no secret that Volkswagen doesn’t see a future that features automatic transmissions. The old slush box is a little low tech, a little ‘old hat’ and a lot like yesterday’s news over Wolfsburg way.

As a result, we can expect to see a lot more of the fabulous VW DSG range of transmissions in [...]

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Since showing the sixth-generation of its Golf hatch last year, Volkswagen’s faithful have been eagerly awaiting details of the GTI variant. After displaying a very production-feasible concept last year at the Paris Motor Show, the first official images have now been leaked.

Rest assured the traditional GTI cues remain including larger five-spoke alloy wheels, lowered and stiffened [...]

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Back in September last year, we talked about the rumours of a diesel version of the upcoming MkVI GTI, and the R42: a four-cylinder turbo, all-wheel-drive model intended to succeed the Volkswagen R32 at the top of Golf hierarchy.  This seemed almost prescient when the news came through that the R32 would be dropped, and [...]

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The sixth generation of Volkswagen’s iconic Golf GTI will be making its first public appearance at next month’s Paris Motor Show, and will pave the way for two other high-performance variants of the evergreen hatchback.

The 2009 Golf GTI will go on sale some time in the first half of next year, with prices expected [...]

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