After driving our long-term 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI for 18,283 miles, several aspects stood out, particularly under its hood ...

The VW Golf has been around since 1974, but it wasn’t until 1976 that Volkswagen pulled its finger out and got cracking on a performance version. The legend goes that some dedicated engineers created ...

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 ...

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 ...

This VW Golf GTI Mk1 project from Lego project needs to gather at least 10,000 votes in order for the Danish company to consider bringing it into production. Made from 1,278 bricks and aimed at ...

Just recently, Volkswagen teased the social media world with its take on the NFT craze. In their view, it’s actually a substitute for a “Notably Fast Transporter.” And it’s probably a Golf GTI or R ...

The first generation Golf GTI was the car that put Volkswagen on the hot hatch map. The go-fast version of the people’s car broke cover in the mid-1970s and was supposed to be offered in a very ...

The Golf GTI is a legend of the motoring world, and the current model is a class-leader. But it's also a long way removed from the compact, light original. In fact, the closest thing to the Mk1 GTI in ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The 2011 VW Polo GTI — a sub-Golf-sized mini hatchback — weighs 2,632 Lbs. The original 1976 VW Golf GTI Mk1 weighed 1,830 Lbs. But, the new Polo hits ...