After daily driving our Golf GTI for nearly a year, we’re excited for the 2025 refresh—with one exception. Eight months in ...

For the 2025 model year, the Mark 8 ... of standard equipment. All prices listed include a $1,225 destination charge. These prices represent an increase of $375-$505 over the 2024 Golf GTI.

Ouch! But which is better then - a loaded up Golf 8.5 GTI or a standard Golf 8 GTI? It really depends on what you’re looking for in a car. If having the latest design and decadent specification ...

For the 2025 refresh—sometimes referred to as the Mk 8.5—it gains a much-improved ... the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic becomes standard. Power is sent to the GTI’s front wheels via ...

It's a $500 option for the GTI, a no-charge extra with the Golf R, which comes standard with Nappa leather seats. There are, in addition to the updated multimedia system, a few other tech-y addons ...

With adaptive damping (standard on the Golf R, optional on the GTI), both cars were perfectly ... while the GR Corolla offers 17.8 cubic feet. Fold those rear seats. Meanwhile, the front row ...

The “entry-level” VW Golf is as polished a family hatchback as ever. But with the increasing popularity of SUVs, has it arrived in SA too late?

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept ... it continues to get a combined 27 mpg (8.7 L/100 km). The GTI remains resolutely front-wheel drive ...

Volkswagen is still charging a serious markup for the 2025 Golf R over the GTI, a little over $6000 with equal equipment. But the Mk 8 R's drive experience is good ... producing a different note than ...

Illuminated badges aren't my thing, but I guess the people who actually buy these cars like them, because an illuminated front badge is now standard on both the GTI and Golf R. I am, however ...

Announced as returning to South Africa last year after declining sales of the standard model resulted in the Golf 8 GTI and R being the sole derivatives offered, the Golf 8.5 officially made its d ...

The Mk 8.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s steering wheel with physical buttons, which is similar to those in other gas-powered VWs. Adam Ismail In other words, Volkswagen would’ve had to design a new ...