The quintessential hot hatch was once given W-12 power; another time, it was re-conceived as an open-top roadster.

Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...

Volkswagen first brought the Golf GTI in 1976. At the time, it was meant to be an experiment with production limited to 5,000 units. However, the brand received an overwhelming demand, with sales ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

There’s no point beating around the bush, the Volkswagen Polo GTI now starts at £31,415. Yikes. When we first drove the facelifted car back in 2022 it seemed expensive at £26,430, but now it’s on ...

“The Polo GTI hangs on in a world where petrol-powered hot hatches are a dying breed, but we'd still like a little more flair” It’s a survivor. The fact that Volkswagen still sells the Polo GTI is a ...

Scroll to find out what other new VW's on the way in 2026 MUNICH. Harry Kane’s back garden. Home of Europe’s biggest motor show. Volkswagen played a blinder with three new strikers — ID Polo, ID Polo ...

MUNICH. Harry Kane’s back garden. Home of Europe’s biggest motor show. Volkswagen played a blinder with three new strikers — ID Polo, ID Polo GTI and ID Cross. I. Cannot. Wait. ID Cross is a lush ...

Jake has been an automotive journalist since 2015, joining CAR as Staff Writer in 2017. With a decade of car news and reviews writing under his belt, he became CAR's Deputy News Editor in 2020 and ...

Volkswagen has announced a pivot away from unique names for its electric vehicles, like ID. 4 and so on. Instead, VW will lean on established nameplates and familiar models, starting with the ID.2all ...

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