There’s a video on Youtube showing next year’s Golf GTI. It’s not the most exciting video, featuring a red GTI being driven sedately around some scenic mountain roads, but it does show that the new GTI will be a handsome-looking car. ...

Volkswagen are said to be looking at a sporty variant for the Mk6 Golf, to be badged GTD, that will be more identifiable as a performance model than the anonymous Mk5 GT TDI. Although yet to be officially confirmed, the GTD is expected to have a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine producing 170PS (168bhp)...

It’s been a few weeks since the Golf Mk6 was unveiled, but we’ve finally got to hear about the most anticipated model of the range, the 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI. The new pictures, released by Volkswagen, show a ‘GTI Concept’ that will appear at the Paris Motor Show, but its ...

Following the big announcement of the Golf MkVI, and the subsequent lack of information about the new Golf GTI, details are starting to creep out about the new version of the hot hatch. It looks like the Golf GTI MkVI is sticking with a 2.0-litre turbo, but this time it’s the new EA888 unit d...

For hot hatch fans yesterday’s announcement of the Golf MkVI was something of a disappointment. The only news of the MkVI Golf GTI was that it will be released in ‘early 2009′, with a successor to the R32 appearing in ‘late 2009′. Until then the hottest version of the ...

Despite the official unveiling of the Volkswagen Golf VI being only two days away, images have leaked onto the internet of the latest version of the ever popular car. Although there are are no technical clues available and no hint at what a GTI might eventually look like, the images do at least sho...

After a break of sixteen years, the Scirocco is almost back in Volkswagen showrooms. Since the demise of the Corrado in 1995 there’s been a coupe-sized gap in the Volkswagen range, so it’s good to see one back in the lineup. Following the pattern of previous Sciroccos and the Corrado, t...

The much-anticipated release of the Volkswagen Golf MkVI is nearly upon us, with the new car due to be revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September. As details have emerged over the last few months, one of the more interesting announcements was made recently by VW’s manager for powertrain res...

Good news for Golf GTI fans! If you’re old enough (ahem!) you may remember that in 1983 Volkswagen brought out a limited edition Golf GTI Pirelli. With its ‘P’ alloys and cosmetic tweaks it was a popular model, and now we’re set to get a new Volkswgen Golf GTI Pirelli edit...

Despite only being in production since 2003, the Volkswagen DSG gearbox has now been installed in one million vehicles. There were 400,000 units built in the last year alone, and with production now running at 1,750 per day at the Kassel plant in Germany, it will take only take 18 months for anothe...