Volkswagen have chosen this year’s Geneva Motor Show to unveil their latest hot hatch, the new Polo GTI. Typically Volkswagen, it’s a subtle alteration to the standard model that increases power, but will it be better to drive than the insipid model it replaces?The new Polo GTI follows the same formula as before by copying some of the visual...

Car manufacturers are increasingly looking at 3-cylinder engines in an effort to boost economy and beat ever-more stringent emissions guidelines.You’d be forgiven for associating 3-cylinder engines with poverty-spec superminis and city cars (think Corsa 1.0,  Citreon C1) and the tiny Japanese Kei cars. That is set to change as manufacturers respond to...

The Volkswagen Golf GTD is the car that VW would have us believe is the diesel version of their new GTI. So how can a diesel car bear any relation to a petrol-engined hot hatch?The obvious points are the cosmetic enhancements carried over from the GTI. Starting at the front, the GTD shares the bumper, grille and headlights with the GTI with one minor exception...

Remember the little Volkswagen Lupo? From ’99 to ’05 it was a fairly popular city car that would barely register on a petrolhead’s radar, with the exception of the highly entertaining 123bhp Lupo GTI. So what would happen if you squeezed a 24-valve V6 under the tiny bonnet of a Lupo? It’d be quick, sure, but what about sticking another V6...

With the sixth-generation of the Volkswagen Golf GTI being launched in Germany in just a few days, Volkswagen have released more pictures and finally announced the detailed specs of the eagerly awaited hot hatch.Check out footage of the Golf GTI around the hills of St.Tropez Powered by a new 2.0-litre TSI engine, the Golf GTI VI produces 210bhp between 5,300...

Volkswagen have released some new publicity shots of the upcoming Golf GTI Mk6.There are very few detail changes between the production-ready GTI and the GTI Concept shown late last year. The main difference is that the tiny chin spoiler is now black, where it was white on the concept, the doors are slightly smoother in profile … and that’s about...

You’ve got to hand it to ABT – they work quickly! The Volkswagen Golf MkVI has only just hit the streets and yet the German tuning company are now offering their Aero package for the new car. This is the second bodykit for the Golf VI, following on from the ABT Sport package announced in December.Included in the ABT AERO package are the following...

The current Volkswagen Polo GTI is a slightly underwhelming hot hatch, but rumours are now circulating that there will be a 2010 Polo GTI that will correct some of the shortcomings of the current model.With a new Polo due this year there should be a GTI model following in 2010. If rumours are correct the old 148bhp 1.8-litre turbo will be dropped in favour of...