Even though it’s not yet in the showrooms, tuner ABT have managed to release a full tuning package for the VW Golf VI. As well as designing a bodykit that adds some attitude to the new car’s styling, ABT have been tweaking the 1.4-litre TSI engine. In standard form this engine produces ...

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. ...

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...

Rallying has long been a proving ground for makers of hot hatches. Peugeot, Renault, Ford, Citroen, Suzuki, Vauxhall, Skoda, Fiat - over the years they have all contested hatchbacks in various forms, with spin-off performance models and special editions hitting the showrooms as a result. Well, there...

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 new dual-clutch Ford Powershift transmission has finally made an appearance in the blue-oval’s own range. Powershift was made available to Volvo earlier in the year, but now Ford have seen fit to bring it in as an option on the Focus with the 108bhp and 134bhp TDCi engines. Using the same...

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...