For most hot hatch enthusiasts, the VW Golf GTI TCR is the Mk7 Golf to have – at least until the new-generation model arrives. Sure, the Golf R may accelerate more quickly and offer more grip, but the ...

The VW Golf gets the title ‘Rocket Bunny’ for the obvious reason – it’s tiny and runs fast! The Golf will forever be an obsession in the United States, even after the final ta-ta. But that doesn’t ...

With the recent news of the end of the manual transmission for the GTI and Golf R, the writing is on the wall for one of the all-time-greatest performance cars, in this configuration anyway. They'll ...

Anyone who has ever put a front-wheel drive car through its paces knows just how difficult it is to drift it, on dry asphalt anyway, as it tends to understeer. Rain can make it a bit more fun, but for ...

Not many tuning companies install extreme sound systems anymore, but Mac Audio isn’t your average aftermarket specialist. Starting with a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7, the Cologne, Germany-based company ...

More often behind his keyboard than on the road, you can still catch him on the auto show floor, harassing engineers to understand what lies beneath the pretty body work. As you can see from the photo ...