Latest Volkswagen Golf News

The Volkswagen Golf GTI arguably sets the benchmark for daily-drivable hot hatchbacks in 2021. Here's how the story started.

The Mk8 Volkswagen Golf R wagon combines a 235kW turbocharged four-cylinder engine, all-wheel drive and a wagon body to make a practical, all-weather road warrior.

Volkswagen's outgoing Mk7.5 Golf hatchback and wagon range will be replaced in 2021 by the new Mk8. The current model is priced from $25,790 before on-road costs.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI will continue to be auto-only in the Australian market with the arrival of the new Mk8, even though there's a manual available overseas.

The Golf crossover wagon spinoff won't make it to Australia in new-generation guise. Volkswagen thinks the T-Roc and Tiguan cover that gap already. However, the larger Passat Alltrack lives on and gets some upgrades next year.

The pricier new Volkswagen Golf 8 will be here in the second quarter of 2021 without a DSG, and with three models to choose from. GTI and R performance models will follow.

The new Mk8 Golf R has been officially revealed, capable of hitting 100km/h in 4.7 seconds and now available with Drift mode.

We're days away from the global reveal of the next-generation VW Golf R. Here, we recap what we already know about Volkswagen's new hot hatch flagship.

It's not set in stone but Volkswagen Australia is keen to bring the Mk8 Golf R Wagon here in early 2022, alongside the R hatch.

The Toyota Corolla and Mercedes-Benz A-Class top their respective price segments. Here we discuss every competitor, and also forecast new and updated models due before the end of 2021.

The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news in the past week.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport mightn't be coming to Australia but Volkswagen's local operations haven't ruled out another GTI-based special edition.

Belt-up for the new Volkswagen Golf GTI, BMW 128ti, Skoda Octavia RS, Audi S3, Hyundai i20 N, Toyota GR Yaris Rallye, and updated versions of the Renault Megane R.S and Hyundai i30 N.

We take a look back at some of the iconic limited-edition GTIs over the decades, in the lead-up to the launch of the all-new Mk8 Golf GTI early in 2021.

The 213kW Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR – the fastest GTI ever – is now on sale in Australia and is the final iteration of VW's seventh-generation hatchback.

Both R-Line and Alltrack versions of Volkswagen's small load-lugger have been revealed in Europe, with an Australian launch scheduled for Q1 2021.