The Golf GTI is a car that, for over 40 years, has defined Volkswagen. It's not the fastest, cheapest, or most exciting hot hatch. Yet the branding is so strong that they're trying to force it onto ...

The term “hot hatch,” aka a high-performance version of a mass-produced hatchback – has been part of the automotive lexicon for almost four decades. And while there may be a variety of competition ...

You know what they say about everything being bigger in Texas. It's the land of wide-open properties and big trucks. So what do you do if you're into the VW Golf GTI yet want to blend in? You get a ...

The US sport-compact revolution started right here. Decades on, VW's pumped-up Rabbit might still be America's most entertaining hot hatch. Chris Paukert Former executive editor / Cars Following ...

The original 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI is one of the all-time greats—a wheeled ball of joy that can still put a smile on your face nearly 40 years after it first arrived on U.S. shores. But there's a ...

1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 78HP (1) 1.2L I-3 DOHC, MIVEC variable ...

Light a few candles. The Volkswagen Rabbit GTI has been resurrected, though now it is called the 2019 Golf GTI Rabbit Edition. As ever, it is a hatchback performance model of what basically is an ...

As any car enthusiast in a relationship knows, it's easier to own something boring and inoffensive to all parties than something fun that really gets under the skin of your partner. That, dear friends ...

Volkswagen's Golf GTI is always a top-pick in the performance hatchback segment, and for the 2019 model year, the German manufacturer improved the already stellar GTI with an additional 8 horsepower, ...

The seller of today's Nice Price or No Dice Rabbit GTI claims its value will multiply just like real rabbits do when left to their own devices. Let's see if its current price adds up at all. The ...

The modern car is a technological wonder. Quiet, connected and smooth, it’s the rolling equivalent of a soothing, electronic pop song. But sometimes I get nostalgic for a raspy rocker with a string ...

The term “hot hatch,”aka a high-performance version of a mass-produced hatchback — has been part of the automotive lexicon for almost four decades. And while there may be a variety of competition ...