A visit to Essex-based Mountune endows the Golf GTI with as much power as a Porsche 911. How does it feel on the road?

For example, take its manual choke, which works well enough, but still needs to be used on a cold morning to prevent the 70bhp 1,457cc engine from stalling. This is in contrast to the Mk8.5 ...

Does the Cupra Leon 300 still make the most of the same box of bits that underpins the moderately underwhelming Mk8.5 VW Golf GTI ... uses the 'basic' Golf GTI engine, either in its old 242bhp ...

By 2019, twelve years into its production run, the Tiguan had established itself as Volkswagen’s biggest-selling SUV. One in ...

SUVs have overtaken superminis as the most popular class of vehicle, which is reflected in the best sellers list which is ...

It felt brisk but not quick, probably not helped by a brand new ‘tight’ engine and big wheels ... Golf and get to grips with all the new tech… Focal point of the Golf Mk8’s cabin is the inclusion of a ...

Volkswagen is discontinuing manual transmissions for the GTI and Golf R, despite a notable spike in demand from U.S.

Volkswagen’s refreshed 2025 Golf lineup, dubbed the Mk8.5, brought updated styling and ... discontinued manual transmissions for the Golf GTI and Golf R. In a last hoorah of the iconic hot ...

Value for money competition comes from within, too, the latest mk3 Skoda Octavia vRS sharing much of the Golf GTI’s mechanical make-up – engine and transmissions included – and therefore ...

Yes, America's relationship has never been that good with diesel-powered cars. And that was even before Dieselgate happened. But if you look at it objectively, there are good reasons why diesel ...