Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Mk8.5 The progenitor of the hot hatch genre, the Golf GTI hits the half-century mark next year, ...

Aside from the tantalising Clubsport S, the Mk7 and Mk7.5 Golf GTIs have always been cars to admire rather than fall in love with. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Those same ...

Expensive, before options; user interface still wonky; not actually that engaging Life hasn’t been easy for the Mk8 Golf GTI. After the heights of the Mk7, which was superbly rounded and one of ...

Even better: a Performance will barely cost any more than a standard GTI today. You can have a manual or DSG dual-clutch transmission, both of which are very good in their own ways, in a choice ...