The 2026 Volkswagen Golf R joins our yearlong fleet to prove whether VW’s AWD hot hatch can still thrill while delivering ...

HIGHS Plucky 328-hp turbo four, standard all-wheel-drive, serious performance and thrills. LOWS Manual transmission is forevermore MIA, Euro-Package seats add support but lack ventilation, GTI is ...

While the ID. Buzz is set to return, Volkswagen’s other electric vehicle, the ID.4, will not receive a 2027 model year.

The Golf GTI didn’t just join the hot hatch segment, it invented it. Half a century on, plenty of people assumed emissions rules and electrification would finish the format off. They were wrong. The ...

The GTI badge has spent 50 years making small Volkswagens feel more exciting than they probably had any right to be. Now it’s going electric for the first time, but the Wolfsburg team reckons the new ...

Once a year, Autocar celebrates all the finest new cars you buy today, and these are the winners for 2025 ...

There's been a lot of talk about a new electric Golf over the last few years, potentially even as a replacement for the ...

With the promise of reestablishing the brand’s identity, VW CEO Thomas Schäfer is making a lot of promises for the Mk9 Golf. Volkswagen implements corrective measures to recover from declining sales ...

Volkswagen brand CEO Thomas Schäfer confirmed the news on Wednesday morning: The Golf EV won’t launch in 2028 as initially ...

According to Schäfer, the Mk 9 "is on the right track" from a development perspective. That means the styling is nearly finished, and the new generation has taken shape. "Last year, in November, I was ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

The Nürburgring Nordschleife has long served as the ultimate litmus test for performance vehicles, and Volkswagen has just rewritten the record books for front-wheel-drive production cars. With a ...