The Volkswagen Golf GTI is among the original hot hatchbacks, an icon of front-wheel-drive fun that traces its history back to 1976. Over the ensuing decades, it's always offered a manual transmission ...

In America, as we all know and lament, manual transmissions are an endangered species, like the Carolina Bottleneck Squid, the last one of which I accidentally slammed in my car door this morning. In ...

"They won't make them like this much longer" is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that ...

As we approach Canada Day, it is an opportunity to reflect on how many of the people who chose to become Canadians celebrate our nation’s birthday. Ailaj Fulton will dress in red and white and wave ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI is the last one to offer a six-speed manual transmission. Earlier this year, Volkswagen shocked enthusiasts with the announcement that the 2024 Golf GTI will be the last ...