JMS Fahrzeugteile is a name that you’re probably unfamiliar with, if you live in North America, but they are a relatively big European tuning company that has various upgrades in store for many models ...

While it's not the first-ever hot hatchback, the GTI remains the definitive car in its class. It remains the benchmark, and any sports compact car that comes along must be paired against it at some ...

Volkswagen's GTI and Golf R have long set the standard for spicy hatchbacks, and the new 2022 versions are as well assembled and fun to drive as ever, not to mention as practical as a shipping ...

“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 ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf. Although the Golf GTI didn’t debut until June 1976, VW’s using this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race to commemorate the original Golf and ...

With the recent news of the end of the manual transmission for the GTI and Golf R, the writing is on the wall for one of the all-time-greatest performance cars, in this configuration anyway. They'll ...

Earlier this year, Volkswagen shocked enthusiasts with the announcement that the 2024 Golf GTI will be the last model to have a manual transmission. The beloved hatchback, a mainstay for over 50 years ...

If you were to look at one of the major differences between the Volkswagen GTI and the Honda Civic Type R, it would be their transmissions – but there’s more. If you were to compare the Volkswagen ...

Volkswagen’s performance Golf GTI and Golf R hatchbacks are updated for the 2025 model year, and while their looks and tech are newer, the headline-grabbing news is that no manual transmission is ...

Earlier this year, the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI received a special edition variant to celebrate 50 years of the famous hot hatchback. The Golf GTI Edition 50 truly earned the "special" moniker by ...

John Neff is a veteran automotive journalist with over two decades of experience leading major outlets such as Autoblog and Motor1. Beginning his career as Editor-in-Chief of Speed, Style & Sound, he ...