A red, manual three-door with the tartan seats was the Mk5 Golf GTI dream - now it's Shed money For Shed, a man with a permanently puzzled expression, life is full of conundrums. One headscratcher ...

The countdown to the unveiling of the eighth-generation Golf continues and today we’re looking at the fifth-generation model which debuted in 2003. Building on the success of its predecessor, the Golf ...

The Mk 1 GTI spawned an entire segment and a long-lived dynasty, but the current car has strayed from what made the badge so ...

The Mercedes-AMG A 35 is probably no one’s favorite hot hatch, because in this writer’s opinion, anyone who buys it probably cannot afford the A 45 S. Now that’s a true dream ride that almost touches ...

Undoubtedly VWoA has made some questionable moves in its day, and I admit my first reaction to the Rabbit news was "what the hell are they up to now?" I took a glance at some forums and the purists ...

While the all-new 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI traces its roots to the Mk1 model of the 1970s, its existence is owed almost entirely to the Mk5 GTI. About 16 years ago, this Tic Tac-shaped hatchback ...

Unless it’s a highly tuned example with more power than yesterday’s supercars, the fifth generation Volkswagen Golf doesn’t impress anyone anymore. And for good reasons, given that its production ...

I'm thinking of buying a Mk5 Volkswagen Golf (2004) 2.0 FSI GT with approx 120,000 miles on the clock, two previous owners and part SH. Does this sound like a reasonable buy? What things should I be ...

I was aware enough even back then to know that the Golf GTI was very different. It had an aura about it that I’d not been aware of within the confines of a mere car before. Yet surely no one, not even ...

As our two cars get together on a cold March morning, despite the obvious similarities in the proportions, not to mention the ice white hues, a game of spot the difference highlights how VW has subtly ...

The VW Scirocco, despite being ten years old, is still on sale and the range is topped by the sporty R model. But, when the R was launched back in 2009 it wasn’t just the top of the Scirocco line-up ...