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

What started with the GTI has since grown to ... would be the Golf R Variant. For those unfamiliar, Variant is what Volkswagen calls the wagon version of the Golf (in some markets, anyway).

As with the GTD hatch, the wagon gets GTI front and rear bumpers, deeper side sills and 18-inch alloys as standard. Inside there is tartan trim for the seats and a golf-ball-inspired gearlever ...

The GTI is a perennially lauded "hot hatch," with the Golf R taking it even further up the performance ladder. Two wagon options add incredible versatility, and the all-electric e-Golf is as ...

it was super refreshing to get into the Volkswagen Golf GTI hot-hatch recently. I’d driven other Mk 8 Golf models including the R flagship wagon, but this was my go in the car I’d long considered to ...