We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first Volkswagen to be fitted with an automatic dual-clutch DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) transmission was the 2003 Golf R32, a hot hatchback ...

So claimed VW in its marketing blurb for the 2024 Taos 4Motion. But buyers didn’t love it, and they didn’t think it was smooth, either. They thought it was broken. Which is why, as part of the 2025 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Unfazed by high speeds DSG transmission makes the car more fun Still a solid hot hatch. For one, there's too much understeer in the all-wheel-drive Golf R's handling repertoire, and we also disliked ...

Volkswagen rolled out the new Golf in January, and ever since they've been dropping performance variants like a striptease for gearheads. The Golf R Mk8.5 is about to hit the streets, and it's packing ...