Volkswagen Golf Mk6

296 HP Volkswagen GTI Clubsport Celebrates 50 Years Of Hot Hatches

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296 HP Volkswagen GTI Clubsport Celebrates 50 Years Of Hot Hatches

Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen is pulling out all the stops ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, including the debut of a new 296 horsepower GTI Clubsport. It’s basically a front-wheel drive Golf R at this point, right? With 55 more horsepower than the standard GTI, this new Clubsport model should really rip. It’ll … Read more

The MK8 Golf R and GTI Are Great, But The MK7 GTI Was An Instant Classic

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The MK8 Golf R and GTI Are Great, But The MK7 GTI Was An Instant Classic

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 continue building MK8s but the manual is the transmission to consider here. Joe Pantoliano ‘Accidentally’ Learned How to Handle Hills … Read more