Volkswagen Golf GTI – Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More
Price | $29,880 - $39,130 |
Engine | 2.0-liter tubo 4-cylinder |
Power | 241 hp |
Torque | 273 lb-ft. |
Drivetrain | FWD |
One of the original hot hatches, the Volkswagen GTI continues to be a great performance value. The front-wheel drive five-door is available with a manual or dual-clutch automatic transmission and a 241 hp engine.
Pricing continues to keep the GTI at a level attainable by many new car buyers. For those that are wondering, there is indeed a plaid-seat option still available with the Golf GTI.
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Honda Civic Si vs Volkswagen Golf GTI vs Hyundai Elantra N: Sport Compact Shootout
Fun, affordable, practical. It’s the car version of the Iron Triangle, but with sport compact cars, you don’t have to pick two qualities. Here, you’ve got all three.
The Honda Civic Si and Volkswagen Golf GTI are hardly unknowns. They’ve been on our roads, and in our hearts, for decades, melding compact car usefulness with added turns of speed and poise. Both saw new generations touch down in 2022, so naturally we’d have to get them together.
Then Hyundai crashed the party. The Elantra N is an altogether wilder proposition, the most hardcore small sedan we’ve seen. It doesn’t try to hide it, either. Pumped up and featuring one of the best four-cylinder soundtracks out there, The Elantra N nonetheless continues Hyundai’s tradition of serious value for money. We already know it’s good on the track, but can it impress in the real world?
Volkswagen Golf GTI SE vs Autobahn: Which Trim is Right for You?
The popularity of the Volkswagen Golf GTI is undeniable.
With a cult-like following, there’s good reason this hot hatch is so popular. Simply put, it’s a fantastic car. Blending performance, comfort, refinement, and utility, not many other cars on the market match its far-reaching appeal.
For those thinking of joining the ranks of Golf GTI owners, but don’t know which model to get, we’re here to help. Below, we’ve compared the Volkswagen Golf GTI SE vs Autobahn over eight key categories.
As the top two trims of the car, both come loaded with features and performance. But which one is the correct choice? Read on to find out.
2022 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R First Drive Review
Cars should be fun.
I tell everyone who will listen that I don’t really belong here—I’m a motorcycle journalist, see? I’m not sure how I wound up in this stew of brands and cars and new perspectives, yet here I am. It has something to do with the Canadian newspaper industry, I think.
And then, there I was (as all good stories begin), on the dreaded North Carolina Dragon (Highway 209), one of the gnarliest roads in America, chasing another journalist into a bumpy, downhill, blind, decreasing radius corner at a speed that would give my high school driving instructor a brain embolism, thinking “hey! I like cars.”
The cars? The much-anticipated Mk8 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R, cars closer to a motorcycle with doors and a roof to anything I’ve driven, marvels of technology that with few exceptions have all the features (and then some) a die-hard GTI fan could want. Let me tell you more.
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Detailed Specs
Price | $29,880 - $39,130 |
Engine | 2.0-liter tubo 4-cylinder |
Power | 241 hp |
Torque | 273 lb-ft. |
Drivetrain | FWD |
Transmission | 6MT / 7DCT |
Fuel Economy (city/hwy) | 24-25 mpg / 34 mpg |
Cargo Capacity | 19.9 cu ft. |
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