We went from the Mk7 Golf, a high water mark for the model and one of the nicest cars in the world at any price, to the Mk8, defined by its cheap-feeling interior, user-hostile haptic controls, and a ...

Facelifted Golf gains much-needed interior upgrades and new base four-cylinder engine. Is it better than ever?

We've been a bit deficient in not reviewing the Mk 8 Golf GTI until now. I reviewed the more expensive, more powerful Golf R in 2022, but the last GTI we drove was the outgoing Mk 7 car in mid-2020.

The trade recommends a fully synthetic oil for either the diesel or petrol engines of the Golf Mk 7. The correct grade and specification is 5W30 which will give you maximum engine protection and ...

VW's fit and finish is extremely good. Every single element of the Golf, from the door handles to the steering wheel, feel solid and well made. To help instill the GTD with some of the GTI’s hot ...

I have a very distant, decade-old memory of driving the entry-level Mk7 Golf GTI when it had 220hp and a manual gearbox ...

The Golf’s interior might lack the flair of some of its numerous rivals’ cabins, but there’s no denying its integrity. The build quality is superb and the materials are mostly of a quality ...

If you haven’t got the gist already, the Mk8’s interior was a bit of a letdown, especially when compared to the sensational Golf Mk7’s cabin. Volkswagen has worked hard to improve it ...

The all-wheel-drive R may be quicker from a dig, but from a roll over the half mile, the Clubsport easily beats it and the ...

The Volkswagen Golf is one of the success stories from Wolfsburg City in Germany. Punchy, classy and dependable are all adjectives that describe the compact vehicle from Lower Saxony state in ...

Interior quality has always been a Golf trademark and VW intends to move the game on, with a newly designed layout that gets a driver-angled centre console. This console now incorporates ...

there are significant changes to the interior, infotainment and on-board technology to mark out the new model as a big leap over the outgoing Mk7. Every Golf will get a colour central dashboard ...