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Volkswagen has just announced the 35th anniversary model of the Golf GTI. Like the Golf GTI 30 before it, this is a limited edition hot hatch loaded with extra kit and power. How powerful is the VW Golf GTI Edition 35? The special Golf musters 232bhp from its 2.0-litre turbo, a sound 20bhp hike on the regular Golf GTI. Look ...

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Volkswagen Golf GTI 35 (2011) first pictures

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Tim Pollard, 09 May 2011 16:31

Volkswagen Golf24 (2011): VW's new 'Ring racer

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Ben Pulman, 10 February 2011 16:00

This flame-spitting beast is the Volkswagen Golf24, VW’s new Nurburgring 24hr racer. The Golf24 will race at the ‘Green Hell’ in the legendary endurance event on 25-26 June 2011, but although it’s been built as part of Volkswagen’s celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the GTI, it shares little with the hot hatch that we know and love. So what’s ...

VW Golf GTI Excessive (2010): the maximum GTI

Tim Pollard, 16 May 2010 07:07

The Volkswagen Group has fallen in love with the Austrian hot hatchfest that is Wörthersee. Barely a year goes by when an outrageous Audi or VW isn't being wheeled out to Europe's GTi fans – and 2010 is no different. The new VW Golf GTI Excessive is not as extreme as its name suggests, but rather it's a gently tweaked-up ...

VW Polo GTI (2010): first news and photos

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Tim Pollard, 17 February 2010 14:05

Volkswagen has just issued these first photos of the new 2010 Polo GTI. It uses the 1.4-litre TSI engine with turbo- and supercharging to liberate a stocky 178bhp – enough to make the Polo GTI into a proper little pocket rocket.The first hot Polo was the supercharged G40 of 1986, but that developed a relatively weedy 112bhp. The new 2010-spec ...

VW Scirocco Cup (2010) first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 28 October 2009 13:15

Volkswagen is launching what it believes is the world’s most eco-friendly one-make race series. But rather than a bunch of electric-powered Up! superminis, the grid will be made up of 220bhp natural gas-guzzling Sciroccos. And just how will these VW Scirocco Cups stake their claim as the most eco-friendly one-make championship in the world? The engine (of course) is key. The ...

VW Golf R at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

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Ben Barry, 15 September 2009 10:30

We’ve seen it lapping the Nürburgring disguised as a 2.0-litre TDI, but at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show Volkwagen officially revealed the fastest ever production Golf: the Golf R. And it’s coming soon! British dealers will take orders in October, with the first owners snaffling the keys in January 2010. VW Golf R? Shouldn’t that be R32? Actually, no. The Mk4 and 5 ...

VW Polo GTI and harder Golf GTI Wörthersee 09

Tim Pollard, 20 May 2009 16:34

Volkswagen today unveiled two hot hatch surprises at the 2009 Wörthersee hot hatch festival: a potential Polo GTI and a harder, faster Golf GTI, likely to give clues to the R model tipped by CAR for launch later this year. Both models pictured here are concepts at this stage. The Golf GTI Wörthersee 09 edition gains cosmetic and modest engineering ...

VW Golf GTD (2009) first pictures

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Chris Chilton, 27 March 2009 12:30

Volkswagen UK hasn’t even delivered its first new Golf GTi but is already showing us this: the GTD, its diesel alter ego. Powered by a 168bhp version of VW’s ubiquitous common rail 2.0-litre turbodiesel four it sprints to 62mph in just 8.1sec compared with 7.1sec for the 207bhp petrol GTi and its 136mph top speed falls 12mph short. But with ...

Help CAR find the best hot hatch of all time

Tim Pollard, 01 March 2009 15:00

The poll is closed, votings over click here for the latest instalment of the greatest hot hatches. You've been voting over the past fortnight for your greatest hot hatch of all time – and there are still two weeks left to influence our poll. At the time of writing, the top ten is led (perhaps curiously!) by the Saab 99 ...