A good hot hatchback should be a joy to drive, and it should make you smile.

Special edition Volkswagen Golf celebrates – you guessed it – 45 years of GTIs

*Drift mode and special Nürburgring setting are optional. Would you spec them?

Official: incoming Volkswagen super-hatch gets 2.0-litre engine and a smart new logo

300hp front-wheel drive Volkswagen Mk8 Golf has a special Nürburgring mode

Hey look, practical people of the Internet, it’s the new Volkswagen Golf Estate

Missed our first drive of VW’s new hot hatch hero? Catch up on the headlines here

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