A neglected Volkswagen Golf GTI MK1 model undergoes a meticulous restoration, bringing back its original charm. The process ...

Warning: Seeing a Mk1 Volkswagen GTI in a horrid state of disrepair can cause nausea, dizziness, and heart palpitations.

GTI! GTI!” like a bunch of unruly Bayern Munich Fußball-Bundeslinga fans. Keep your jerseys on, people, we’ll get there in a bit. First though, a look at the Mk1 Golf’s more pragmatic side.

The fastest and most powerful production Golf GTI yet is set to kick off celebrations as 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the original hot hatch – the Mk1 Golf GTI. Despite three decades ...

On the face of it the Volkswagen Up GTI isn't the sort of car that should have your adrenal gland working overtime. With peak power of 113bhp and a 0-60mph time that only just dips under nine ...

If you asked 10 people to name a hot hatch, we reckon at least eight of them would come back with this car – the Volkswagen Golf GTI – as the answer. It's an icon of the genre, and has been ...

Channelling the effervescent spirit of the 1976 Golf GTI MkI that kick-started the hot hatch revolution, the Up appears to represent the perfect antidote to a motoring backdrop that’s dominated ...