The gamble paid off and sales of the 2024 Golf R surged more than 200 per cent compared to 2023, while the GTI saw a ...

As a newly licensed driver in Nottingham, England, Chris Skelton had his heart set on one car. It was 1988, he was 17, and what he really wanted to be driving was a Volkswagen Mk2 Golf GTI hot hatch.

With the Golf GTI and the Golf R both losing their six-speeds after 2024, the GLI will be the lone soldier. Is this so-called GTI with a trunk up to the task? Does it offer the fun-to-drive factor ...