W hen the GTI arrived in the US in 1983, we had no idea it would change the very fabric of our automotive industry forever.

It has taken VW five generations of Golf Estate to bring a performance wagon to the range (the designers only received orders to make space for the dog from the Mk3 on) but now it has two – the ...

Ask most enthusiasts what car to buy and you can just about guarantee that a Volkswagen Golf will feature highly in the list of potential purchases. And with good reason – it just does so many ...

Even better: a Performance will barely cost any more than a standard GTI today. You can have a manual or DSG dual-clutch transmission, both of which are very good in their own ways, in a choice ...