Volkswagen in the UK has announced the pricing for latest Mk7 Golf GTI. The new car will be priced just £195 more than its predecessor, at £25,845 for the ‘standard’ 3-door GTI. The slightly more powerful 3-door GTI Performance model will cost £26,825 – just an extra £980. Both hot-hatches …
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ABT tuned Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI
The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI hasn’t quite reached our showrooms yet, but tuners have already started to wind up the wick on the hot hatch. ABT Sportsline in particular, has put forward their proposal for Golf GTI. As we all know by now, the standard Mk7 Golf GTI produces 162kW …
Read More »Volkswagen Mk7 Golf Wagon R-Line concept
Volkswagen has revealed the Mk7 Golf Wagon R-Line concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The concept is likely to preview an R-Line upgrade kit for the new Golf range. It sports redesigned bumpers – both front and rear, Golf GTI-inspired side skirts and a rear diffuser. There is also …
Read More »2013 Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI officially revealed
The first performance model from the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf range is officially unveiled. Following the preview of a thinly disguised concept at last year’s Paris Motor Show, the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI looks almost identical to the concept. Read ForceGT‘s Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI review here. The new hot-hatch gets all …
Read More »2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTD uncovered
Volkswagen has uncovered the Mk7 Golf GTI’s diesel brother, the Golf GTD. It will officially bow in at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. The range-topping diesel Golf comes with a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder transversely mounted common rail engine producing 135kW (181hp) at 3,500 rpm and 379Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque between …
Read More »2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk7 spotted in Australia
It appears that Volkswagen Australia is already receiving its first shipment of the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf hatchbacks, which is scheduled for a local debut in March. We caught this truck transporting the highly anticipated Golf in Port Melbourne, presumably on the way to the holding yards, before being distributed nationwide. …
Read More »Volkswagen “Golf CC” – Mercedes-Benz CLA fighter due in 2015
With sleek four-door coupés all the rage these days, it’s not surprising that Volkswagen is looking into developing a sibling for the CC (Volkswagen decided to drop Passat from its name for the latest generation). The company has already announced late last year that it will not be producing a …
Read More »ABT tuned MkVI Volkswagen Golf GTI with 228kW (306hp)
German tuner, ABT Sportline, is giving the Mk VI Volkswagen Golf GTI a final upgrade before bidding it farewell last next year. Shown at the 2012 Essen Motor Show, the first stage kit for the ABT Volkswagen Golf GTI Last Edition consists of an ECU flash that releases an extra …
Read More »2013 Mk7 Volkswagen Golf Breaks Cover
Here it is, the most important Volkswagen of all, the 7th generation Volkswagen Golf hatchback. It had been 36 years since the original model defined the modern compact segment, with 29 million sales and counting. The latest model was previewed at a special event in Berlin, Germany earlier today, …
Read More »Volkswagen Golf Mk7 – First official teasers and video
In eleven days, the most important car from Volkswagen, the Golf Mk7, will be unveiled at a special event in Berlin. In the meantime, the company held a special media preview of the model in Germany where it outlined the most important features of the new hatch. Several high-resolution photos …
Read More »Volkswagen Golf GTI tuned by BBM Motorsport with 271horsepower
Even though the Volkswagen Mk6 Golf GTI is nearing the end of its product life cycle, with a new model due next year, it remains a favourite with tuners. This ‘bad boy’ GTI comes from German tuner, BBM Motorsport in collaboration with other aftermarket brands. The first thing they did …
Read More »Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI muscles up!
In recent reports, it was thought that Volkswagen’s 7th generation Golf GTI will get just a slight increase in power from its 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Figures that were being thrown around were a 10 to 15 percent boost from 207hp (210PS/155kW) to around 220hp-230hp. However, Autocar magazine reported today …
Read More »2012 Volkswagen Mk6 Golf GTI Long Term Review – Month 3
Like a pair of newlyweds, I am in love with the Volkswagen Golf GTI. It has been two months since we moved in together and we get along extremely well, like a house on fire. She doesn’t just have the good looks, especially in the sexy white outfit that she …
Read More »2012 Volkswagen Mk6 Golf GTI Long Term Review – Month 2
Car reviewed is based on Australian Specified model and may differ to that available in your country of residence. The Easter long weekend afforded an opportunity to take Golf GTI out on a country sprint through some twisty South Australian back roads to the picturesque seaside village of Port Elliot. …
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