Read our 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this hatchback performed in our testing.

Read our 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this hatchback performed in our testing.

Those days are over, and the most efficient Golf GTI has an automatic transmission. It's EPA-rated for 25 mpg city and 34 mpg highway, while the manual extracts 1 mpg in each metric.

Read our 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this hatchback performed in our testing.

Aug 6, 2025 · The GTI's venerable EA888 2.0-liter turbo four still makes 241 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque (same as before) and remains a lively mill that never leaves you wanting.

The GTI's turbo four-cylinder now makes 241 horsepower (up 13) and 273 pound-feet of torque (up 15), and it still offers a manual transmission as standard.

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Engine, Transmission, and Performance The GTI's 228-hp turbocharged four-cylinder is one of the greats. Offering a reasonable amount of power, it delivers instant response and solid …

All of the practicality of a normal Golf hatchback with some added spiciness makes the 2018 Golf GTI one of our favorite sport compact cars.

The 2019 GTI is a practical car with real performance credibility at a price that would make plenty of dynamically inferior cars blush. But despite already having an ace in the hole, Volkswagen ...