In the mid-1970s, Volkswagen planned 5,000 examples of a performance-tuned Golf. Called the GTI, it debuted for 1976 in Europe and became an instant legend. Since that time, VW has sold more than 2.3 ...

VW launched its iconic Golf hatchback in 1974. Not long after came a sportier version, the Golf GTI. Nearly 50 years later, it has a well-earned reputation as one of the preeminent affordable driver’s ...

Update October 25, 3:00 p.m.: Volkswagen Canada has confirmed that it will also get the same 40th Anniversary Edition package, despite having sold a version of the Golf GTI as early as 1979.

Who knew that a four-door midsize sedan like the Honda Accord could have so much in common with a hot hatchback such as the VW Golf GTI? Yet the two have identical displacements, identical torque ...