Interning at an automaker has to be every enthusiasts dream stepping-stone. Last October, nine young apprentices from Volkswagen were given the chance to whorl on a special Golf GTI project. The project is making its debut today at the 2012 Worthersee GTI meet in Austria carrying the Volkswagen Golf GTI Black Dynamic Concept name. The Golf GTI Black [...]
Along with the endless lineup of V-dub Up models, Volkswagen has unveiled the new 2013 Golf Cabriolet GTI. Power comes from the same 2.0 liter turbocharged, direct-injected 4-cylinder engine from the GTI hatchback. It makes a total of 207-hp with a maximum torque of 207 lb-ft. Mated to a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic, 0 [...]
Pictures and details of the 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet were revealed late last night prior to the car’s public debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. While it wasn’t confirmed at the time of release whether or not the drop-top GTI will be coming to the United States – we now have official word [...]
Volkswagen has unveiled the first-generation of its new Golf GTI Cabriolet, bringing some power and suspension tuning to the drop-top compact segment. Buzz around a high-performance Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet started at the 2011 Wörthersee GTI meet in Austria where the company showed a drop-top version of the Golf R and the Golf GTI. Power for [...]
Volkswagen will be debuting the second ever Golf GTI Cabriolet at next month’s Geneva Motor Show for the UK, following up last year’s soft-top GTI debut in Austria. This will most likely be the last MkVI Golf variant, since the next generation is coming up in 2013. A full-spec GTI Cabriolet has skipped the last [...]
Volkswagen has a well-overhauled seventh generation Golf GTI hitting the pavement sometime this year as a faster, lighter, more technologically advanced version of its former self. A special welding process allows the automaker to build shells with aluminum roofs and bolt-ons, cutting weight by over 220 pounds from the current model. The lighter weight will [...]
An attractive tuning kit has just been released by Schmidt Revolution for the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf GTI. The visual highlight of the kit would be the 19-inch red and black wheels, wrapped in Margangoni tires. Schmidt Revolution also dropped the car, added a dual exhaust system, sport tuned suspension and fitted the rear with the [...]
It’s time for another Let’s Talk Numbers battle and today we are focusing on two popular hot hatchbacks – the 2011 Volkswagen GTI and the 2011 Mazdaspeed3. These two hot-hatches have always been the center of debate for youngsters in the market and today we’re here to let you settle the score with some help [...]
B & B just released not one, but three different tuning kits for the Golf GTI Edition 35 anniversary edition. Different options are available and coincide with different price ranges. Stage 1 is actually split itself, and offers a package that boosts the GTI to 277-hp at 277-lb per ft, up from 232-hp at 221-lb [...]
The Mark VI Volkswagen Golf and GTI have been with us for about three years now. So naturally, we’d expect Volkswagen AG to be hard at work to make sure the next-generation Golf and the GTI are just as successful as the last two generations. In light of this, we’ve just received news that the [...]
