Europe’s GTI had a 1.6-litre fuel injected engine with 110 hp, a sportier suspension than the normal Golf, a close-ratio five-speed manual transmission and “beefier” brakes, Tetzlaff said.

Still, with the new 2025 model you get more power in the Golf R, the promise of better performance and a few new options packages that make the U.S.-market Golf variants more interesting.

It gets a tuned version of VW’s turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder EA888 petrol engine for 321bhp/310lb ft total outputs, up on the Golf GTI Clubsport ’s 296bhp/295lb ft and up even more on ...

2024 VW Golf GTI 380 Bids Farewell to the Manual, and We're Sad About It We drove the special edition that commemorates the end of an era for VW's O.G. hot hatch. Published: Dec 23, 2024 ...

It’s a well-known fact that the next-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will be all-electric, but now the company’s Chief Executive has shed some additional light on the upcoming performance hatch.