The Mk8 GTI’s awful haptic steering wheel buttons have also been replaced with old-style physical alternatives, thankfully. But based on our experience with a new Golf R in Europe last week ...

It’s also a shame that the new R sticks with the MK8’s equally hated capacitive steering wheel buttons while the GTI gets to switch back to traditional physical buttons. Blame the R mode ...

All three, as with the rest of the Mk8 Golf range, are now five-door only. Seventeen-inch alloy wheels are standard, with the GTI and GTD getting 18- and 19-inch options and the GTE only getting ...

Although VW discontinued the standard Golf in North America, the want for the GTI remains strong and thus, the Wolfsburg-based automaker kept the spunky hot hatch stateside. The current Mk8 Golf ...

An estimated 8,237 examples of the Mk8 Golf GTI are being recalled for a delayed ... 241 horsepower compared to 261 in Europe. Its all-wheel-drive sibling offers 13 more ponies than before ...

Wheels were 18- inches as standard ... It’s certainly a step above any Mk8 Golf GTI, from the original standard car to the latest Mk8.5 Golf GTI Clubsport. Grip isn’t limitless, but drive ...

Wheel and tire sizes differ, though, with the Mk8.5 sporting 18s mounted with ... At the very top of the spectrum, the GTI and R pack 2.0-liter TSI powerplants. The United States market gets ...