VW has released new information and new photos (including the first interior shots) of theGolf GTI Clubsport, a special edition model which will go into production in 2016. Just as it did on the Golf GTI’s 20th, 25th,30thand35th birthdays, VW will mark the 40th birthday of the hot hat...
Alcantara, happy days – steering wheel. And look at that gearlever. Have a check. Yep, it’s as good to hold and move as it is to look at. So what if the view out the back is narrow and cut in two by a bar, or that you don’t have ...
i took my car a (MK 8 VW Golf GTI clubsport) to VW Bedford for the travel assist issue which is a known fault and the car was under warranty,I had my steering wheel changed and the dealer told me there is another fault with the lane side assist which would also be covered under ...
Speaking at the launch of the new Volkswagen Polo GTI, Schebsdat, who has led the development of models such as the Golf GTI Clubsport S and previously headed up chassis development at Porsche, said the T-Roc is... Read more...
The haptic steering wheel buttons remain horrid, but at least one of them is now a shortcut to the driving mode menu, defaulting to defcon ‘R’. You’ll be pressing it often. This is still the hot hatch for all seasons, corners, drivers, and the infamous route that combines the lot...
Living in the past can be dangerous; it can also be a helluva good time, like the one we just had with VWs in Germany.
However, theMLBplatform allowed freedom in terms of drivetrain configuration. Most Audi Q5s, for instance, used a conventional ZF torque-converter automatic and the company’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Porsche, on the other hand, developed Audi’s DL501 S-Tronic into a quicker-shifting,...
Inside, hip-hugging race buckets and a swanky alcantara steering wheel, complete with this-way-up red stripe, have been bolted in. That last one will be useful for when the front wheels are scrambling for grip on a cold winter morning – yes, the GTI Clubsport remains firmly front-drive....