The special project Volkswagen apprentices have been working on for the 2014 Worthersee event has been revealed. Introducing the Golf GTI Wolfsburg Edition. This is the seventh year in a row apprentices of the German carmaker have been given the task of coming up with a custom project for Worthersee. […]
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Outrageous VW GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo concept
Volkswagen has revealed an extravagant concept called the GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo, which will make its debut at the Worthersee festival next week. Volkswagen says the crazy creation has been designed for a singular mission: the populat Sony PlayStation Gran Turismo video game. This meant designers and engineers could […]
VW Golf GTI project heading to Worthersee, built by 12 apprentices
Like last year, Volkswagen apprentices have built a special project car concept which will make its debut at the Worthersee festival next weekend. The project is based on the Golf GTI Performance. Built by 12 young and eager apprentices, aged between 18 and 23, the project is set to showcase […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI crashes hard at the Nurburgring
The Nurburgring can be a very dangerous place. It’s a 20km circuit that’s narrower than most circuits, it has crests, jumps, and plenty of blind-spots. Here we see the consequences of just clipping the grass at the wrong place and at the wrong time. The older model Volkswagen Golf GTI […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance now on sale in Australia
The extra sporty Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance has landed in Australia, adding more equipment, more power, and more all-round performance. Under the bonnet the EA888 2.0-litre turbocharged engine is tweaked to produce 169kW (up from 162kW) and the same 350Nm. This results in 0-100km/h coming up in 6.4 seconds, according […]
Volkswagen Golf GTI ‘Club Sport’ on the way?
Volkswagen has been spotted test driving a prototype version of what appears to be a Golf GTI ‘Club Sport’ edition on the Nurburgring. It’s believed Volkswagen might be preparing something for the 2014 Worthersee show in May. Volkswagen seems to be amping up its performance showcase with the Mk7 Golf. […]
2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 review (video)
As far as new hot hatches go, the 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 is an important one. There is a lot riding on this car. It needs to rekindle the spirit of the original ‘hot hatch’; the 1976 Mk1 GTI
BBM Motorsport tunes the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7
The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI has only been on sale for a short time. Even so, keen modifiers have already developed some tuning options, such as these from BBM Motorsport. Taking the GTI Performance variant as a base, BBM Motorsport has developed a tuning program which includes custom down pipes, […]