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2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI: Frustrating Reliability Wrecks an Otherwise Fantastic Consumer Reports Road Test

Consumer Reports Says the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI Is the Second-Best Sports Car Under $40,000, but Still Doesn’t Recommend It

New Volkswagen Golf GTE confirmed for Australia

Volkswagen Golf R 2022 Review

2023 Toyota GR Corolla vs. 2022 Volkswagen Golf R: AWD Hot Hatch Fight

New Peugeot 308 vs Ford Focus vs Volkswagen Golf: which should you buy?

All three of these family hatchbacks are well-accomplished cars, but which one is the best fit for you? SUVs and crossovers may be more in vogue with drivers who after a new family car, though that doesn’t mean the traditional ...

Is the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn Really Worth Nearly $40K?

Many drivers have turned to the Volkswagen Golf GTI as their go-to for an affordable little sports car. It’s been around for a while, but the newer versions have hit the 10 Best Awards on several occasions for the fun ...

VW forced to recall 118,000 PHEVs due to battery issues

Due to the risk of fire or possible electric shock in the event of a defective battery fuse, the Volkswagen Group has to recall around 118,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles of various brands worldwide. According to a spokesperson, Volkswagen has ...

Volkswagen Golf R estate review

“The Volkswagen Golf R Estate is an incredible all-rounder, offering plenty of performance and practicality in one package” Pros Good to drive Very fast and powerful Practical and easy to drive Cons Engine is a bit dull Interior quality could ...

Volkswagen Recall: 2022 Golf GTI, R Hot Hatches Get Too Hot

If you want a hot hatch in the US right now, Volkswagen is the strongest game in town. It might’ve discontinued the regular Golf, but the Golf R and GTI are still here. And they just got redesigned for 2022 ...

Diversity At Dubs: 2 Ways To Mk1 Golf

I’m an absolute fiend for a tidy Mk1 Volkswagen Golf. I can spot one from a mile away, can tell you the probable year from the rear slam panel, and still strive to own a clean example one day. Part ...

Cars & Bids Bargain of the Week: 2013 Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R

2013 Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R on Cars & Bids highlights: The Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R doesn’t have a VR6, but it’s more powerful and more refined than its R32 predecessor, and arguably more fun than the 2022 model A tuned ...

Bring a Trailer Bargain of the Week: 2008 Volkswagen Mk5 R32

Today’s front-wheel-drive hot hatches, though many aren’t sold in the US, whip hard in all sense of the word. But if you crave something spicier, AWD ones like the Golf R offer more pace with the same practicality. Unfortunately for ...

The seven best affordable hot hatches

The hot hatch market has had a major shift in recent years. It still remains as popular as ever, but the criteria for what’s important has significantly changed. No longer is the market led by lightweight, sparsely-kitted, cheap boxes of ...

Volkswagen zero interest promo expands to other models

Volkswagen Malaysia is launching a zero interest financing campaign on their range of the Jetta, Golf 1.4, Passat, and Tiguan 1.4 from now until June. These attractive Zero interest offers are available in two financing schemes; 5-year and 7-year ...

It’s 20 Years Since VW’s Dual-Clutch DSG Made It Okay To Like “Automatics”

Most people who get a kick out of driving also get a kick out shifting their own gears. Not with a push of a button, the tug of a paddle or the nudge of a lever, but with a deft ...

BMW Is Official Automotive Partner For Maybank Championship 2019

BMW is the Official Automotive Partner in the 4th Maybank Championship 2019, a world-class golf tournament that is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour. At the handover ceremony, BMW Malaysia presented a fleet of BMW 630i GT to ...

Top 5 Most Popular Used Premium Cars

Resale value is one of the most important aspects of buying a new car, besides perhaps the sale price and overall maintenance costs of the vehicle. So there's little wonder why local and Japanese models dominate the used car market ...

Save Up To RM48k On A Brand-New Volkswagen This Raya: 0 Downpayment, 0 Interest

Volkswagen Malaysia are making it easier than ever to own one of their cars. Whether you fancy a Polo, Jetta, Tiguan, Passat, Golf, or Polo Sedan, you’ll be able to enjoy their “0 Downpayment and 0 Interest” promotion that runs ...

2017 Volkswagen Golf – Nov 2016 Debut Confirmed, Extensive Update Of Golf 7

A new Volkswagen Golf will be revealed this November, Volkswagen announced in a brief statement released through the company’s global media portal. Described as a ‘major update’, this new Golf is likely to be a major overhaul of the current ...

Next Golf To Get Gesture Controls From Volkswagen's Golf R Touch Concept In 2016

Volkswagen brought its Golf R Touch concept to CES Asia 2015 in Shanghai where the auto giant, as the name suggests, again previewed its newest in-car interaction technology based on gesture controls. What’s more, there’s been confirmation of it making its way ...

That One Time When A German-Italian Partnership Won The World - Volkswagen Golf Mk 1

The Volkswagen Golf is often credited as the one car that defined hatchbacks, the originator for the genre. Except that it isn’t true, the Golf was not the first hatchback. Nearly ten years before the Golf Mk 1 was launched, ...

Review: Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI – Refining an Icon

With over 30 million units spread across the world, the Volkswagen Golf is one of the world’s most recognizable cars. In terms of ubiquity, it is right up there with the Toyota Corolla and it is without doubt one of ...

Raya 2016: Volkswagen Offers Cash Rebates and ‘Duit Raya’

In conjunction with this year’s Hari Raya festivities, Volkswagen is offering customers who book and register a new vehicle by 31 July 2016 a ‘duit raya’ packet of RM2,000. The offer is valid across the board for all Volkswagen models. ...

2017 Volkswagen Golf Mk7.5 – Start Of VW’s Largest Product Offensive In History

The new Volkswagen Golf has made its global debut today at Volkswagen’s AutoStadt in Wolfsburg, Germany. Externally, the new Golf is differentiated by its new front and rear bumpers, new LED headlights replacing the previous model’s Xenon, and new tri-bar ...

2017 Volkswagen e-Golf Open For Bookings In Europe; 300km Battery Range

The extensively updated Volkswagen Golf gets an all-electric variant, the e-Golf, which is now open for orders for customers in Europe at a starting price of €35,900 in Germany. As a basis for comparison, the Golf GTI in the same ...

Volkswagen Unveils Cars For Enthusiasts at Southern Worthersee

The annual Worthersee event is fairly well-known among the enthusiast scene, but one of the lesser known sister events is Southern Worthersee, or SoWo, which is held in Georgia, USA. This year the event was at Savannah, Georgia, and just ...

Volkswagen Group To Invest 22.8 Billion Euros In Preparing Their Plants For The Future

The automotive world is on the cusp of a major shift in technology, and that also means that automotive manufacturing plants have to be ready to meet these new demands. While most plants have been retooled and refurbished over the ...

New 2018 Volkswagen Golf Mk 7.5 To Be Launched In Malaysia In H1 2018

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has confirmed today that the new Golf Mk 7.5 family will be heading to Malaysia within the first half of this year. As before, the new Golf facelift’s family will include the front-wheel drive GTI ...

Volkswagen Tiguan Is World’s Top-10 Best-Selling Car, Toyota Best-Selling Brand

The all-new second generation Volkswagen Tiguan has proven itself to one of Volkswagen’s biggest successes in recent times. In less than two years after its global introduction, the Tiguan has catapulted itself to become the world’s eighth best-selling car, and ...

Volkswagen Golf R-Line Mk 7.5 Launched In Malaysia, From RM166,990

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has completed their updated Golf lineup (loosely referred to as the Golf Mk 7.5) with the introduction of the new Golf R-Line. The rest of the models, including the 290 PS Golf R and 230 PS ...

Volkswagen Restores Its 1987 Twin-Engine Pikes Peak Rally Legend

As it lined-up at the starting line, it looked ordinary – no gaping air dam, no humongous wing tacked to its rear, even the wheels looked like came straight from the factory. But, once the green flag dropped for its ...

Volkswagen To Launch A Road Version Of This 350 PS Race Specs Golf GTI TCR

At the opening of next week’s Wörthersee 2018 festival in Austria, Volkswagen will unveil a 290 PS road going version of the 350 PS Golf GTI TCR race car. Despite being detuned for road use, the road car will retain ...

Volkswagen Golf R 3-Door Open for Booking in Malaysia – RM268,888, Only 10 Units

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) today announced that a special batch of 3-door Golf R units is now open for booking. Limited to only 10 units in Malaysia, the 3-door Golf R, which comes only in Lapiz Blue, is priced ...

6 Fun Facts About The Golf GTI Every Fan Should Know

Did you know that the Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk 5 had its own mascot called “Fast”? Well, we didn’t. But thanks to this cool video released by Volkswagen Malaysia yesterday, we didn’t only come to know about “Fast” the mascot, but ...

2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 – To Tech Or Not To Tech?

The seventh generation Volkswagen Golf GTI has been on the market for several years already. By now, many would’ve been familiar with what it is and what it isn’t. The subject of today’s discussion centres around the RM10,000 Tech Pack ...

Review: Volkswagen Golf R Mk 7.5 – Track It On Sunday, Commute With It On Monday

While the Golf R sits at the top of the Golf family’s hierarchy, car culture often lavish more attention on the middle rank GTI’s over 40 years’ worth of heritage. In truth, the Golf R’s lineage dates as far back ...

Review: Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk 7.5 – The Challenge of Being No.1, Is Staying No.1

The three-letter combination of G, T, and I are the alphabetic overlords when it comes to accessible driving performance. At the same time, the Golf GTI’s seat on the hot hatch throne is increasingly surrounded by hungry rivals from Stuttgart ...

Review: Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI R-Line – Now Everyone Can Sports Car

Can sensibility and desirability co-exist in a vehicle? Regardless of whether it’s a full-blown supercar or a seven-seater MPV – arguably the hardest job for any manufacturer, and indeed its multi-disciplinary – in many cases international – team of engineers, designers, software programmers, ...

Volkswagen Teases Golf Mk8 Ahead Of World Premiere Later This Month

Developed continuously from one generation to the next, the Volkswagen Golf has become a firmly established model worldwide. And in just two weeks, on 24 October, the brand will present the eighth generation model at a world premiere in Wolfsburg, ...

New Volkswagen Golf Mk 7.5 Introduced In Malaysia – Sportline, R-Line, GTI, and R – From RM 155,990

One month after teaser materials hinting to a new Golf were first spotted on Volkswagen’s Malaysian website, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has today started order takings for the updated Golf, loosely known as the Golf Mk 7.5. As before, ...

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