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Test Drives

2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40th Anniversary: Now 40 and Still Going Strong

There comes a time at around 40 when many car enthusiasts feel the urge to take a trip down memory lane by purchasing a classic from the good old days. Baby boomers had their muscle cars, but Gen X members went through a dark period where the auto industry was …

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Pre-owned vehicles

4 Cars that Will Make You Love the Manual Transmission

Manual transmissions are endangered species in new vehicles, and this has an inevitable impact on used vehicle inventories. While some driving enthusiasts and purists can’t help but shed a tear, other people don’t seem to care all that much. If you clicked the link to read this article, you probably …

Test Drives

2022 Volkswagen Golf R: Does R Stand for Rare?

Volkswagen fans were hit with a cold reality check last year when the automaker decided not to bring the eighth-generation Golf to North America in base trim. Luckily, the sporty Golf GTI and Golf R did come over, so performance enthusiasts can still get their hot hatch fix from Wolfsburg.

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Eighth-Gen Volkswagen Golf Models May Survive Until 2035

Conventionally powered cars that are set to be replaced with electric successors in the coming years may survive longer than expected. One of them could be the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf , which is available in North America exclusively in GTI and R trim. Kai Grünitz, an engineer working for the …

Recalls

86,000 Volkswagen, Audi Cars Recalled in Canada Due to Fire Risk

Approximately 80,000 Volkswagen and Audi cars in Canada have been hit with a recall due to a fire risk involving the fuel tank. More specifically, the recall is due to a faulty suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, which could leak and cause a fire, the automaker explained …

Canadian Black Book Hands Out 2023 Best Retained Value Awards

For the 16th year, Canadian Black Book (CBB) recently announced the winners of its Best Retained Value Awards, which measure how much of their original MSRP vehicles hold after four years of ownership. The average retained value across the industry is 77% of MSRP on 2020 model-year vehicles, down from …

Electric

Volkswagen ID. GTI Concept Hints at Electric GTI Coming in 2027

The Volkswagen brand plans to launch 11 new electric models by 2027. Not all of them will come to North America, mind you, but we’ll get a zero-emission successor to the sporty Golf GTI . At IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Volkswagen gave a preview in the form of the …

Volkswagen Has Depressing News for Golf GTI and Golf R Fans

It’s a sad day for fans of the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R as the company today announced the 2024 models will be the last ones to offer a manual transmission. That’s right: no more stick shift after that. A special edition of the former, called Golf GTI 380, …

Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Gets 500-Unit Run for Canada

Just like it did last year in Europe, Volkswagen is now adding a special-edition Golf R to its Canadian lineup to mark the high-powered hatchback’s two decades of success. Don’t waste any time, though, because the new 2023 Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition, similar to the Golf GTI 40th Anniversary …

2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40th Anniversary Launches in Canada With 500-Unit Run

The 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI 40th Anniversary Edition that was announced last fall is now arriving at Canadian Volkswagen dealers. While approximately 1,500 units were allocated to the U.S., about 500 will head north—a much larger proportion considering the size of the two markets. As you probably know, the original …

Volkswagen Admits New Infotainment System Needs Fixing

Confusion, slow response, lack of physical buttons—there’s no shortage of criticism about Volkswagen’s new infotainment system and interface, which can be found in the latest Golf GTI and Golf R as well as the fully electric ID.4 crossover. After taking over as CEO this summer, Thomas Schäfer stopped by the …

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Episodes

Motoring TV 2003 Episode 25

Cameron Hood and 1987 Volvo 2003 Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 parking on steep incline Doggie K9 do's and don'ts of washing your engine SLP joins Ford Jim Kenzie on the popularity of drive thrus.

Throwback Thursday: 2013 Golf GTI Love- In

Since 1981 the small village of Worthersee Austria has played host to close to 200,000 from around the world who come here to pay homage to the Volkswagen Golf GTI We had a chance to visit back in 2013. (The segment originally aired on Motoring TV 2013 episode #1) ***Watch …

Motoring TV: Wagon of the Year for 2017

Motoring TV recently held it's 1 hour Car of the Year Special on the TSN network where we picked the best in class for 2017. Here are the nominees and winner in the Wagon category. (This segment originally appeared on Motoring TV 2017 episode #6) …

Review: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack

"The most eagerly anticipated car we've had in our line-up in probably 10 years" Wow! Let's go to the video to find out why. (This segment originally appeared on Motoring TV 2017 Episode #4) …

Video Reviews

Test Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R

"The Volkswagen Golf is a good car in its own right," says Motoring TV's Graeme Fletcher. "However, even it has to take a back seat to its evil twin." And that evil twin would be the 2016 Golf R , a 292-horsepower, all-wheel drive hot hatch that is about the …