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While the fully electric Volkswagen ID.3 unveiled in Frankfurt marks the debut of a new era at the German automaker, the iconic Golf remains a critically important product. Even in North America, where SUVs have become the undisputed market leaders, this compact hatchback is still popular, especially in Canada. Yes, …

The world premiere of the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf will take place this fall and the automaker today released a picture that should whet the appetite of fans of the popular compact car. The black and white camouflage may look more like a fat zebra on four wheels than an actual …

Is there another car on the way out? During the weekend, Motor1 dropped a little bombshell by reporting that the base Volkswagen Golf will not return to the U.S. Actually, the website was told by a high-ranking VW employee in California that the eighth generation of the popular German hatchback, …

They say true beauty lies inside. Well, Volkswagen is giving us an amazingly cool and unique example. While the all-electric e-Golf may look like an ordinary Golf , the components under the sheetmetal tell a much different story. What you see here is a cutaway model called eGon that the …

Spring has arrived and it’s time to install the performance tires on our sport compact car for blasting down country roads under the warm sun. What? You don’t have such a car yet, but are looking to purchase one? You’re in luck, because The Car Guide ’s team of journalists …

In order to help consumers make the right purchase decision when shopping for a new vehicle, the team of journalists at The Car Guide publishes its yearly Best Buy awards in a slew of categories, including the compact-car segment. The latter remains a popular one, despite the market shift from …

As you’ve probably observed, sub-compact SUVs and crossovers are by far one of the most popular segments of the auto industry right now, both on the mainstream side and the luxury side. These vehicles are popping up everywhere across the land and it’s easy to understand why: With gas prices …

Following an intensive week of testing at the end of October, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced its Best New Vehicle awards for 2017, split into eight distinct categories. A photo-finish ending in all cases, based on the subjective evaluation of more than 60 Canadian journalists, gathered at the …

The popular Golf family gets a fairly extensive round of changes for the 2018 model year, which includes powertrains, advanced safety features as well as infotainment systems. The refreshed Golf will spearhead what the company calls “the largest product offensive in the history of Volkswagen.” Ten new or updated models …

Spent the day with the 2017 VW Golf SportWagen Alltrack. The good news, a 6 speed manual is available. The bad news, it's only available in the States, for now. No diesel, obviously Volkswagen has only itself to blame for that! Nuts & Bolts... 4MotionAWD Turbo-charged 1.8L TSI 4 cylinder …