2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI Preview

Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 3 door 6-speed manual $38,990
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 3 door 6-speed DSG $41,490
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 5 door 6-speed manual $40,490
Golf GTI 2.0 Litre TSI 155kW 5 door 6-speed DSG $42,990

CarAdvice is currently on the launch of the new Volkswagen Golf V1 GTI, and will [...]

2014 Volkswagen Golf CC: Spy Pics

Though we’ve received very little information thus far, we have received a couple of renderings this morning of the 2014 Volkswagen Golf CC.

Golf CC will take many of the same styling cues of its bigger brother, Passat CC, and will sit as a premium model in the revised line-up.

Volkswagen Golf GTI by ABT

The highly respected German Tuning house ABT has released their version of the latest and equally well-respected Golf GTI.

CarAdvice’s Full Throttle team recently sampled several ABT tuned rockets in Germany and were blown away by what these guys can do with much of the standard fare from the Volkswagen group, which means this Golf GTI [...]

Vic rules change for young drivers

Citing what it somewhat facetiously calls an “outbreak of common sense” Mercedes-Benz has congratulated the Victorian Government on a decision that will change the types of cars young and probationary drivers are allowed to drive.

You’ll recall that we recently reported that following representations from Volkswagen Group Australia the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority (RTA) [...]

VW Golf scores five-star EuroNCAP rating

The new-generation Volkswagen Golf has been awarded the maximum five-star EuroNCAP safety rating despite stricter and more comprehensive assessment criteria.

Furthermore, it now boasts the highest overall safety rating of any vehicle to be tested under the new scheme.

Volkswagen Golf VI gets P-plate okay in NSW

When Volkswagen’s all new Golf VI hit the showrooms, Australia’s illogical blanket ban on turbocharged and supercharged cars for P-platers made the car illegal to drive if you held a probationary licence.
Volkswagen pounced at the chance to curb this issue and held a meeting with the Road Traffic Authority in New South Wales.

Karl Gehling, General [...]

2009 Volkswagen Golf MkVI – First Steer

2009 Volkswagen Golf  Mark VI – First Steer

- by Paul Maric

Leaner, meaner and greener. That’s the message Volkswagen wants to send with its new Golf. Launched to the Australian motoring press yesterday in Byron Bay, New South Wales, the next generation Volkswagen Golf comes with a set of new engines that increase fuel economy by [...]

2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Review

2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Review & Road Test

Model Tested:

2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, six-speed DSG, three-door – $47,490 (RRP)

Most powerful Golf GTI to date, great overall package; excellent value; sporty look & feel, great interior
Body-roll; Torque-steer

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- Photography by Tristan Schoonens
There are some icons in the automotive world that [...]