Volkswagen’s track-optimized Golf GTI, the Clubsport S, is a true driver’s car, but the crew from O.CT Tuning believes that it could use some more power. This led to the creation of a Level 2 upgrade, ...

Shed's got the Mk4 GTI down as a potentially decent vintage. At this price, who are we to argue... "The car goes well enough and is never short of grip, but I was left feeling strangely unfulfilled ...

At the intersection of fun, affordability, and practicality sits the hot hatch. These small, usually FWD runabouts have been the preferred performance cars of the everyman for decades now, and the ...

Don’t fancy the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI, with its tech-festooned cockpit and lots of safety features, nor the previous three generations either, for that matter? Well, then, you are definitely in ...

The mid-to-late 1990s were not a great time for the humble hot hatch. Insurance had killed off so many of the old favourites earlier in the decade, and the 21 st century revolution - complete with a ...

The year is 2002, Y2K hysteria has passed, and Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, and Ashanti are among those competing for the top spots on Billboard's year-end chart. Tens of thousands of MK4-era Golfs, ...

One category is missing from that list, however: hot hatchbacks. With a handful of honourable exceptions, predominantly wearing Renault and Peugeot badges, the hot hatch had a torrid time during the ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

The VW Golf GTI is one of the most iconic hot hatches, as the model that started the segment back in 1975. As with everything in life, the GTI bloodline had its ups and lows, with the ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...