Car Enthusiast - click here to access the home page


 



First drive: Volkswagen Golf Hybrid. Image by Volkswagen.

First drive: Volkswagen Golf Hybrid
As the sun sets on the Golf Mk8 range’s life, Volkswagen goes and gives it an entirely new drivetrain. Is this HEV worth consideration?
Read the full story...

 


Manual auto DSG makes a case for itself in Golf GTi. Image by James Jenkins.

Manual auto DSG makes a case for itself in Golf GTi
2005 Volkswagen Golf (Road test - Mk5 GTI DSG)
Purists comment that a sports car has to be a manual to be completely engaging; after a week with the VW Golf GTi equipped with DSG I'm not so sure.
The VW Golf GTi is back. Image by VW.

The VW Golf GTi is back
2005 Volkswagen Golf (Road test - Mk5 GTI manual)
When the original GTi was invented back in the late '70s the engineers involved in the weekend skunk works activities could have had no idea what they were creating. The VW Golf GTi stormed the marketplace.
Volkswagen Polo launch drive. Image by VW.

Volkswagen Polo launch drive
2005 Volkswagen Polo (First drive - Mk4 facelift)
On its 30th anniversary, VW launched a new generation of the super-mini, set to fend off the increasing list of competitors considering themselves good enough to rival the Polo at the top end of the segment. We spent a day driving several variants as a first look see.
2004 VW Touran review. Image by James Jenkins.

2004 VW Touran review
2004 Volkswagen Touran (Road test - Mk1 2.0 TDI DSG Sport 7-seat er)
Since the inception of the mini-MPV in the late nineties virtually every mass-market contender has pitched in with their own model. VW's effort, the Touran, was shown almost two years ago at the Geneva show and went on sale in the UK the following August.
VW Golf GT FSI review. Image by Shane O' Donoghue.

VW Golf GT FSI review
2004 Volkswagen Golf (Road test - Mk5 FSI GT)
As befits the 'car of the people' tag, the Golf has been VW's bread and butter ever since the launch of the iconic original in 1976. The marketplace has changed drastically since then, and so has the Golf. The fifth generation Golf reviewed here is unrecognisable from the pert and compact original, yet it is as important as ever to Volkswagen's financial security.

   More Volkswagen reviews...
 


 






 

Internal links:   | Home | Privacy | Contact us | Archives | Old motor show reports | Follow Car Enthusiast on Twitter | Copyright 1999-2026 ©