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Find out why the Volkswagen Golf is the 2025 winner of the Best Car for New Drivers award

The Golf celebrates its half-century and is back on its A game with a much-needed tech upgrade and a new plug-in hybrid offering

After some early wobbles this eighth-generation Golf has got into its groove and remains the benchmark mid-size hatchback

Volkswagen is celebrating two decades of its hottest hot-hatch with the Golf R 20 Years

Less hot-hatch and more super-hatch, the Golf R returns with 320 horsepower, all-wheel drive and – for the brave – a new drift mode

Eighth generation Golf gains new estate version and a convincing, practical alternative to that SUV or crossover for family buyers

Find out why the Volkswagen Golf is the 2020 winner of our Best Car for Long Distances

Rory Reid drives the new Golf and picks out his 10 favourite features on the new car

For die-hards who still favour an estate car over a crossover or compact SUV the Golf is one of the best, with a winning combination of size and practicality.

Even on the cusp of retirement and with a new model waiting in the wings the Volkswagen Golf remains a benchmark hatchback, with a model to suit almost every taste and requirement

The new, eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf is revealed. Expect to see lots of them on the road from 2020.

Find out why the Volkswagen Golf is the 2019 winner of our Best Car for New Drivers award.