Although the Mk I Golf had a diesel-powered GTD version as early as the 1980s, those models never really took off. The reason ...

"The GTD would be a great car. The price point is not really attractive. So the probability is sort of diminishing," said Horn. While other Volkswagen diesel engines for North America are built in ...

At the Geneva Motor Show this year, Volkswagen will introduce one of its most enticing takes on the Golf yet: a Variant/SportWagon with the go-fast components from its GTD diesel hot hatch.

Deploying all 245PS means a 0-62mph time of 6.7 seconds, aided by a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. This makes it half a second slower than the Volkswagen Golf GTI, but quicker than ...

This year, the front-wheel-drive segment also saw changes to its hierarchy, with Honda reclaiming the title of fastest FWD ...

The Golf GTD has ... Yet the GTD’s combination of long-distance frugality and ease of performance still has its appeal. Now fitted with a 197bhp version of VW’s 2-litre turbo diesel engine ...

Call it around £33,000 for GTI and GTD then, and up to £35,000 for the GTE. The VW Golf performance range won’t stop at these three models, of course. A source higher up Volkswagen has ...

Deploying all 245PS means a 0-62mph time of 6.7 seconds, aided by a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. This makes it half a second slower than the Volkswagen Golf GTI, but quicker than ...