Simply put, I don't like hating on stuff. But I just can't, in good confidence, be all lovey-dovey and gushy over the 2024 Mk8 Golf GTI after the three-ish weeks I just spent driving it.

In 2024, exactly five decades after the Mk1 Golf hit the road, Volkswagen is addressing these complaints with this: the Mk8.5 GTI. It arrives as part of the Golf’s mid-life update and its last ...

The Mk8 Golf GTI measures 4287mm long ... vehicle replaces the standard tartan-patterned cloth trim with supple white and grey Vienna leather – a worthwhile upgrade, in my view – plus heating ...