How to drive a hot hatch properly

VW’s special 50th anniversary Golf GTI isn’t merely a celebration of the icon’s first half-century – it also aims to be the best Golf GTI yet. Let’s drive

I’VE MET THIS ONE A FAIR BIT BEFORE. In fact 20 years ago I seemed to be driving a Type R pretty much every week in yet another battle to establish the best hot hatch. Ah, hot hatches, remember them?

Special edition gains a bodykit and keeps all the good stuff

Tracking down special stages used in Toyota’s 2019 Wales Rally GB win in our hot hatch hero.

GOLF LOYALTY + BARGAIN BMWS + ROAD PRICING

It’s the last day of summer 2025. The day when the darkness starts to outpace the daylight, temperatures start to inch lower and rainy days become a habit. But the sun is golden nail in the sky, there