Volkswagen refreshed the eighth generation of its famous Golf lineup in 2024, trying to recover the terrain lost in front of other newcomers such as the Honda Civic or the Opel/Vauxhall Astra.

The Golf GTI is considered the inventor of the hot hatch segment, and this model has attracted millions of buyers worldwide during its eight generations since it entered into production in 1976.

The inventor of the hot-hatch category is back with a new version. Of course, we are talking about the Golf GTI from Volkswagen. It is one of the icon cars of the automotive industry. Millions and millions of fans around the globe waited for this eighth generation of the GTI.

Volkswagen introduced the eighth generation of the Golf in 2019 and expanded the engine lineup with the GTE plug-in hybrid version in early 2020.

The first Volkswagen Golf GTD came on the market in the '80s. It was the time when people were very happy to see a diesel on the road. Its lower fuel consumption was very convincing. It was 1982 when the first diesel version of the GTI was introduced, wearing the GTD badge. The latest Golf GTD was launched at the same moment as the eighth Golf GTI.

Volkswagen introduced a facelift for the Golf MK7 in 2017, and along with that, it also upgraded the GTI version, which was known as the original hot hatch.

After the Dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen tried to prove that it cand build eco-friendly fast vehicles and brought back the GTD version for the Golf lineup in 2013. Four years later, it refreshed it.

Volkswagen upgraded the Golf's seventh generation in 2017 and tried to clean its name after the Dieselgate with electrified vehicles such as the GTE.

Volkswagen introduced the GTE as a plug-in hybrid for the hot-hatch market, which was an unusual decision, but it was a bold move that paid off.

The Golf GTI is the most famous hot-hatch car on the market. It appeared in the mid-'70s and it was produced ever since. In 2013 it reached its seventh generation.

The Golf GTI is the most famous hot-hatch car on the market. It appeared in the mid-'70s and it was produced ever since. In 2013 it reached its seventh generation and, along with it, came the diesel version: the GTD.

The Golf GTD stepped into his brother's shoes and became a hot-hatch icon among the diesel fans across Europe. It was fast, fuel-efficient, and with respectable torque for its size.

The Golf GTD was for the diesel hatchbacks that the Golf GTI was for the gasoline version: a sporty car with big appeal to the young people. In the diesel version it had a better fuel-efficiency.

In 2008, at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the sixth generation of the Golf. It was a surprising move from the fifth generation, which was on sale for only five years.

Volkswagen introduced the sixth generation of the Golf in 2008 and, along with it, unveiled the GTI version as well, continuing the long history of the most famous hot-hatch in the world.

When Volkswagen introduced the Golf VI at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, it brought the GTI version too, with three and five-door bodies.

When Volkswagen introduced the fifth generation of the Golf in 2003, its fan base awaited the GTI version, which was available in a traditional three-door version or a more conservative five-door configuration.

Volkswagen introduced the Golf's fifth generation on the market in 2003, and, in the following year, the carmaker brought the most-wanted version: the GTI.

It was the last naturally aspirated Golf GTI, but it wasn't as special for its era as its predecessors were in their times.

At the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled one of the most awaited vehicles from that year, the second generation of the Golf, which was available right from the start with three or five doors.

The Golf GTI was the Golf that shouldn't exist, but since a team secretly developed it and impressed the VW management, they gave it the OK and changed the Golf forever.

Volkswagen Gol was the most successful car on the Brazilian market and it was produced since 1980 as a replacement for the popular VW Beetle. In 2014, the car already reached its third generation.

Volkswagen designed the Gol, especially for specific markets, with specific demands and, most important, lower prices.