Contrary to what you may have assumed, the Volkswagen Golf was not named after the sport. Rather, when the car was being developed as the successor to the Beetle, “Golf,” which is German for “Gulf,” ...

The VW Golf gets much-improved infotainment tech and remains a good-to-drive family car There are household names and then there’s the Volkswagen Golf. Indeed, it’s been so popular for so long that it ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

First introduced in 1974, the Volkswagen Golf is an originator in the compact hatchback segment. The current seventh-generation Golf went on sale for 2015 and provides compact, versatile, affordable ...