The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI wasn’t long for this world when the GTI TCR (Touring Car Racing) came along, with the final GTIs being short-run specials. As we were driving the Golf GTI TCR ...

Except for the Volkswagen Golf R models, the Mk7.5 Golf GTI TCR was the quickest and fastest iteration of the Golf GTI, which marked the end of the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf model.

making it even more imperative that the new GTI TCR doesn’t disappoint as the Mk7 Golf’s final hurrah. Volkswagen Golf R 2025 review – Mk8.5 not the return to form we'd hoped for VW were ...

The standard Mk7.5 GTI was tuned up to 228bhp, while the Performance variant received an even bigger hike, to 242bhp and 273lb ft. If you are going for the later car, we would suggest that the ...