Daily Drive: We drive the 2015 VW Golf GTI

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, April 24, 2013                  We drove the 2015 Volkswagen GTI.... 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI drive review What is it? This is Mk. VII for a car that has defined its brand -- and a category -- for 30 years. Given its near-complete makeover, it probably goes without saying the 2015 Volkswagen GTI is the best GTI yet, but for the record, it is the best. The more important judgment applies to fast compact hatchbacks in general,...   California Mille Miglia rides again “It was never a matter of saying, 'Are we going to continue? Continuing was always the plan,” according to David Swig, the son of California Mille Miglia founder   Fisker to face Congressional committee probe Henrik Fisker's congressional testimony on Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will paint the automaker he founded ...   One Lap of the Web: Exotic car dealerships, fake Ferraris and the Renault R5 Turbo We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Meet the real-life...   Jaguar releases 'Desire' short film at Sundance London Jaguar released its short film “Desire” today on YouTube. The British manufacturer is the Presenting Partner of the second Sundance London film and music festival that...   Bring a pair of trailers: Tatra T600 Tatraplan times two Here's a heavy-duty project for someone with a love of streamlined Czechoslovakian sheetmetal and who also happens to be going through a temporary fit of insanity: two Tatra 600 projects...   Hybrid owners sue Ford over Fusion, C-Max mpg claims Pennsylvania car owners are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming that the 2013 Fusion hybrid and C-Max hybrid are not delivering on promised...   Source says Matt Kenseth's engine failed NASCAR inspection following win at Kansas Matt Kenseth's race-winning car from Kansas failed inspection at NASCAR's Research and Development Center, The Associated Press has learned. NASCAR officials were discussing Wednesday what penalties to levy against Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing, multiple people familiar with the inspection...   Hurricane Sandy cars up for auction in New York New York City is auctioning off 535 vehicles abandoned after Hurricane Sandy. More than 100 of those vehicles were sold on Tuesday; the rest will be auctioned May 2 and May 7 at David Maltz & Co. in Central Islip, Long Island. “We’ve sold...   Ford posts record first-quarter profits Ford Motor Co. said first-quarter net income increased 15 percent from a year earlier to $1.61 billion, as rising U.S. auto sales pushed North American profits to a record, offsetting deeper losses in Europe. ''It's a very good start to the year for us,'' CFO Bob Shanks told journalists...   Consistency key for Lewis Hamilton in Formula One title fight Lewis Hamilton's steady scoring this year has put him into third place in the Formula One points chase, behind only Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen. Hamilton has scored two-thirds and two-fifths in his four starts this season. His   McLaren's Whitmarsh says Pérez wrong to hit teammate during F1 race McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said that Sergio Pérez went a little too far when he made contact with McLaren teammate Jenson Button during their battle at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. Pérez, who was recently encouraged by... You May Have Missed...   2014 Nissan Versa priced at $12,780: Continues reign as cheapest in America The 2014 Nissan Versa with a five-speed manual transmission -- at dealerships today -- will set you back $12,780, including $790 for destination. Stepping down to a four-cog automatic will cost a grand more.For that price -- the lowest in America, by the way, more on that later -- buyers get a 1.6-...   IndyCar legend A.J. Foyt expected to make full recovery following successful back surgery Motorsports legend A.J. Foyt underwent successful back surgery today in a Houston hospital. Foyt, 78, will be kept overnight as a precaution. Neurosurgeon David Cech performed the laminectomy procedure in the lumbar region of Foyt's spine to relieve the sciatic nerve pain he had been experiencing...   Spy Shots show 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Cadillac coupes have always carried a certain degree of dignity and romance, often underlined with performance and imposing design. Think Don Draper's '62 Coupe de Ville. Now comes the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe, the two-door version of the sedan launched last year as a BMW 3-series and Mercedes C-...   New NHTSA guidelines recommend vehicle systems disable text entry, videos while driving Federal regulators, moving to curb distracted driving, issued final voluntary safety guidelines today that would disable certain in-vehicle functions such as manual texting, Web browsing and video phoning while driving.Automakers should do more to keep drivers' eyes on the road and hands on the...   'Fast and Furious 6' featurette adds background Dom, Brian and the crew are back on May 24 for the sixth installment of “Fast and Furious.” After the insane Super Bowl commercial and follow-up teaser, we're chomping at the bit for more Oscar bait. The FF6 public relations team sent us a new featurette today, which gives us a little...   Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. too nice a guy to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title? Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a terrific ad pitchman and entrepreneur, a more-than-occasional gracious and generous host to some of NASCAR's up-and-coming stars. He's also pretty good at his job and one of the top 12 or 15 stock-car drivers in the world.But he's no Sprint Cup Series champion. And for those ...   Toyota works to make driving while elderly easier, safer Japan is getting older -- much older. By some estimates, 30 percent of Japanese city dwellers will be 65 or older by 2040. Never mind its financial implications: This demographic time bomb may be a recipe for on-road mayhem. According to Toyota, more seniors mean more driving accidents -- and...   Video shows voice-to-text is as dangerous as actual texting As we cruise through National Distracted Driving Awareness month we're finding, despite our best efforts, there's just no way to stay fully connected while you drive -- yet. Research coming out of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute Tuesday revealed that voice-to-text apps -- which read text...   IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan has torn ligaments in right hand, expects to race in Brazil Tony Kanaan will have to let an injured right hand heal on its own.Fortunately for the Brazilian, his crash with Oriol Servia on the penultimate lap of the Izod IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach didn't lead to broken bones. But unfortunately, he has torn ligaments.Kanaan is expected to ...   Reader's garage: Autoweek TV Autoweek checks out the garage and workspace of Kyle Evans and Michael Chetcuti.Music Credit:"I dunno" by grapes, licensed by Creative Commons.... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. 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