We arrived at Pomona raceway ready to pit the latest Honda Civic Si against the Volkswagen GTI and before a single wheel was turned, we got sidetracked doing what car people like to do best: argue.

Who would think that a tiny snail could cause such a ruckus? However, where once performance-oriented Honda products relied on revvy, naturally-aspirated engines, the company has turned to the ...

The 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI is a 5-seat Hatchback starting at $30,595 with 4 different trims, and this Base trim does not have sufficient data to calculate an overall rating. The 2018 Honda Fit ...

With platoons of fans, both the 2022 Volkswagen Golft GTI and 2022 Honda Civic Si make worthy opponents for the affordable hot-hatch car segment. Paul Schmucker and Todd Deeken of Everyday Driver took ...

In the November 2006 issue of Automobile Magazine, we featured eight cars that point the way toward a new era of frugal fun. Three of them--the Mazdaspeed 3, the Honda Civic Si, and the Volkswagen GTI ...

You care about going fast, and you're okay with making that happen in an early '90s front-wheel-driven hatchback. That's mostly because your Visa card says you're only good for fifteen grand, which, ...

Who knew that a four-door midsize sedan like the Honda Accord could have so much in common with a hot hatchback such as the VW Golf GTI? Yet the two have identical displacements, identical torque ...

Wheels goes to Jebel Hafeet, makes a U-turn, and finds a better road for the battle between the Honda Civic Type R and the Volkswagen Golf GTI Type R. First of all, the word Type immediately commands ...

The affordable sports compact segment is more competitive than ever, and 2025 has brought three standout contenders from Honda, Volkswagen, and Hyundai into a surprisingly tight race. Each delivers ...

The Honda Civic Type R has long been the king of front-wheel drive hot hatches and as more and more of this market heads down the all-wheel drive route, the Type R shows no signs of giving up its ...