Spy Video: 2014 VW Golf GTI Put Through its Paces at the Nürburgring

We've snapped some new video footage of the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI on test in and around the Nürburgring race track in Germany.

The new GTI will appear in production trim about a year after the regular Golf Mk7's world premiere at the 2012 Paris Motor Show this September.

The spy pictures and videos suggest that the seventh generation model will continue the Mk5 and Mk6 aesthetics, albeit with some sharper styling details. The GTI will stand out from its lesser family members by the red accent trims, bespoke front and rear ends and alloy wheel designs.

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Video Scoop of New Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7, Could get up to 260hp

The latest news on the upcoming, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI, is that the hot hatch could get a more powerful engine than what we originally thought.

Up until it now, it was believed that the next GTI's 2.0-litre turbocharged four-banger would get a 10 to 15 percent boost from 207hp (210PS) to around 220hp-230hp, but Autocar magazine reported today that the hot hatch may make as much as 260-horsepower.

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Photo Tour of Volkswagen's Southern Wörthersee Fest in Georgia

Did you know that the Volkswagen Group has been hosting a Wörthersee Tour in North America for the past six years?

Though not as famous as its namesake in Austria, which is by far the largest gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts in the world, this year's edition of the Southern Wörthersee Tour was attended by some 8,200 visitors in 3,800 cars.

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SPIED: All-New 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI MkVII Hits the Nürburgring for Testing

If there was ever a more important model in the vast lineup of the Volkswagen Group, it is the seventh generation of the Golf, which we will have the opportunity to see it in person for the first time at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show this September.

Say we had to single out one variant out of the Golf's range, that would no doubt be the GTI, the model that gave birth to an entire segment. However, before you get too excited, learn that we will not be seeing the next Golf GTI in Paris but most likely in Geneva the following March.

Since its presentation is a full year away, we have the next best thing with our first spy pictures of the Golf GTI MkVII wearing its production outfit while testing on the 'Ring.

Compared to the regular Golf prototypes we caught earlier this year, the GTI is distinguished by the larger alloy wheels wrapped around beefier tires, the lowered body and the side skirts. The car seen here is the five-door model, but Volkswagen will also offer a three-door variant and possibly a convertible later on.

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New Images and Videos of 2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet

Some 36 years and 1.8 million sales after the introduction of the original Golf GTI hot hatch, Volkswagen is now getting ready for the European launch of the first convertible version of the series.

First seen as a concept at the 2011 Wörthersee GTI meeting in Austria before VW rolled out the production model at the Geneva Show in March this year, the new Golf GTI Cabriolet will begin arriving in dealerships across the continent from mid-June (UK deliveries to start in July) with prices in Germany starting at €31,350 (about US$39,900).

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Cars and Girls from the 2012 Wörthersee GTI Tour [125 Photos]

It is by far the biggest gathering of Volkswagen Group fans in the world and it takes place every year at Lake Wörthersee in Austria, which lends its name to the event.

The 31st Wörthersee GTI fest kicked off on Wednesday, May 16, and will continue to entertain Volkswagen as well as Audi, Seat and Skoda owners and enthusiasts in more ways than one (as you will soon see in the pictures below…) for another two days until Saturday, May 19.

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The Apprentice: Volkswagen Golf GTI Black Dynamic Concept with 355HP [Updated]

Since October last year, nine young apprentices from Volkswagen aged 18 to 24 have been working on a special Golf GTI project. Their cumulative efforts gave birth to the Golf GTI Black Dynamic Concept, which is making its world premiere at this week's Wörthersee GTI meet in Austria.

Key styling changes include the matte grey hood with honeycomb decals that also appear on the car's profile, new black rims, LED headlamps, and a black and red themed interior.

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Poll: Which Sports Car Would You Buy for Around $25,000?

Let us just start off by saying that if you live in the States, you should feel fortunate that you can acquire a fairly rewarding and fun to drive sports car for $25,000 (approx. €19,300) or even less if you don't care much about all the bells and whistles of modern automobiles. If you are wondering why, head over to this post.

Now, with the recent arrival of the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins as well as a pricing announcement for the 2013 Ford Focus ST, which goes on sale later this year, buyers searching to buy a sports car for around $25k will have plenty of options to choose from.

The automotive menu at this price point includes front-wheel drive sport hatchbacks such as the MazdaSpeed 3 and VW Golf GTI, rear-wheel drive coupes like the Hyundai Genesis 2.0 Turbo and Chevy Camaro V6 and the Mazda MX-5 Miata roadster.

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DIY: 'DipYourCar' and Wheels with Plastic Spray Paint

Temporarily changing the color of your entire car or certain parts of it is something that crosses the mind of most drivers at one point or the other, which explains the success of foil wraps. Still, this solution can be relatively costly going upwards of a couple of thousand dollars for a full wrap.

A more economical solution for a purportedly easily applied and reversible paint job that seems to be gathering a bit of attention lately is "DipYourCar". What we have here is essentially a plastic paint that is applied via a spray can or a dedicated spray gun.

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New Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Priced from £29,310 in the UK

Volkswagen has announced UK pricing for its new Golf GTI Cabriolet that starts at £29,310 OTR for the manual gearbox model and rises to £30,610 for the DSG dual-clutch transmission version.

The first convertible in the Golf GTI's long history is available for order now from Volkswagen's UK dealerships, with the first deliveries due in July.

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Volkswagen Sweepstakes Offers Winner the Chance to Drive the Golf R at the 'Ring

The Volkswagen brand is lifting the stakes with a freshly launched competition to mark the arrival of its new 2012 Golf R hot hatch in the United States.

Named the “Golf R Ultimate Fan Experience” Sweepstakes, the contest will offer one lucky winner an all-expenses paid trip for two in Germany this September.

The week-long trip will include, among other things, a tour of VW's headquarters in Wolfsburg but more importantly, the unique opportunity to drive the Golf R at the Nürburgring racetrack.

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MT Puts New VW Golf R and Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Head to Head

In its latest episode of 'Head 2 Head', MotorTrend magazine took the recently launched in the U.S. Volkswagen Golf R hot hatch and compared it against the latest generation of the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO.

While the two cars share many similarities including, but not limited to, their compact sized bodies that are motivated by 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engines driving all-four wheels, they also prove to be very different on the road and the track.

Before you check out the video after the break, we'd like to remind you that the Volkswagen Golf R has 256hp and is priced from $33,900, while the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO gets 291-horses with prices starting from $34,495.

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CFC Adds a Lot of Ponies and Even More Color to the Volkswagen Golf GTI

German tuners were never shy to experiment with strange color combinations, even though most of the times, the results are questionable, to say the least.

CFC, which is short for Car Film Components, is a German firm that specializes on vinyl wraps but it also offers complete tunes. In its latest project, CFC has reworked a Volkswagen Golf GTI.

The hatchback's body is covered in a matte grey vinyl wrap, with the roof and the exterior mirror caps finished in carbon fiber, and the passenger side front fender, the GTI logos, the fuel cap and the inner part of the lower front grille featuring a comic strip-like wrap.

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Volkswagen Blows the Top off the New Golf GTI Cabriolet in Geneva [Video]

Unless Volkswagen has another production surprise under its sleeves (think Golf R Cabriolet), then the new open-top Golf GTI that made its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show could very well be the last hurray in the Mk6 series before the Germans reveal the seventh generation model at the Paris Motor Show this fall.

The first ever GTI Cabriolet in the history of the Golf features the same 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine as its famous hatchback brethren producing 210PS (207hp) and a peak torque of 280Nm (206 lb-ft).

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