By 1975 the Golf had landed on U.S. shores rebadged as the VW Rabbit. (In 1985, VW saw fit to call the car the same thing worldwide and badged the second-generation versions Golf.) Its styling was ...

And along with it, perhaps Volkswagen's common sense, as well. The automaker that gave us the venerable, affordable Beetle, the people's car, then tried to persuade us to buy vehicles such as the ...

The VW Rabbit Cabriolet was a common sight on college campuses in the 1980s and 1990s, but finding a minty one today perhaps isn't easy.

This 1984 example of the much-loved Volkswagen Rabbit GTI started car enthusiasts down a path of fuel economy-conscious, utilitarian, yet fun to drive little machines that captured our hearts.

Finding a Rabbit GTI today is easy, since VW's Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, plant built some 30,000 examples. Finding one that has been well cared for is another story.

1984 Rabbit GTI Classic Drive: Still Worthy of Its Own Legend? We took the Mk1 GTI for a spin to find out. ... Because from the moment I took the VW's keys in hand and drove off the dealer lot, ...

5 Classic Volkswagen Models That Will Look Great In Any Garage. ... Starting out as simply "a Rabbit with a trunk," VW did ...

Perhaps some of VW agreed with me, too, because the '79 to '80 rectangular lamp design was a U.S.-only thing, and when the whole car was finally re-designed for the Mark 2 Golf, the slightly ...

This 1982 VW Rabbit LS has 144,000 original miles, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the body. Every panel looks straight and clean, and the baby blue paint still shines like new.

If you saw my write-up on the 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI, you probably took note of the fact that I called out the little vintage hatchback for being pretty shouty when cruising on the highway ...

The Vintage Volkswagen Rabbit Springs to Life With Collectors. VW’s tiny “Golf” got a new name for the U.S.—and even during the coronavirus pandemic, auction sales are going strong.

The Volkswagen Corrado replaced the Mk2 Scirocco, but it arrived with a $17,900 price tag, much higher than the outgoing Scirocco. The Karmann-built Corrado debuted in the U.S. in 1990 with the ...