The dash creaked, and I was especially weary of ... That confirms suspicions that the MK4 GTI isn't perfect. But get behind the wheel of one before casting a monolithic view on the 20-year-old ...

The stereo system in my 2004 VW GTI wasn't exactly cutting edge when the ... The stereo system in the MK4 is a standalone system; it doesn't interface with anything else in the car.

To update the interior, Jason went the extra mile and fitted a Mk4 dash as well as a Mk5 GTI steering wheel - no easy task. The retrofitted R32 headlights also got a European Mk4 headlight switch.

Inside, the black leather upholstery on the heated Recaro bucket seats, the plastics on the dashboard ... years of the Golf Mk4 production (2001-2003), VW upgraded the GTI with a more powerful ...

Over time VW steadily improved the Mk4 GTI (though we had to wait for the ... it was more or less standard Golf Mk4 - though some aluminium dashboard trim, winged Recaro seats and a high equipment ...

When it comes to hot hatchbacks, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is arguably the most famous and successful hot hatch ever to hit the mass market. What started out as a tiny, boxy hatchback, the Golf can ...

The Mk4 GTI, and the Golf range more generally, completely redefined expectations of quality for compact cars. Here was a car that was ostensibly just a VW Golf, yet one that made you feel a ...

Unsure as to whether buyers really preferred a hot or a merely warm Golf GTI VW decided to hedge its bets with the Mk4 model. So it launched both a normally-aspirated 125hp 1.8-litre car and a ...

Over time VW steadily improved the Mk4 GTI (though we had to wait for the ... it was more or less standard Golf Mk4 - though some aluminium dashboard trim, winged Recaro seats and a high equipment ...