Five-door hatchback · 1,984 cc EA888 LK3 evo4 turbocharged four-cylinder (239 kW / 325 PS)
2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50
Volkswagen's European-market 50th-anniversary GTI was the most powerful production GTI to date, rated at 239 kW (325 PS) and 420 Nm.

Photo: “Volkswagen Golf VIII GTI Edition 50 IAA 2025 DSC 2026” by Alexander-93 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- GTI
- Body style
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 1,984 cc EA888 LK3 evo4 turbocharged four-cylinder (239 kW / 325 PS)
- Transmission
- 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic
- Edition
- Edition 50
- Production
- First customer deliveries scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
Germany/European-market anniversary configuration; not presented as a US trim.
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 50. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 4
- Factory intervals
- 4
- Fitment-scoped
- 4
- Exact references
- 1
Before orderingIdentify your engine, options and build date.Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.
Engine air-filter element
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2026 VW Service Maintenance Schedules · PDF page 3 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Dust and pollen filter
Exact reference available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2026 VW Service Maintenance Schedules · PDF page 3 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Golf-family cataloged cabin-filter fitment
WIX lists WP10159 for the applicable Golf, GTI, and Golf R rows; this establishes replacement-filter fitment, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — WP10159 application catalog · Volkswagen GTI 2022–2027 and Golf R 2024–2027 2.0L application rows · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX WP10159
Qty. 1 · Passenger-compartment air-filter panel · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the applicable 2026 U.S. Golf-family model; confirm VIN and installed filter before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — WP10159 application catalog · Volkswagen GTI 2022–2027 and Golf R 2024–2027 2.0L application rows · checked
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Brake and clutch fluid
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2026 VW Service Maintenance Schedules · PDF page 3 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
GTI
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2026 VW Service Maintenance Schedules · PDF page 4 — Additional Maintenance Items, GTI spark-plug row · checked
Sources
Other 2026 configurations