Volkswagen is discontinuing manual transmissions for the GTI and Golf R, despite a notable spike in demand from U.S. enthusiasts. The manual-loving minority movement has lost yet another battle.
Earlier this year, Volkswagen shocked enthusiasts with the announcement that the 2024 Golf GTI will be the last model to have a manual transmission. The beloved hatchback, a mainstay for over 50 years ...
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For nearly fifty years, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has been the benchmark for affordable, practical, fun cars. It may not be the most powerful, the best-handling, or the prettiest, but it's always been ...
Aside from the inimitable Type 1 Beetle, no car better represents Volkswagen’s economical ethos than the Golf. Generation after generation, the Golf demonstrated that smart engineering and quality ...
Volkswagen sent out a press release this morning about the 2024 Golf GTI 380 Edition. It contains the biggest "oh, by the way" in the history of enthusiast cars: that the 380 is being built to ...