It was a good run. But Volkswagen's long romance with the manual transmission is about to end in the United States. Beginning with the 2027 model year, the VW Jetta GLI will no longer offer a ...

With the Jetta GLI losing that option, the stick shift drops below the waves at VW, in North America at least. Volkswagen will discontinue the 6-speed manual transmission in the Jetta GLI after the ...

For a lot of people behind the wheel, it has never really been just about where they are going. It is more about that feeling ...

The GLI survives for 2027, but Volkswagen’s manual transmission era doesn’t.

VW confirms 2027 Jetta GLI will be automatic-only, ending manual transmissions across entire US lineup after GTI and Golf R went DSG-only.

Reston, Virginia — Et tu, GTI? The manual transmission-operated automobile has shrunk to a niche, performance market in recent years as automatic transmissions have been favored by customers for their ...

Volkswagen's U.S. sedan line-up looks pretty sparse these days, though that doesn't exactly single the automaker out among its rivals. With the venerable Passat bowing out of North America after the ...

Volkswagen revealed the updated Golf to the world late Tuesday, marking the nameplate’s 50th anniversary with an overhauled (but not all-new) lineup that will come to our shores in the form of the ...

A new kid will soon be on the all-wheel-drive hot hatch block: the latest iteration VW Golf R. The German automaker just took to the World Wide Web to reveal most of its secrets, including the power ...

Summit Point, West Virginia — WAUUGGGGH! At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the Jefferson Circuit’s technical Turn 2-3-4-5 ...