VW Golf GTI, Golf R Will Drop Manual Transmission Option in 2024 A special-edition GTI 380 will mark the final run of manual hot hatches for Volkswagen. Dubbers, pour one out.

Here in the US, both transmissions are rated at a combined 27 mpg (8.7 L/100 km), with the DSG getting the edge in city driving (24 mpg/9.8 L/100 km) and the manual beating it slightly for highway ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is among the original hot hatchbacks, an icon of front-wheel-drive fun that traces its history back to 1976.Over the ensuing decades, it's always offered a manual ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is among the original hot hatchbacks, an icon of front-wheel-drive fun that traces its history back to 1976. ... VW Kills GTI's Manual Transmission, ...

Volkswagen is also pulling the manual transmission from its even more potent Golf R. That means neither Golf hatchback will see a manual transmission after 2024. The Volkswagen GTI 380 S will ...

Before this iconic transmission says adieu, we seized the opportunity to experience the thrill of rowing our own gears in the 2024 Golf GTI 380 S—the base model featuring a six-speed manual.

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI 380 will go on sale this fall. Pricing starts at $32,485 for the entry-level S model. The mid-range SE costs $37,285, while the range-topping Autobahn will set you ...

According to data compiled by Motor1, the Volkswagen Golf GTI manual transmission take rate was around 50 percent in 2023, while the Jetta GLI number was slightly lower at 40 percent.

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI will be the last GTI to have a manual transmission. We spent a couple of weeks with it, and while we prefer the automatic, we want VW to save the manual.

For 2025, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is getting a host of quality-of-life updates, and some new styling, but is losing a transmission option. That’s right, there isn’t a manual.

Volkswagen rolled out the new Golf in January, and ever since they've been dropping performance variants like a striptease for gearheads.The Golf R Mk8.5 is about to hit the streets, and it's ...

That's right: When the updated 2025 Golf GTI arrives, it'll come standard with VW's DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. Don't get us wrong, we still love the two-pedal GTI, and we're sure the ...