2025 Jetta offers an optional six-speed manual with the GLI, a rare feature in modern cars. Manual transmissions have evolved from standard to enthusiast options, now available only in top-spec ...

For the upcoming 2025 model year range, there's only going to be one Volkswagen with a manual transmission, ... The split in development is noticed in the interior, for better or worse.

Without a six-speed manual on the build sheet, every 2025 VW GTI will mate a seven-speed DSG to its 2.0-liter EA888 Evo4 mill. In this ’25 GTI, this turbocharged four makes 241 hp and 271 lb-ft ...

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 ...

Volkswagen reported a 48.6% year-over-year sales increase for the GTI and a 29.6% increase for the Golf R in 2024. Manual transmissions played a significant role in that growth, with 41% of GTIs ...

While manual transmission vehicles continue to be axed by manufacturers—the casualties from 2022 include ... the BRZ has a backseat and enough interior space for ... 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI ...

With the six-speed manual dead, the only transmission option is VW's venerable seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. Vehicle tested: 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Black Edition Base Price: $49,640 ...

The Jetta GLI will remain powered by the 2.0-liter EA888 engine, making 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, only down 13 hp and 15 lb-ft of torque from the 2024 Volkswagen GTI.

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 ...

UPDATE 01/11: CarBuzz reached out to Volkswagen of America to confirm whether the manual Golf will be discontinued locally. The company confirmed the current model will be the last to offer a ...

But then things got sadder when Volkswagen announced it would no longer offer the GTI and Golf R with a manual transmission come 2025. Well, now they’re just trying to piss me off.

As the proud owner of a manual Volkswagen GTI (one of the seminal hot hatchbacks), the news leaves a lump in my throat. For goodness sake, the woman who designed the interior of the original Mk 1 ...