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VW refreshes the GLI for 2025–and keeps the manual transmission

Volkswagen confirmed today that the refreshed 2025 Jetta GLI will keep the manual alive.

June 25: VW to reveal 2025 Jetta GLI–and something with a manual

Ahead of the official reveal of the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI, has Volkswagen confirmed that a manual transmission will be available, too?

Your Projects: An Audi V8-powered Volkswagen GTI

How to build the ultimate Mk4 GTI? How about swapping in an Audi V8?

Live Thread: One Week with a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

We have a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 2.0T SEL R-Line for a week. What do you want to know?

You Need This: Custom VW Jetta pickup truck

A VW Jetta, now with more space to carry all your stuff.

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Features: VW Golf R: Proof that hot hatches can still punch above their weight

The GRM track test and review of the latest Volkswagen Golf R.

Columns: I’ve ruined another perfectly practical car–and I’m grateful for it

Our Mk7 VW Golf GTI is just the latest perfectly good car we've ruined in the name of our hobby.

Columns: How I rediscovered a love of autocross by putting down the camera

Normally, you can find Chris, our video editor, shooting cars on track from behind a camera. This time, he left the camera behind so he could be the one on track.

Features: Volkswagen Rabbit GTI: Winner then, still a winner today?

The GRM staff knows rad-era cars, as we’ve been driving them since they were new.

News and Notes: A GTI-powered Plymouth Horizon

Not a Rabbit, not an Omni, but a Plymouth Horizon.

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Wanna autocross with GRM this weekend?

Spring is here. Let’s race.

We’re running our Golf GTI on Sunday, April 21, with our local Porsche Club of America in Tavares, Florida. German …

Cleaning our direct injection GTI’s intake with walnut blasting

The cause of our VW GTI’s rough idle and intermittent check engine light? Our suspicions were confirmed when we opened the hood and removed the intake manifold: The intake vales …

Can we get faster laps in our Mk7 GTI by upgrading the intercooler?

Sure, our Mk7 GTI is both fast and consistent, but only for a handful of laps before the engine heat soaks and lap times get slower.

The solution? …

Comparing our 318is to another rad-era icon, the Mk1 Rabbit GTI

Back in the day, the E30 BMW 318is was one of the more affordable ways to go fast.

How does it compare, then, to another inexpensive go-fast option, …

Our Mk7 GTI again proves to be an ideal dual-duty car

After a flawless outing for its first autocross event last year, we took our Mk7 GTI back out, this time for a Martin Sports Car Club event at the …

VW Forum Topics

Third time's a charm? Round and round again with a 1993 VW Corrado VR6
Once more into the breach, the tales of a 1993 VW Corrado SLC/VR6
Clutch Diagnosis Request - 2012 VW GTI
2004 VW Touareg- World Traveler
LERN ME: MK8 VW GTI DSG Edition
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VW Readers' Rides

Apr 22, 2026 by rlboyles
1984 None Rabbit GTI

Autox car. Hand built Coilovers 400/500# springs. Big front bar. Delrin bushings.

Jan 30, 2026 by N_SlickGTpp2
1971 None Baja Bug

71’ Baja bug, EJ swap in progress.

Mar 18, 2025 by GopherBrokeRacing
2019 None Golf Alltrack

6 spd manual 4Motion, APR tune, IS38 turbo, 3" downpipe and exhaust, VW R-Line lowering springs from a ROW Golf R Estate w/ Koni Yellows. Slowly getting it dialed in …

Aug 24, 2023 by anger_enginering
2014 None CC R-Line

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Apr 26, 2023 by Scott Thompson
2019 None GTI

White Silver SE DSG

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