Goodbyes are never easy–but that doesn’t mean you can’t do a rad secret handshake before parting ways.
That’s sort of the idea behind the special edition VW Golf GTI 380, designed to celebrate “the heritage of the manual transmission in VW’s hot hatches during the final year of three-pedal production for Golf GTI and Golf R.”
While most special- or …
I thought manuals were generating more interest?
Datsun310Guy said:I thought manuals were generating more interest?
In the US, the take rate is about 40% for the GTI manual trans. But they only sold about 6k GTIs last year. VWoA wanted to keep it around, but VWAG is dropping them as the Europeans and ROW don't seem to want the manuals anymore. The DSG is quicker and gets better fuel mileage.
With the performance capabilities of today's automatics, the manual is becoming less desirable. Some manufacturers have been offering more manuals, BMW and Toyota come to mind, but I wonder what the uptake will be.
I am at 1:8 automatics and that car is for sale.
No sunroof? I want one.
I wish they would have gone with a more exciting exclusive color.
Is the Golf R also getting this package? The article mentions saying goodbye to the manual R but then never mentions the R again.
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