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 ...

It’s not only traditional passenger cars that are in jeopardy in Western markets these days, but also models that feature manual transmissions. Most new car buyers are simply not interested in ...

After Volkswagen dropped the manual transmission option from the Golf GTI and Golf R in North America, it seemed only a matter of time before the stick shift disappeared from the Jetta GLI as well.

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 ...

View post: Urban’s Wildest Defender Yet Isn’t Really An SUV Anymore After Volkswagen dropped the manual transmission option from the Golf GTI and Golf R in North America, it seemed only a matter of ...