the new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta was revealed (pictured above), we ... This will likely be the same unit found in the GTI, which produces 220 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.

Starting this year, VW no longer sells a manual-transmission Golf GTI or R, so the only fun car left within its lineup available with this type of transmission is the Jetta GLI you're seeing here.

Here's how that translates into total sales: Obviously, it's not that many cars in the big scheme of things: The Tiguan outsold the Jetta, Golf GTI and R, and Arteon combined last year.

In 2024, manual Jetta GLI sales rose 38% year-over-year, compared to a slightly lower 33% year-over-year increase in 2023. The GLI may lack some of the hot hatchback fun offered by the GTI ...

The 1970s saw the introduction of the Passat (Dasher in North America), the Scirocco coupe, the subcompact Golf hatchback (Rabbit in North America) and Jetta sedan. The Golf GTI was crated in 1976 ...