Jetta GLI is officially the last sports compact car wearing a VW badge sold in the U.S. that's available with a stick.

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.

Special edition of the Jetta GLI goes on sale early in 2014 Herndon, VA, 12.19.2013 - In 1984, Volkswagen introduced the first Jetta GLI to the U.S. market, setting the blueprint for all ...