Called the GLI, has been on our shores for 40 years. That's a long time for any model to last, especially one that's a bit niche like the GLI. But there's a reason the GLI still exists – ...

This is why the Jetta GLI still has a manual transmission, whereas the Golf GTI now does not anywhere in ... You’ll have to park the new GLI next to the old one to tell what’s changed, and ...

A mechanical twin to the Golf GTI, which has evolved ... of the rare cases where an old-school approach actually works in favor of the model in question. The Jetta GLI is still one of the greats ...

The lone exception is the GLI, which uses a version of the same turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder found in the Golf GTI hatchback; however, power is slightly less than with the hot hatch, with Jetta ...

As hot hatches, bloated SUVs, and overpriced "track specials" dominate the market, the Volkswagen Jetta GLI boldly sticks to its old-school formula ... sibling, the GTI. Since debuting in the ...