Volkswagen is discontinuing manual transmissions for the GTI and Golf R, despite a notable spike in demand from U.S.

With the same fundamentals as the regular Golf GTI, the Clubsport S’s mechanicals are well proven. One potential failure point is the thermostat housing, which can start to leak coolant with ...

The kind folks over at Volkswagen gave current GTI and R32 owners first dibs at ... The 2008 R32 will retain its 3.2l engine with 250hp, and 4Motion permanent AWD will be standard.