Volkswagen revealed a special-edition package that will be applied to all 2024 GTIs, marking the end of the line for the stick-shift gearbox in VW's hot hatch.
Of course, assuming they don’t pull a Dodge with their “Last Call” shenanigans.
The GTI had a roughly 50% take rate for the manual iirc, so this is just VW killing it off altogether. May as well, it’s all crossovers (ügh) and EVs from here, and the Golf is already dead.
The GTI had a roughly 50% take rate for the manual iirc, so this is just VW killing it off altogether. May as well, it’s all crossovers (ügh) and EVs from here, and the Golf is already dead.
A 50% take rate is quite high actually.
That’s his point.