No manual transmission option in 2018 Jetta GLI

vj123

Autocross Newbie

Location

The Detroit

Car(s)

19 & 16 GTI - sold

• Oct 26, 2017

• #1

VW kills manual transmission in 2018 Jetta GLI. Article says it might come back with 2019s.

https://blog.caranddriver.com/2018-vw-jetta-adds-wolfsburg-edition-gli-loses-its-stick/

 

MeltedSolid

Autocross Newbie

Location

San Francisco Bay Area

Car(s)

'15 Golf, e36 328i

• Oct 26, 2017

• #2

They've done it before. I know when I was getting my mk6 I got super unlucky because it was in 2013 and I wanted a golf, but the 2013 base golf didn't come with a manual for reasons of VW felt like being a jerk that year?

 

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TheWombat

Go Kart Champion

Location

Vermont

• Oct 26, 2017

• #3

I am guessing that (assuming they aren't just axing it for good, which seems premature) they are waiting for a full on redesign/update and are going to roll out a modern six speed manual. Maybe.

 

vj123

Autocross Newbie

Location

The Detroit

Car(s)

19 & 16 GTI - sold

• Oct 26, 2017

• #4

Hopefully they bring it back. Maybe they killed it because sales did not cross break even profit based on previous sale numbers.