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

The VW GTI and Golf R are automatic frontrunners, with the Honda Civic and Mazda 3 not far behind ... The exhaust line was also modified, which boosted power from 42 hp to 58 hp.

While India misses out on the Volkswagen Golf, we are getting in the Golf, albeit in its performance avatar, i.e. the Golf ...

The porky 1533kg unladen weight is 140kg more than that of the three-door GTI hatchback, and the 7.3-sec 0-62mph time is 0.4-sec slower. Like a slightly quicker Golf cabriolet. It certainly feels ...