Alright boys, it’s time. I bought my 06 GLI a month and a half ago and tried so much to fix the ongoing issue. Drove it home at about 50 miles an hour on the highway and the timing belt broke. Many issues but those are irrelevant now. I’m almost certain before the tear down that there’s gonna be...

I am shopping for a set of wheels for my 2016 Jetta GLI. I found a seller online who is selling his 16" wheels which came off a 2012 Jetta regular (S) and has the same PCD of 5x112. I would like to know if they would fit my 2016 Jetta GLI or is there a different offset value that can cause the...

What's up everybody. I bought a '04 Jetta GLI that had been sitting for the better part of 4 years, begging to be saved. It's a super sweet ride. Has a chipped ECU and a couple bolt-ons and is definitely a good time. After about 7 months (waaaaay longer than I was expecting) some little issues...

REPOSTED IN CLASSIFIEDS Hi everyone, so up for sale is my 2004.5 VW GLI 1.8T 6 Speed with 180,*** miles. It was my daily driver from early 2016-2018 and has been driven sparingly since then to keep it in shape. This car has been my baby but sadly it is time to let her go since I am...

So for the past couple months my DSG transmission (02E) has gotten the PRNDS flash of death, but it happened super rarely. Now, over the last week it’s happened twice, but the three previous times prior to today, the transmission was able to go back into gear by just slapping it into tiptronic...

For a company whose reputation in the US is largely predicated on one of the most famous ad campaigns ever, VW’s recent ads have been—well, forgettable is about as kind as I can put it. Based on less-than-remarkable wordplay, VW’s recent ads have suggested that we “ Betta Getta Jetta ” and that...

I like it. I like it a lot and that’s not just because it’s cheap or I got to drive it down the Tail of the Dragon and into Knoxville, Tennessee—though those two points certainly don’t hurt. I like because it performs enormously well and offers everything it has to give generously. I like it...

Volkswagen has officially released pricing and trim info for the Jetta GLI. Prices start at $26,890 ($895 delivery included) for the base GLI S; the GLI 35th Anniversary Edition, meanwhile, starts at $27,890, and the GLI Autobahn starts at $30,085. While the GLI 35th Anniversary Edition isn't...

While Volkswagen has yet to reveal exactly how much the Jetta GLI will cost when it comes out later this year, the pricing will be "impressive," according to product developer Adam Reinhardt.  Reinhardt made his comments to Motor Trend at the Chicago Auto Show , where he spoke at length about...

The wait is almost over! The 2020 Volkswagen Jetta GLI will debut shortly, with the German automaker set to debut the somewhat hot four-door at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show later this week. VW released a new teaser for the new Jetta GLI on its Facebook page this week to drum up hype for the...

Did you like this week's Find Of The Day ? Looking for your own small-bumper Jetta GLI? Want something a little rarer? Check out this Wolfsburg "Pirelli" Edition GLI; it's a complete car for a low low price. Full disclosure: while I've casually read references peppered throughout our forums on...

Are you in the market for a new project car? Looking for something to wrench on? Well, our latest Ratty Rescue may be just the car for you. This 1990 Jetta coupe needs a few things, one of which is a new home. Another is something just as important: a drivetrain. The MK2 Jetta is a standout in...

Back in June, for the 95 th time, racers and builders trekked to Colorado to race up a mountain road. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of motorsport's great events. With more than a century of racing, reputations have been staked, legends made, and hopes shattered along the...

Summer is just around the corner, which means that the show season is upon us. Everybody is cleaning and prepping their cars to be show ready, and that means Volkswagen, too. Like last year, Volkswagen of America has built a handful of show cars to show off at this year's major VW shows...

Last week Volkswagen held a competition between the Golf GTI and the Jetta GLI to determine which was the bes t (or which had the most fans). The GTI earned more miles, but if more GLIs looked like this 2012 Jetta, the GLI may just have won. This stunner comes from the forum and is being...

Rival Road: GTI vs GLI sets out to pit fans of Volkswagen’s two small performance cars against one another. The game is VW’s first, and it allows players from across the nation to compete for their preferred car. The game is a fairly simple one. Racing up a road in your favorite car (either a...

The birds are singing, the trees are budding, and the flowers are blooming, which can only mean one thing: it’s show season. Cars will be gathering in parking lots and fields all over the country, and Volkswagen of America will be in on the action with their new fleet of five show cars. VW will...

The GTI’s sedan counterpart showcases a custom makeover, courtesy of the Italian aftermarket and motorsport tuner  Herndon, VA — Volkswagen of America is bringing the MOMO Edition Jetta GLI that debuted at the 2015 SEMA Show to this year’s Chicago Auto Show. Built on the newly redesigned 2016...

Unitronic is pleased to announce the official worldwide release of its Performance Software* for the 2.0 TSI EA888 Gen3 "non-MQB" (CPLA/CPPA) engine using the Continental SIMOS 12 Engine Control Unit (ECU). With baseline figures and data collected, Unitronic interprets the data and adjusts the...

There are many questions that can be prefaced by “What if…” and this 2016 VW Jetta GLI 2.0T is the answer to the question, “What if Volkswagen were to offer a MOMO Edition of its successful sports compact.” The result is a vehicle that is best described as OEM-plus. It maintains all of the...