When Volkswagen first introduced the Taos, the company offered two transmission options: an eight-speed automatic on front-wheel-drive models and a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission (VW calls it ...

The R32 was powered by a 3.2-liter, 24-valve VR6 engine which produced 238 hp, also used in the Audi TT. The seven-speed dual ...

With the announcement of the 2025 Jetta GLI and its continuation of the manual transmission on Tuesday, Volkswagen continues to pull some serious weight in the enthusiast circle. But, while the ...

In keeping with this series' overarching theme of giving you the experience of being cornered at a party by some wild-eyed loon who won't shut up about some bullshit, I think we have a good episode ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

Driving a car equipped with a manual transmission these days is something of a rarity among the public, but this rarity has turned into something positve for owners of manual-equipped cars. It seems ...

Volkswagen Automatic Transmission in China has begun local production of dual clutch (DSG) transmissions. In a first phase, newly-founded Volkswagen Automatic Transmission in Dalian will produce ...

Isaac Atienza is a Filipino motoring journalist who joined TopSpeed.com in 2021. He also owns a Filpino motoring website called Go Flat Out PH and is also a contributor to a local newspaper called The ...

The VW Jetta GLI has lost a key ingredient for butting its way past the hatchback GTI—a manual transmission. Cars Direct reports that the 2018 Volkswagen Jetta GLI will only be available with the dual ...

For the 2018 model year, Volkswagen of America is adopting an entirely different approach to its sports sedan transmission lineup than Honda and Subaru. Unlike the Honda Civic Si, which is available ...

Ever since it was at the center of the biggest scandal in the history of the auto industry, German carmaker Volkswagen has been trying to make amends. From full-electric vehicles to new transmissions, ...

During the 1960s and ’70s, when Volkswagen’s Karmann Ghia was a common sight on American roads, enthusiasts endlessly debated ...