Dead: Volkswagen GTI Manual And Volkswagen Golf R Manual

Volkswagen sent out a press release this morning about the 2024 Golf GTI 380 Edition. It contains the biggest “oh, by the way” in the history of enthusiast cars: that the 380 is being built to celebrate the end of the manual transmission in the GTI and Golf R.

We thought this might happen, but it’s now confirmed. The manual Golf apparently emits 162g/km of CO2 to the automatic’s 160g/km, which was enough to get it cancelled in the name of manufacturer fleet emissions quotas that apply in Europe. No way to reduce that emissions number for what I believe is a product with a 40%-50% manual take rate in the US, I suppose. Gotta balance out the SUVs.

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