I concluded “simply get it with a stick” after driving a 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI from Boston to Maine and again earlier in 2023. Act quick in case you plan to comply with my recommendation: The six-speed stick will disappear after 2024, and it is getting despatched off with a special-edition mannequin known as GTI 380.
Designed solely for the North American market, the bundle comes normal on each GTI ordered with three pedals throughout the 2024 mannequin yr. It contains the DCC adaptive damping system, 19-inch alloy wheels, plus gloss black paint on the roof panel and on the door mirror caps. Consumers can select from six current colours and a further hue known as Graphite Grey Metallic that is unique to the GTI 380.
Inside, we’re instructed that the GTI 380 receives a golfball-shaped shift knob as a tribute to previous generations of the mannequin, although this half is not proven in Volkswagen’s photographs. The S and SE trim ranges ship with Scalepaper Plaid fabric upholstery, which is one other heritage-laced function, whereas the Autobahn comes normal with leather-based. The ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster and its quite a few show choices stay.
What is the cope with 380? I am sorry, power-hungry lovers, however that quantity does not denote the horsepower output. It comes from the inner code that Volkswagen assigned the eighth-generation Golf. The GTI 380 makes use of the identical turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder that has powered the regular-production mannequin since its launch. The engine sends 241 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque to the entrance wheels.
The 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI 380 will go on sale this fall. Pricing begins at $32,485 for the entry-level S mannequin. The mid-range SE prices $37,285, whereas the range-topping Autobahn will set you again by $40,625. Notice that these figures exclude the vacation spot cost. After that, the GTI will go automatic-only for the primary time in its decades-long historical past. Volkswagen provides that the 315-horsepower Golf R will lose its six-speed stick after the 2024 mannequin yr as nicely, although it hasn’t introduced plans to ship off the transmission with a particular version mannequin.
The GTI is concerning the final mannequin we might have anticipated to lose the stick shift, and VW has expressed satisfaction in a comparatively excessive take fee for the handbook prior to now. So we have requested the automaker to elucidate. We’ll replace this put up if we hear again.