The last Golf R had 292 horses, and that thing accelerated strongly at highways speeds. 315 horses gets squeezed out of the turbocharged four-banger, and there's also a R-Performance package that sharpens the throttle, shifts quicker, and manages the 15-position electronically controlled dampers. Okay, so it'll still cost you $43,645 base MSRP but what you get for the money is bonkers. The all-wheel drive Golf R is the brand's affordable supercar. Get a Good Deal on the Volkswagen Golf GTI You can opt for the excellent seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, but it's the stick shift we would go for all day long. And then there's that sweet-shifting 6-speed manual transmission. It also boasts a standard electronically controlled limited-slip differential and brake-based torque vectoring, along with available adaptive dampers. The GTI ($30,540 base MSRP) is now the most powerful ever with 241 horses from a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder. We haven't driven either of these new models yet, but the last-generation Golf GTI and Golf R were absolute joys to drive, and the 2022 versions are supposed to be even better. The new 2022 GTI and Golf R upgrade the models with more power, better handling, improved styling, and more current in-car tech. Kudos to VW for not just continuing to build the GTI and Golf R but for giving them a proper and timely redesign. Even that low-powered hatchback was fun to drive because of the great steering and chassis.
Okay, so the regular Golf is now gone from our shores. But there's hope for those of us who love to rope our own gears, as thin as that hope is, and it comes in the form of some great manual transmission cars that are still for sale today. The result is that we get stupid crap like CVTs, more crossovers, and more slushboxes that are about as fun to drive as a bar of soap on wheels. Instead, more and more car buyers think "screw skills" and simply want tech to do everything for them. It seems every year that passes, a few more manual transmission cars get killed off.
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