VW has tested a manual transmission for EVs EVs that make sound are on the table at VW An electric GTI and Golf R won't arrive until the end of the decade The manual transmission might not die at ...

It seems Volkswagen won't be following Porsche or Mercedes-Benz into the arena of multi-speed transmissions for EVs. On Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show Kai Grünitz, head of global research ...

WOLFSBURG, Germany -- The Volkswagen brand plans to replace all of its transverse-mounted automatic transmissions with its direct-shift gearbox over the next five years. The direct-shift gearbox, VW's ...

"Manual Transmission Foils Car Theft" is a headline we write all too often, and now Volkswagen has taken advantage of America's stick shift incompetence to advertise its Jetta GLI's manual ...

If you thought the only thing missing from the Volkswagen Golf R was a manual transmission, there’s good news. You just need to wait a little bit longer than everyone else. The 2015 Volkswagen Golf R ...

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 ...

Back in early 2011, we were impressed by the nine-speed gearbox made for Chrysler — it promised a double-digit bump in fuel economy and made even modern seven-speed transmissions look quaint. Now ...

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 ...

For many years, people believed the manual transmission was on its way out, although it stubbornly resisted. Now, its time might have finally come, as shown by a recent decision by SAIC-Volkswagen in ...

On November 6, German media first reported that certain automatic transmissions used in gasoline- and diesel-powered Audi cars had software that could determine whether the car was being tested by ...

Volkswagen will have engine and transmission assembly plants in North America to support a new vehicle assembly plant the automaker is expected to build in North Carolina. The assembly plant could be ...

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