A VW dealership can carry out a test that will reveal whether there’s wear in the transmission’s clutch packs. Based on the result of this test, the question of whether the transmission is within ...

Volkswagen gets a lot of love and hate in equal measure. It's often glorified for its "German engineering," which barely scratches the surface, as it is known for reliability, comfort, and good road ...

If it’s a dual-mass flywheel, then $2000 doesn’t sound excessive, but to be sure phone around a few VW dealers and get their process. Approach the dealer and ask to see the parts they removed from ...

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 ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is among the original hot hatchbacks, an icon of front-wheel-drive fun that traces its history back to 1976. Over the ensuing decades, it's always offered a manual transmission ...

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 ...

A special edition celebrates the final run of the manual transmission-equipped VW GTI. I guess all good things have to come to an end, right? Volkswagen’s legendary GTI is losing one of its defining ...