Volkswagen has revealed the Jetta GLI Performance concept, and it’s rather appealing. Because it's not another crossover or SUV, and it celebrates the Golf GTI sibling's long history.

Overview VW’s recipe for the GLI isn’t complex: Start with the more pedestrian Jetta sedan and increase its engine displacement to 2.0 liters and the pony count to 228 horsepower.

About 20,000 vehicles—all 2025 models—are affected. The Volkswagen Jetta is headed for the 2025 model year with just another refresh, though arguably VW doesn’t want to mess with something ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI is expected to reach U.S. dealers in Q3. Pricing info isn’t yet available, but VW boasts that base-model Jettas will actually go down in price.

Last year marked the Jetta GLI’s 40th anniversary. Volkswagen’s formula for the debut 1984 model year was much the same then as now: Drop the spunky Golf GTI powertrain into the larger, three ...

Now, that's a decent uptick from the 158 horses that the 1.5-liter turbo-four in the non-GLI Jetta will get you, and more than Honda's 2025 Civic Si (which brings 200 hp and 192 lb-ft to the party ...

Performance modifications by RacingLine bring the Jetta GLI Performance concept's output to 350 hp and 372 pound-feet of torque—up from the stock model's 228 hp and 258 pound-feet.

This 2021 VW Jetta GLI concept is a bit of a throwback to the glory days of the MKIV Jetta GLI with its body kit, BBS wheels and lovely Blue Lagoon paint job. If the name Blue Lagoon tickles your ...

If it's the same engine in the Golf GTI, that means the GLI will have 220 horsepower and 258 pound-feet at its disposal, a far cry from the standard Jetta's 1.4-liter, which puts out just 147 hp ...

Don't believe me? Well, just take a look at this tastefully restored 1992 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V, and see if that doesn't prove me right. The Jetta as we all know was the Golf with a trunk.

The Jetta is a fine commuter car, if not a bit plain when it comes to performance — until now. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI By the numbers: 2.0L turbocharged engine 228 horsepower 258 lb-ft of torque ...