2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

See 2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

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MSRP* $32,715
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MPG

City 24 - 26 Hwy 35 - 36

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2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Overview

It’s no secret that cars are becoming an increasingly rare sight in showrooms these days as more and more brands eschew traditional three-box sedans in favor of tall-wagon-SUV-type things. But the ones that remain seem to be furthering a special class: enthusiast sedans. The 2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI is one of a handful of offerings that remain, but what a group of funboxes we still have: the Honda Civic Si, Hyundai Elantra N and Subaru WRX. All are priced in the mid-$30,000 range or less, and all offer a manual transmission. Add VW’s Golf GTI if you prefer a hatchback, or the Golf R and Toyota GR Corolla for a bit more money.

But if you’re looking for cheapish speed, rewarding handling, slick good looks and the convenience of four doors, you actually do still have some solid choices. And one of them just got freshened for 2025: the VW Jetta GLI you see here.

The changes for 2025 apply to all of the Jetta line, which gets some trim and content simplification, but the nice part about the Jetta versus the related Golf hatchback is that the Jetta is largely a North America-only product, which gives the local VW corporate office a bit more control over its content and equipment. This is why the Jetta GLI still has a manual transmission, whereas the Golf GTI now does not anywhere in the world. VW says 30% of Jetta GLI buyers opt for the stick shift, while globally, manual-transmission Golf GTI buyers were a mere fraction of that. So congrats, America, you actually did save the manuals — at least for now, in this model.

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