2022 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 6-Speed Manual - POV Final Thoughts (Sunrise Drive)
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- MSRP: $31,295
MPG: 26 city / 37 highway
Horsepower: 228 hp @ 4,700 rpm
Engine: 2.0 L 4-cylinder
Curb weight: 3,272 lbs
Transmission: 6-speed manual
0-60 mph: 6.6 seconds
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Your pov drives and reviews are on a different level
Shut up Eugene
first time in a long time i'd say the GLI is better than the GTI purely because the interior isnt idiotic.
Yes. This.
A shame about the rev hang, though.
Lol
The GTI is comically ugly.
@@Quadruple-Vaxxed-Boomer You have no idea what you are talking about!
Thanks for giving this car the attention it deserves. Ill be snagging one around Feburary/March, will be a substantial upgrade from my 2013 2.5L Jetta.
Oh but that 5 cylinder is such a gem! I will never get rid of my 2009 2.5!! #HalfLambo
I went from the 2012 tdi to this. Love it!
Love the lighting inside the car
Great video!! Can’t wait to see you get a manual GTI to review. I keep watching the manual Golf R video because the lack of rev hang and super short gearing in that car honestly makes it worth the extra money compared to GTI/GLI. I like the physical controls in the GLI a lot, especially compared to the Golf platform.
The lack of physical controls on the GTI and Golf R are a deal breaker for a lot of people.
Keeping in that car play lag is nice to see. Always good to show the pitfalls.
Wife has a new '22 GLI 6MT and I have a '19 Golf R with older MIB2 infotainment. I HATE the newer system in the GLI - takes 15-30 seconds to boot up and do anything when the car is started, whereas the old system is instantaneous. The wireless CarPlay is a total PITA - all kinds of glitchy behavior. Rock solid with wired version in my R. Other than that and the annoying rev hang, we're super happy with the GLI.
@@BrakRulesAll Agreed, I have MK7.5 too, best system ever.
i have a 2021, absolutely in love with it!
How has reliability been? I had a 2001 Jetta and it ran great but when I need something fixed it was expensive.
@@Localtraveler2376 yeah most german cars are like that, especially if its a an older car, parts aren’t as frequent
absolutely love the car, very smooth
Sounds decent inside the cabin. Looks fun to drive for a small sedan.
This interior is light years better than the Golf.
After VW offset its "Wannabe Elon Musk but else mediocre" fromer CEO, i hope the qualitiy as a whole will improve.
Definitely not better than the last gen golf, which really is what this car is.
its literally the same thing as mk8 golf...
@@hojnikb It's not. It has the Mk. 8's steering wheel but it has the switch gear from the Mk. 7.5.
@@hojnikb i was just in a mk8 golf even the temperature is controlled through the touch screen. This car has hard touch everything.
Not even close
This actually has knobs and buttons unlike the GTI and this interior looks FAR NICER and more premium in my opinion. coming from a 2015 mk7 golf R, I might consider this.
I have a 40th edition 6MT. Spot on review! Love the content!
That's a really cool shot on the circular driveway at the end!!!
I have a standard Jetta 2006. It's still going pretty good under 160,000 miles
But this car . . . Is the shit.
I love the induction noise on MK7 GTI’s and GLI’s. It’s piped in but it’s not the fake noises coming out of the speakers like BMW that makes me want to drive into a tree to cure my headache from it.
I like how it says the gear you’re in and the gear it recommends shifting into.
What kind of man are you
@@porfiriato84 one who is not worried about “what kind of man” I am, because I don’t give a sh!t about trying to appear manly to please men who are insecure about their masculinity.
@@SIIKAP1 I will continue to pray for you son.
@@porfiriato84 thank you
I have a 2022 GTI 6-spd which does the same thing. Not sure if it's the same with the GLI, but it always wants you to be in a higher gear than you might want to be in. At 35 mph, I might be in 3rd, dash says "5". Really? Maybe this is done for better mileage, but definitely doesn't do much for the fun factor.
Plenty of punch. Great interior. Got a longroof '19 6mt awd jb4. Fun car
Would be interested to know a couple of things that matter to me and I didn’t hear explicitly called out. 1. Quality of the shifter. Good? Mediocre? Poor? 2. How big does it drive? Do you feel all (nearly) 3,300 lbs of mass or does it feel light on its feet?
I didn’t seriously consider this (or the gti) because I wasn’t a fan of having to rely on VW’s build quality and overall reliability. But VWs have usually been fun (owned two different GTIs in the past.
I went with an Si and I know it gives up power to this, but has an eagerness to this that I doubt the Jetta can match. It also possesses a first rate shifter. I know you mentioned a Si review is forthcoming, interested to hear any callbacks to compare to this car.
I got the DSG (I know, I know. But honestly so happy not having to shift in traffic and construction anymore!).
Had mine for 6 months now. I don’t feel the weight. Love the car so far. Couple of very minor things with it but VW have been great at dealing with them.
I don’t hate the steering wheel controls as much as most seem to. In fact I haven’t hit one by accident yet as opposed to on my old jetta w traditional button I would hit them a couple times a month.
Only real issue for me is how slow the CarPlay is. Feels like 10 seconds!
Wow I'm just in awe
The coolest Jetta ever
It is.
Another topher video it’s a good day
The biggest pitfall on this car as stock is the stock tires. Swap in Pilot Sports (summer or all season) and the car leaps to another level. It’s a very stiff chasis which makes it a hoot. The dual personality with the adaptive dampers makes it a pleasure to live with. Fun when wanted, misleadingly smooth when you want it.
gonna swap out my stock hankooks for these at the beginning of spring - thank you!
@@omariwest9068 you won’t regret it. The Hankooks are trash. Get the pilot sports, trust!
Owner confirmed, get real tires with this car, otherwise you will spin, a lot.
Really wonder what the future of this platform will be, i rarely see them on the road.
I see the non GLIs all over the twin cities everyday. The economics of that segment don’t make that trim hugely popular with the GTI being the same car but more practical.
I have this car and I do not understand how more people don't buy them. This car is such a good deal
@@egolink Nobody thinks hatchbacks are more practical except for GTI fans.
@@egolink yea i just prefer the look of the gti and not how "practical" they are.
@@egolink The GTI isn't more practical.
I bet those tall gears are sick once you've got FBO and tune.
I miss my GLI
I test drove a ‘19 Mk7 GTI with the stick and forgot how much fun and engaging it is with a manual. My daily was an Mk6 with the DSG. I ended up with a 2017 GTI Sport DSG with same mileage as ‘19 but 9K cheaper. Love the DSG but a stick is so much more fun.
Topher: *takes a couple on-ramps at 15mph over the speed limit* “The harder you push this car the better it gets!”
Matt Farah: *thrashes the car in the canyons for an hour* “The GLI is a great commuter car but the driving experience completely falls apart if you push it past 6/10ths.” (said on his most recent TST podcast)
lol, I don’t know who to believe! Matt’s One Take review should be up on UA-cam in the next week or two. Considering the difference in driving style and location, it will be interesting to compare it to big Toph’s review. Maybe Matt went into it expecting too much, or maybe the car really does have some fatal flaws when pushed hard. I hope it’s the former because the GLI has been creeping up the list for my next daily and it’s available in real life for MSRP, unlike the Civic SI.
Matt’s take is likely down to the trash stock tires. They fail the car when pushing it extra hard. The chasis is that good. Swap the tires for Michelin pilot sports or Continentals and you have a totally different car. One that lets the chasis and suspension do it’s work.
@thetopher if you had to choose only between the GLI and Civic Si, what would it be
I really really would love a comparison between the Civic Si and the GLI Jetta
I just bought one 🔥
Did a review one it too
tips for downshifting and upshifting more than one gear at a time? also love the videos, ill never skip a Topher video
I always skip gears, usually 2-4 or 3-5. Just rev it higher before you shift. So if you normally shift at 3,000 rpm then rev to around 4500 and skip the 2 gears. As for downshifting through multiple gears, just make sure you blip the throttle pretty heavily and be at the proper speed. You don't want to shift to 3rd at 80mph (This depends on vehicles. Every car is different)
@@almightyark8403 thank you for the help, to expand on my question, for example, i’m going 5th gear to 3rd gear. should i ghost shift through 3rd or train myself to know i’m exactly going into 3rd?
@@MadMike17 Bit confused as to what ghost shifting is. But just clutch in and go into 3rd. Blip throttle before you release (Engage) the clutch and do so smoothly. Don't just dump the clutch, but release smoothly just like any other shift.
Anyone know if VW is going to updated these infotainment systems soon? Every review shows the laggy response times and, while it wouldn't bother me, I know my wife would consider that a dealbreaker. Disappointing because this seems to have right blend of power (more than Civic Si) and refinement (fun without Elantra N theatrics).
I still think my 2004 APR'd vw jet gl 1.8t 5 speed with 250k miles has it beat handily, also no warranty to void.
It definitely doesn't. My stock mk7 gli is way faster than my stage 2 1.8t from '04.
@ TheTopher, Any future plans to get another loan for 22 tlx type s for testing back in your Michigan home turf soon?
That GLI Is A Blasting.Does This Car Have Ambient Lighting In The Back & The Storage On The Doors?
no
Thought about getting one of these, but opted for a Tiguan instead.
Living in Canada and needing to be on the road early for work, the extra ride height feels needed for when the snow comes.
When you shifted into 1st at 36mph and 3,000rpm I was so scared for the car. My Si's would never let me do that even with a good rev match. Shifting into 1st at anything above parking lot speeds feels like you're forcing it. Is it just a Honda thing? I've seen you shift Porsches into 1st at higher speeds with ease as well.
Not a honda thing, in my 370z (base; no auto rev match), i literally can't put my car into first if its going faster than 5km. I think it has to do with the synchro's being weird going into first, and if you try and force it, it grinds the gear.
GLI shifts smoothly down-shifting into firat from 15mph, wouldn't try it at 36mph.
Lowkey want this car for my next one, I drive a 04 A4 B6 Quattro 1.8t 6 spd but I don’t wanna get rid of it😭.
I wish my mk8 R had this infotainment with buttons 😢
rattle box
@@buildmorefarms1007 funny how not one review anywhere on UA-cam mentions rattles… probably because you’re making it up
@@nickjacobsss Oh you're defensive! I am in a FB group, owners say they rattle over time, its a VW thing.
@@nickjacobsss I own a 40th GLI
I'm not sure what exactly rattles but there is definitely one there and its very loud in sport mode and around 3k rpms
Nice review vw=time bomb 💣
The ea888 is a rocksolid engine, try again
After the last GLI, I can't get into VW again. Especially, with how crappy the Soundaktor is. I ended up trading up from my GLI to a Scat Pack and....wow. it's amazing.
Soundaktor easily disconnected, or coded out with OBDeleven or VCDS.
What's soundakator?
@@BrakRulesAll then you end up with no noise.
@@Terror1Void it's the fake engine noise system in VWs
@@finnhuman1599 No, you wind up with natural noise - like every other car without a dopey fake noise generator makes.
How does the clutch feel when you drive is it more responsive or no very responsive?
its a shame, its not availabe in Germany any more
i have that with the exact infotainment, system. is it wayy to laggy. Takes minutes when your in a tunnel
You mentioned in the beginning of the video that you reviewed this a few days ago... But I scrolled thru your past videos and there isn't anything on this car 🤔
ua-cam.com/video/kgkTTOB5-O4/v-deo.html
Rev hang is horrible on the ea888, sadly I don’t have a manual but I do like my 1.8 jetta
You are overtaking on the right line - is it normal in US?
Unfortunately, yes - there is zero lane etiquette here
Can you review the automatic 🙏🔥
Now do a 6speed MK8 GTI!
Much prefer the Civic SI, but I'm glad they still make these.
The GTI is a better option though than the GLI
I'll def take a GTI over Si
It is so slow!
The GLI beat the Si, this case is close.
@@buildmorefarms1007 I don’t know what you consider slow, but it is definitely quick for a economy car.
Does the dash just vibrate in sport mode or all modes? A lot of owners say the dash rattle is from the soundaktor, but it only vibrates enough to cause a rattle in sport mode.
Mine did but it was the fuel lines under the passenger seat which was very noticeable. VW just put some extra insulation in and it’s great now.
If I have it in sport mode, and hammer it there is a slight vibration but no th inch crazy. I don’t usually put it in sport mode as the piped in engine noise is a bit much for me personally.
Best car 🔥
Would the Octavia vrs be the European market equivalent
there is something weird with VW components that gives these weird rattles, from my experience always around the front door panels.
I would love to own this car but no dealer in South Florida has one with a manual gearbox. This fake supply shortage is getting tiring.
I got one coming to me in OKC. Seems they aren't building alot of manuals. Mine has the black package, something I had to deal with if I wanted a stick
Exactly fake supply shortage
@@Terror1Void are you paying any markups, if you don’t mind me asking?
@@Blackdawn80 I won't know until it gets in, but so far it seems it'll be msrp. I was looking at elantra N's and those have ridiculous markups.
@@Terror1Void I hear you. I’ve been buying/leasing cars for over 20 years and never once paid even MSRP. I don’t plan to start now.
Would you pick this or the DSG for DD? Is it a good stick or just meh?
For the tall gear, go for DSG for sure. I've driven both.
Both are good to be honnest.
This or Integra A-spec manual?
Definitely sounds amazing!! But my inky thing is these volx turbo eat so much of the gas u would think this engine was bigger or it was twin turbo the way it eats thru gas but hey who cares when ur enjoying it daily !
wdym they eat gas? I regularly get 30+ mpg on my 2019
Hi Topher good work plz do a Lotus Exige
Topher, this is a car I am still considering. What made you go with the Si over this? Was it a price issue (I believe this is another 20% above the Si), long term reliability, gearing, fun to drive, etc?
id also like to know why? guessing infotainment .
I'd probably guess it's that the Honda driving engagement is just really rally good.
@@pieswimmer1 If the SI ever gets an engine that is close to 240 or 250 HP then they have a stone cold winner. Get the type R close to 350 HP and they'll have a lineup that no one can touch
My friend used to own the last gen civic, he said he would prefer the GTI (or GLI, which is basically the same car) because it's miles better than his car.
@@scotts6702 I don't know how good the new honda infotainment is, but this is a last gen GLI (because there isn't a new GLI yet), that doesn't share the infotainment with the mk8 GTI. And as a GTI owner, I would say that is a very solid system especially when it has the 10 inch screen.
You don't need to downshift to 1st gear when making a corner like you did early in the video. You only need to downshift to 2nd gear, and it will allow you to get going again just as good! I can say that because i have been driving manual cars for over 20 years.
Put this engine in the civic SI or Integra = ☺️🤤
Are u flooring it ?
Hello there
6:27, yep, that all-season tire comes standard is pretty crap.
Not when it snows or rains!
@@buildmorefarms1007 Nope, when it snows or rains, it's even worse. That mint tire scores a 5.4 in snow, it has bare minimum snow performance and you probably wouldn't survive a winter with those in Michigan.
Is this rice in the usa or canada
Binaural beats ?
VW reliability is an issue, right?
Not anymore.
Hate the fake exhaust noise.
taking on ramps in 2nd gear at 60mph in a jetta bro wtff 😂
faster than a stock sti from a roll
Can someone explain why he drives with low gears often? Genuine question
When the jetta has a nicer interior and infotainment than the mk8 golf lmfao still has an ugly steering wheel tho... they could have slapped this interior into thr mk8 with an edge to edge display and a better wheel and it would have been just fine
american dad building
Rather get the GTI
Overpriced, you will get ripped. You get a lot more for your buck with the GLI.
holy rev hang,Id get annoyed so quick.
VW cars used to have a soul now their shit.
Lol, that's a first and I disagree.
This is plenty powerful enough to dust a Civic Si.
You dust a Civic Si with a GLI, there's no question left there.
jetta - полное гавно . только пассат нам нужен
Audi A4 vs Jetta TSI
ua-cam.com/video/M4lidl_n098/v-deo.html
Woof, that fake engine noise is awful.. Also, take notice of the physical radio and climate controls-- they learned REALLY quickly that the touch BS is a BAD idea. Gotta love companies listening to consumer feedba-- I mean bitching.
Don't throw in first gear like that! You're destroying the synchros!
I think the Jetta should never use Manual transmission.
Whole lotta no here for me
Cool.