Volkswagen GLI Customer Reviews

Pros

• Power

  fun, fast

• Styling

  great looking car.

• Reliability

  good commuter car

Cons

• Weather Versatility

  fwd

• Technology and Entertainment

• Cabin Noise

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  It's super smooth, easy and fun to shift and hugs the road

• Styling

  It looks sexy as h*ll

• Interior Space

  It has plenty of headroom for taller drivers

Cons

• Fuel Economy

  It could have better fuel economy, I average around 25 mpg. It would do better if I drove slow, but that's no fun. The 6 speed manual transmission helps though

Pros

• Braking

  Stops on a dime

• Ride and Handling

  Smooth ride, hugs corners and minimal torque steer

• Styling

  Looks modern, slightly aggressive stance and stands out from base models

Cons

• Interior Space

  First such small car and will have to adjust, trunk is same size as wife's Passat though

• Cabin Noise

  Highway speeds I hear wind and road a bit, guess I was spoiled by BMW...

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  It can handle turns and lane changes well

• Styling

  Eye catcher and many upgrades

• Technology and Entertainment

  Many tech controls

Cons

• Interior Space

  its a sports sedan

• Cost to Maintain

  higher cost than american

• Visibility

  side rear is a blind spot

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  Road trips are enjoyable and not uncomfortable. Smooth ride that's sporty enough to make corners a blast

• Power

  Plenty of power for daily driving and them some. You're able to drive roller coaster like roads without having to continually downshifting to make it up hills.

• Styling

  Sporty and aggressive. Especially with the upgraded headlight package. Continually turning heads when I drove around. In a good way, I hope.

Cons

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  never avg less than 33 and as much as 37

• Styling

  what's not to like

• Ride and Handling

  it goes where you put it and plenty quickly

Cons

Pros

• Power

  Turbo 4 is a blast to drive

• Ride and Handling

  For every day fun even when you aren't on curvy mountain roads it is great.

• Interior Space

  Leg room in rear seat is expansive-much larger than my TSX

Cons

• Cabin Noise

  Performance tires with a lower cost vehicle = some road noise

• Fuel Economy

  Still average 23 in town and 31-32 on highway with some spirited driving!

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  Fun to drive

• Fuel Economy

  30+ per gallon

• Technology and Entertainment

  Loads of stuff to do!

Cons

Pros

• Value

  The value of getting a sporty car for sure a decent price of just under 30k, especially with most of the safety features and technology that’s built into the car is fantastic.

• Power

  Coming from a 2021 Jetta S model to my somewhat dream car with 228HP and GTI brakes, what more can I ask for? Almost like your in a whole other world stepping behind the wheel in this thing. Everyday is almost a blast depending on traffic , even just daily committing is pleasant because the DCC Suspension and everything.

• Cost to Maintain

  Again I think to touch on the reliability of Volkswagen speaks a lot of volume when it comes to this vehicle. Although I haven’t owned it that long , its been great , when I want to be sporty and little aggressive on the road I can. When I want to chill and drive around time in a great car with great tech and safety features I can. And again all for under 30k with also the options of mods and all that stuff that could potentially raise the fun factor of the car.

Cons

• Technology and Entertainment

  Although the technology in the car is pretty standard , some of it I believe is a little out date but then again this is a 2 year older model car. Although even in the newer 2021 models the safety features are all still the same . This model however doesn’t have a true touch screen infotainment system which isn’t a big problem but I’ve been in lower end cars that have that simple feature, and works well . It’s all missing the lane keep feature I believe that should be a standard feature since 2016-17 in most vehicles. Lastly the non digital dash on this upper model fo the Jetta GLI is kinda unfortunate but the regular dash is fine.

• Fuel Economy

  Probably the biggest difference in a car like this is the fuel tank and how much more gas you use to drive the car around. I want to say doing a little research around and this car has a smaller tank then most cars but not by much anyways. But there is a noticeable difference.

• Cabin Noise

  Lastly I believe the cabin noise when driving around is ok but not the best. Although this is truly a great sport bargain family car, I think VW could have put more time in this area of the car.