Following on Volkswagen's ... on a ten-speed, dual-clutch transmission, Auto Express has it on "good authority" that the new transmission will end up in the next GTI, GTD and Golf R.

If you ask us, every Volkswagen Golf GTI is a good GTI, but it's clear that VW knows what really makes its hot hatch great.

Yet, the GTI always preserved the civility that has long made Volkswagen’s sporty hatchback ... The optional seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission barely dilutes the driving thrills.

We're about 5,000 miles into our yearlong test of a 2022 Volkswagen ... the light clutch has a clear take-up point making it easy to use, even in stop-and-go traffic. As for the GTI's somewhat ...