“...offers style, comfort, quality and refinement in spades.” — Automobile
“Like other 'manual' automatics, [the one in the GTI] is more gimmicky than functional.” — The Car Connection
“The GTI has a comfortable ride that belies its sporting nature.” — Woman Motorist
“It's been a quarter-century since the first GTI put an exclamation point on Volkswagen's Rabbit lineup, and 25 years of continuous development through five generations have yielded a car that still defines the class it established in that other century.” — Car and Driver
“Volkswagen's GTI is magic. What else do you call a diminutive hatchback that can shame supercars?” — Automobile