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VOLKSWAGEN GTI

And this car may indeed come here in one form or another if VW thinks it can attract enough bass to the bait. It likely won't be called the 25th-Anniversary Edition because the American GTI doesn't reach that milestone until 2007. However, it may approach in price this car's in-Germany tariff of $24,787. That would represent a $1047 premium over a loaded 2002 GTI V-6 and a $2787 hike up from a fully loaded GTI 1.8T.
For their extra deutsche marks, German buyers receive a new chin valance with increased duct work, a larger rear spoiler, ornate 18-inch BBS wheels laminated with 225/40ZR-18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires, and a cockpit trimmed with brushed-aluminum accents and fitted with a GPS navigation system and Recaro cloth seats sporting embroidered GTI logos.
The special Wiffle-ball shifter cycles a six-speed gearbox similar to the one in the Audi TT Quattro. To keep it compact, VW stuffs this odd unit with two separate layshafts plugged into two separate final dri...