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The Jetta's similar-but-shapelier sibling tells its own story. As a possible concession to this VW's relative unpopularity, the Golf comes only with the Jetta's lower-end machinery, taking the form of GL, GL TDI, GLS, and GLS TDI. All come as 5-door hatchbacks; the base GL also has a 3-door body. The identical-in-appearance Volkswagen GTI gets the good stuff. Its two trim lines - 1.8T and VR6 (both 3-doors) - complete the lineup with the Jetta's two missing engines, superior transmissions, and firmer suspensions. Together, the Golf and GTI mostly mirror the Jetta lineup, though if you want to get picky, there's no equivalent to the Jetta GLI 1.8T with its 6-speed stick, 18-inch wheels, and hardcore suspension.
"Hardcore" is a term better reserved for a new model that stands above all Jettas, Golfs, and GTIs. If 200 horsepower just won't do, the Volkswagen R32, as its name implies, stretches the V6 to 3.2 liters for a total of 237 horsepower and 236 pounds-feet of torque. And knowing the futility of feeding so much through two wheels, VW's 4MOTION all-wheel-drive is standard, as is a more advanced multilink rear suspension and quicker steering lifted from the most princely version of these cars, the Audi TT. The 6-speed manual and 18-inch tires from the Jetta GLI are standard here, where they're put to much better use. The company estimates 0-60 times in the mid-6s, which would mean trailing the competition (Mitsu's Evo and Subaru's WRX) by almost two embarrassing seconds.