Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

  1. GTI patisan here. I've owned several, most recently the last of MK6 versions (2013) and a 2018 MK7.5. Unlike those who dissect each and every model to praise or condemn tiny changes in wheels, grills, lights, seats, etc., I appreciate each of the various versions as variations on a common design. Looking at every GTI from the first to the eighth generation and it's clear they're part of the same family. Fun to drive, practical with excellent visibility and an unmistakable family resemblance. Now that VW has largely given up trying to sell their Eurospec vehicles in North America, the GTI, Golf R, and Arteon stand more or less alone as the sole representatives of what VW sells in Europe. I appreciate that. I doubt I'll be trading my 2018 GTI for the 2022 model. No more than I'm inclined to trade my faithful dog whose second home is the back seat of my GTI for a newer, younger model. (Or for that matter trading in my wife.) But I appreciate the fact that VW continues to produce GTI's that are evolutionary versions of their ancestors.
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