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

  1. As a viewer in the US, I value sites like Chasing Cars to get an international perspective on vehicles and to see the variations in models and trims in other countries. Here in the US we don't get the digital cockpit in the 2019 GTI. It was initially promised but VW has been burned in the past by Americans' price sensitivity in various models, including the GTI. Consumers as a whole simply aren't prepared to pay what Europeans and others pay for the GTI and that's reflected in some feature content available here. On the other hand, I was surprised to hear that the MT is not available in Australia (and the reason for it.) Personally I'm a fan of the DSG in the GTI but if the MT weren't available in the US the howls of protest would be deafening. The "take rate" for the manual transmission is 50% for the GTI in the states. As usual, an excellent comprehensive and fair evaluation of the GTI. Thanks very much.
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