By the time a car is twenty-five years old, you'll have a pretty good idea of whether it's heading for classic status or the junkyard. The early-1990s Volkswagen Jetta GLI hasn't quite hit its ...

Volkswagen claimed the GLI delivered an overwhelming ride, and over the next year, we'll see if that will continue to hold true with our 2013 Jetta GLI long-termer. More on vintage car ads:1964 ...

but maybe automakers like Volkswagen are simply returning to their roots. Or returning to the 1980s, anyway. Like its modern counterpart, the 1981 Jetta offered buyers simple, purposeful and ...

It was a classic in every possible way ... better than they like hatchbacks. This fact led Volkswagen to introduce the Giugiaro-styled Jetta for the 1980 model year. Starting out as simply ...

The Jetta GLi was the first German sports sedan for many a young driver. This one has just 12K miles on the odometer and some rare options. It's a true time-warp classic. With the 2025 Volkswagen ...

"When it first hit American roads, the compact Jetta defined a new segment for Volkswagen," the automaker says. "The brand had considerable success with the subcompact Rabbit in the late 1970s ...

This is my absolute favorite design until Volkswagen changed the design in ... What's really cool is that vintage Jetta is highly customizable with aftermarket parts. Newer models aren't as ...

But that's another topic for another article — it's time to select what I believe are the five classic Volkswagen models that will look great in any garage. ... 1980-84 Volkswagen Jetta.