Description: Sub-Compact 3-Door Sport Hatchback
Base MSRP Range: $20,340 - $21,415
Invoice Price Range: $18,526 - $19,599
Where built: Brazil

A variation of the Golf three-door hatch with firm suspension settings and superior equipment goes by the tag of GTI. As with Golf, a revised GTI riding on the new platform of Golf arrives early in 2006.

VW's 1.8-liter turbo four-pack is the powertrain here for the 2006 GTI GLS, delivering 180 hp through a five-speed Tiptronic automatic.

GTI's cabin pitches two bucket seats in front of a two-place jump seat with space in the hatchback bay for gear. Heated seats and heated windshield washer nozzles go to the list of standard equipment for GTI 2006, along with ESP and 17-inch alloy wheels.