The 2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI is getting a limited-edition mannequin to have a good time 4 many years of the sporty compact sedan, VW introduced on Monday.

The straightforwardly named fortieth Anniversary Version commemorates the 1984 launch of the Jetta GLI, which got here one 12 months after the U.S. launch of the first-generation Mark I Golf GTI (because the Rabbit GTI). The 2 fashions have historically shared mechanical elements, giving the GLI a popularity as a “GTI with a trunk.” The popularity has lasted by means of the many years to the present model, which has been round because the 2019 mannequin 12 months.

2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI fortieth Anniversary Version

The modifications are all beauty. The anniversary version is offered in three colours—Pure Grey, Pure White, and Rising Blue—with blackout detailing that highlights the purple accents from the usual GLI. The blackout therapy encompasses the 18-inch wheels, grille, mirror caps, door handles, and spoiler.

Inside modifications embody embossed seats, with a singular sample for every automobile produced, cupholders engraved with the GLI emblem and “1984,” seat tags and door sills with “GLI 40” badges, and a “40” badge on the steering wheel on the six o’clock place.

2024 Volkswagen Jetta GLI fortieth Anniversary Version

The fortieth Anniversary Version is mechanically an identical to the normal Jetta GLI, that means it is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-4 producing 228 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Volkswagen did not specify transmission choices, however a 6-speed handbook transmission and 7-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission can be found on the usual GLI. That model’s bigger brakes, limited-slip differential, and adaptive dampers carry over to the fortieth Anniversary Version as effectively.

Volkswagen plans to start out delivery fortieth Anniversary Editions to dealerships later this summer season. Manufacturing can be restricted to 1,984 automobiles, referencing the GLI’s launch 12 months. Pricing begins at $28,085 earlier than vacation spot.