Mark Reif has followed sports cars and auto racing since the early 80s, having read countless editions of Road & Track and Car & Driver and observed Formula 1, endurance racing, and the Indy 500. After earning a bachelor’s in industrial design from Virginia Tech, Mark finds himself looking deep into car designs to better understand their style and function. Living in Vermont and serving as a snowboard instructor, he’s interested in versatile all-wheel drive vehicles that can handle snow and ice. Mark has driven go-karts on closed circuits and loves the thrill of performance driving. He owns a Volkswagen GTI but loves German cars and Toyota trucks in general. He began writing automotive content in June of 2021 and joined MotorBiscuit as a contributor in 2023.
Volkswagen decided against selling the third generation of this fun VW car stateside to preserve sales of core products like the Golf and Jetta. Here are the details.