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My obsession with the VS-XX wheel made by Japanese performance wheel manufacturer Work Wheels, was born long before I even purchased this car back in October of 2005. And I guess it’s easy to see why. Few automotive wheels have the iconic look that the VS-XX has, perhaps only rivaled by the BBS LM wheel in look and presence. Unfortunately, for years this was nothing more than a pipe dream, due to their prohibitive price tag.

I’ll be honest: The Volkswagen GLI, being a high performance sport version of the Jetta, needs some work to live up to its name -as if you couldn’t tell by reading this website-. In my opinion, a sporty car is driven with all senses; from sight and smell to touch, everything about the car should [...]

Cold air intakes (CAI) in this generation are a controversial subject. The car already comes equipped with an air intake. Unlike more common “filter on a stick” setups, the stock configuration includes a scoop that takes air naturally driven into the engine bay through the front grill, drives it through the engine cover that houses [...]

After the car was flashed with APR performance software, a “boost” gauge became a necessity. As we become more and more accustomed to the extra power, monitoring the turbo’s air pressure level is often the only indication we have that the forced induction system is performing as expected. However, it’s never as simple as it [...]

I was hesitant about doing performance upgrades on the car for a couple of reasons; first, the car is rather quick in stock form. Sufficiently quick, that is. Second, the possibility of mechanical malfunction or accelerated wear and tear on the power train could cause premature failure perfectly deniable under warranty due to the modification [...]