Volkswagen Might Start Making More Enthusiast Cars

Volkswagen has a history of attracting enthusiasts, yet has never made an out and out sports car. The original Beetle and buses built a global following that still exists today, while theGolf GTIcan legitimately claim to be an icon, having invented the category of the hot hatchback. TheCorrado burned brightbefore it went away, theJettahas had a strange cult-like following since it arrived, and the Golf-based Scirocco still sells outside of America. But, in reality, Volkswagen currently only offers three cars you could file under the Enthusiast Car heading without wincing: The Golf GTI,Golf R, andJetta GLI.

While talking with journalists, Scott Keogh, Volkswagen Group of America president and CEO, toldMotor Authoritythat he believed Volkswagen is an enthusiast brand, and that "we should be making more enthusiast cars." Keogh then confirmed the next-generation of European built Golf GTI and Golf R will make it to American dealers but says Volkswagen is still figuring out if the Sportwagen variants will follow. Given that Audi has decided to give wagons another shot in the US by sending over the A6 and RS6 Avant models, it seems likely that Volkswagen iswaiting to see how well they sell before committing.