This was the revelation contained in today’s press release from Volkswagen announcing details of the production ready Mk6 Golf GTI.

Hans-Joachim Stuck’s full quote reads, “We always had a GTI in the family, from the first to the sixth. The Pirelli Editions too. There were no gaps here. Even when I was under contract with BMW, I preferred to drive to the Nürburgring in a GTI. It was in a GTI that I drove 911 drivers to distraction on the North Loop. My wife was even driving a GTI when she first caught my attention.”

For more details on the new GTI, and more quotes from “Strietzel” check out AUSmotive.com.