2011 Volkswagen Jetta Review

2010-07-21


Specifics are attenuate at the moment, but four engines will be accessible at launch, including a 2.0-liter, common-rail turbodiesel bearing 236 lb-ft of torque and a claimed 0-60 mph time of 8.6 seconds. A 2.5-liter gasoline five-cylinder, a 2.0-liter gas turbo four, and a 2.0-liter agent four will be offered; the company's acclaimed eight-valve, 2.0-liter four — an engine accepted to VW freaks as the "two point slow" — aswell makes an appearance, this time in 115-hp trim. A chiral manual is standard, and Volkswagen's six-speed, twin-clutch DSG gearbox will be offered on assertive models.

2011 Volkswagen Jetta


2011 Volkswagen Jetta

2011 Volkswagen Jetta Interior2011 Volkswagen Jetta Interior

Legroom is up. Everything is new. It's pretty. It's clean. It's tasteful. There's lots of allowance in aback — VW claims a 2.6-inch accretion in legroom. We affectionate of absence the coziness of the old car. Other data as they arrive.

Although Volkswagen assembly are talking in ample acclamation — the columnist absolution alone mentions that the amount will be "around $16,000" — the Jetta's MSRP is accounted to be a basal $14,995. At that price, the Jetta will not cover air-conditioning or a radio; according to aggregation officials, the amount is aimed at "a assertive blazon of Internet buyer." They apprehend a lot of abject Jettas to alarm in about sixteen grand.