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The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta is redesigned with freshened styling, larger exterior and interior dimensions, and a new 4-cylinder engine. Volkswagen's best-selling car returns as a 4-door sedan; the company has not announced plans to replace the 4-door SportWagen station wagon. The 2011 model is more than 3.5 inches longer with 2.6 inches more rear legroom than the 2006-2010 Jetta. Trim levels include S, SE, SEL, diesel-powered TDI, and sport-themed GLI. The standard engine is a new gasoline 2.0-liter 4-cylinder. Available is a 170-horsepower 2.5-liter 5-cylinder, which carries over from the previous-generation Jetta. The GLI has a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder. The TDI has a 140-horsepower 2.0-liter turbodiesel 4-cylinder. All have a standard manual transmission. Available on the S, SE, and SEL is a conventional automatic transmission. The GLI and TDI offer a 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual that behaves much like an automatic. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, curtain-side airbags, and front-side airbags. Heated seats, keyless entry/engine start, and a navigation system are among the available features. We have not yet tested the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta.
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2011 Volkswagen JettaMore Variations to Come
As hinted to by the well-received NCC concept at the Detroit auto show in January, the new Jetta is also among the models earmarked to receive Volkswagen's new gasoline-hybrid system. It mates a 150-hp supercharged and turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with a 27-kilowatt electric motor and lithium-ion battery for a claimed 45 mpg.
Also under consideration is a new performance flagship powered by a 265-hp version of the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder direct-injection engine. This new front-wheel-drive model is planned to form part of Volkswagen's R lineup--albeit as a U.S.-only model, according to AutoWeek sources.
As with the outgoing model, the sixth-generation Jetta will be produced at Volkswagen's Peubla plant in Mexico alongside the New Beetle, which is set to be replaced by an all-new, second-generation model in 2011.
Volkswagen will always be about German engineering and a distinctive driving style. But to sell more cars in the United States, the company has decided to go larger. As Bennett put it, “Americans like and need bigger cars.”
As hinted to by the well-received NCC concept at the Detroit auto show in January, the new Jetta is also among the models earmarked to receive Volkswagen's new gasoline-hybrid system. It mates a 150-hp supercharged and turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with a 27-kilowatt electric motor and lithium-ion battery for a claimed 45 mpg.
Also under consideration is a new performance flagship powered by a 265-hp version of the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder direct-injection engine. This new front-wheel-drive model is planned to form part of Volkswagen's R lineup--albeit as a U.S.-only model, according to AutoWeek sources.
As with the outgoing model, the sixth-generation Jetta will be produced at Volkswagen's Peubla plant in Mexico alongside the New Beetle, which is set to be replaced by an all-new, second-generation model in 2011.
Volkswagen will always be about German engineering and a distinctive driving style. But to sell more cars in the United States, the company has decided to go larger. As Bennett put it, “Americans like and need bigger cars.”
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