Peek at the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, which marks the car's seventh generation, and you can see this process in action. Full disclosure: Volkswagen flew me to Durham, North Carolina and paid for a night in a very nice hotel right downtown so that I could drive the new Jetta. Jetta buyers can choose from five trims (S, SE, R-Line, SEL, and SEL Premium) and two transmissions (well, sorta - the manual is only available on the S), but when it comes to engines, there is only one. As mentioned, you can get a six-speed manual transmission on the base car. At $18,545, the base car undercuts the minimum price for the previous Jetta, and standard features include aluminum alloy wheels, smartphone mirroring, USB port, Eco mode, rearview camera, automatic post-collision braking, and LED lights throughout. Base cars cost $18,545 with the manual and $19,345 with the automatic.
Pop for the SE that I drove, and you now add in a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a trip computer, sunroof, dual-zone climate control, leatherette seating, heated front seats, keyless entry, push-button start, front assist, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic assist. With no Sport mode in the SE (available on the higher trims, which I did not drive), there was no way to firm up the suspension or steering of the Jetta. The car isn't exactly tuned to sport, but it's not soft, either. If you want sport in your compact, VW will happily sell you a Golf, and Honda's Civic also offers sporting character.
New for 2019 is the availability of an R-Line trim on the Jetta. That car will set you back $24,415.
Stacked up against the closest competitors, the Jetta presents an interesting business case. Meanwhile, the lower-grade trims are in line with Jetta pricing but a tick more, while the Premier-trim Cruze undercuts it a bit.
Volkswagen has cooked up a car that retains a lot of the conservatism of the previous-gen car, yet the styling shows that it can cut loose and enjoy the party. Images © 2018 Tim Healey/The Truth About Cars
The MkVI Jetta had great driver ergonomics, decent road noise control, stable freeway manners and a pretty good ride/handling balance, and it felt like solid goods. The front-end of the new Jetta just looks cheap (seems like VW is hopping on the hexagonal-shaped grille bandwagon).
Being an improvement over the outgoing Jetta isn't saying much.
I'm gonna smack the next person that calls these cars boring. The Jetta — by any name, of which it wore quite a few over here — disappears from VW's Euro lineup for 2019. Peak VW desirability was circa Mk IV.
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A great compact sedan. The new-for- 2019 Volkswagen Jetta is good example of a car type that's unfairly falling out of favor: the practical, everyday, compact non-crossover four-door sedan.
I'm pretty sure the Jetta was a car born from America's weird prejudice against hatchbacks.
The 2019 Jetta is no longer a Golf-derivative, but is now built on the same MQB platform that almost all VWs share.
Ohhh, right!
This isn't just a facelift; it's an all-new car. The new Jetta is an improvement over the previous generation Jetta, and it's a fairly handsome car in a sort of normal, restrained way that makes even this newest one pretty easy to lose in any parking lot.
I think the car looks much better in a color. Here's a closeup of the flitzer on the R-Line car I drove:
Like pretty much every other new car in the world, the grille has grown bigger and wider.
The upholstery color in the R-Line car I was in was happily not all black, featuring some nice white accent panels. How's It Drive?
First, and perhaps most importantly for the broad target demographic of this car, this is a very easy car to drive.
This new Jetta is cheaper than the outgoing one, and offers a lot more stuff besides. The Jetta looks and feels like a reasonably premium car to people who aren't necessarily gearheads, and I know that's important for many of the potential buyers here.
Even without having had a chance to drive it, a manual Jetta is the one I'd be most interested in. It's better than the last Jetta was, and I think it delivers what Jetta buyers want, at a reasonable balance of price to what you get. I like the engine, it's easy to drive, looks pretty good. I'm not sure I can work up that much excitement about the new Jetta, if I'm honest, but it seems to be a good car for its intended job.
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Exterior and Interior
The little VW does make a good first impression. The interior is also a big improvement over the drab old Jetta. The instrument cluster gets a nice update with more detailed analog dials on base models, and the VW Digital Cockpit screen comes on top-level models. The Jetta's interior isn't perfect, though. Engine and Transmission
A sharp new wrapper doesn't necessarily make a good car. In the Jetta's case, its mechanical bits are average at best. For 2019, VW reduced the Jetta's engine options to a single turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder producing 147 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The Manual mode works very nicely, too. It's a shame that there's no Jetta available with shift paddles, because manually shifting the 8-speed is the most enjoyable way to drive the Jetta.
Surprisingly, Volkswagen will continue offering the Jetta with a manual transmission, albeit on the base S trim level. Ride and Handling
Also a bit middle-of-the-road is the Jetta's ride and handling. VW previously revealed to us that it was tuning the Jetta's suspension to be softer based on customer feedback. And the Jetta does feel pretty soft. Unfortunately, VW may have gone too far. Some added damping would do the Jetta good.
VW's compact sedan isn't a particularly great handler, either. Certainly average Jetta buyers won't notice or care.
Pricing and Features
The Jetta is relatively well-equipped and priced. For that price, the Jetta comes with alloy wheels, power mirrors, automatic lights, a touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, Bluetooth and, for just $450 more, you can get automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring. That package is available for the manual-transmission model, too.
As a package, the Jetta feels only a little bit above average. What hurts the Jetta is its middling ride and handling and uninspiring powertrain. If you don't care about having a particularly engaging car, the latest Jetta will serve you just fine. Volkswagen
The Jetta joins the Golf on Volkswagen's ubiquitous modern platform.
Which brings us to the seventh-generation 2019 Jetta , in which Volkswagen has deftly blended its best small-car technology into a welcome update to its compact sedan.
The Jetta is the sixth American-market VW Group nameplate to use MQB, and it's also the least expensive. In fact, sticker prices have dropped across the board, with the new Jetta starting at $19,395 for the base S trim, which is $100 less than the outgoing car; even the S trim's optional automatic transmission now costs $800 instead of $1000.
When VW last redesigned the Jetta for 2011, it slashed prices by extreme de-contenting, including fitting drum brakes and a 1993-vintage engine in base cars. VW spent much of the rest of the sixth-generation Jetta era undoing the damage. A new sport-appearance R-Line model ($23,845) with trim-exclusive brake-based torque vectoring and a top SEL Premium trim ($27,795) that includes leather upholstery will no doubt help VW raise average transaction prices and improve overall profitability of the line.
The 2019 Jetta is marginally bigger than the old car, continuing a trend that has seen the Jetta grow to roughly the size of the fondly remembered B5-generation 1997-2005 Passat. The Jetta's wheelbase has been stretched 1.3 inches to 105.7 inches, which helps the car maintain its proportions even with an overall length that has grown to 185.1 inches. That's as long as the Tiguan crossover, another MQB platform-mate from which the Jetta borrows some of its exterior styling. The numbers are better when it comes to mass, with Volkswagen quoting sub-3000-pound curb weights for both the manual and automatic versions of the 2019 Jetta, which it claims are lighter than the old models.
The six-speed manual is available only in the base trim, but it doesn't feel like so much of a cheap-car choice as the five-speed manual it replaces. The automatic has also been upgraded from six speeds to eight, helping the 2019 Jetta to now earn the same EPA fuel-economy estimates regardless of transmission choice: 30 mpg city, 40 highway, and 34 combined. Which is why Volkswagen has reverted to a torsion-beam rear suspension for the standard Jetta, just like the one that was so criticized when it appeared in the original sixth-generation car. If MQB were a flavor, the Jetta might be chocolate and the Golf chocolate-chocolate chip.
Volkswagen's somewhat tarnished reputation for building nice interiors receives something of a polishing, as the new Jetta has more soft-touch surfaces than the outgoing car, including nicely padded armrests and front-door inserts—although it desperately needs more than its single standard USB port (a second port is standard on SEL trims). The standard 6.5-inch center touchscreen in the Jetta is integrated into the binnacle and canted toward the driver, offering exceptional ergonomics. We can say unequivocally that the move to MQB has been good for the Jetta. Build and Price
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A stylish, MQB-tastic upgrade for VW's best seller
Following big-budget bets on the explosive SUV market with the Atlas and the reworked Tiguan , the brand is momentarily back to cars with the all-new 2019 Jetta. This is the first Jetta to ride on VW's excellent MQB platform, the same that underpins the Golf, Audi TT , and A3, among many others. To accommodate America's apparent appetite for upsizing, the new Jetta is larger than ever. It's 1.3-inch longer, 0.8-inch wider, 0.2-inch taller, and its wheelbase has been stretched by an extra 1.3-inches. Volkswagen is still king of low-rent, high-impact interior. Spec it correctly and the car comes loaded with a suite of driver assistance systems, including forward collision warning and braking, blind spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, lane keep assist, and automatic high beams.
An earlier drive program with camouflaged Jetta prototypes revealed the top speed around 127 mph, if that matters.
Out on the Loblolly pine-lined roads outside of Durham, it's nice to see the Americanized Jetta still bleeds black-red-yellow. Despite the cushy ride and bigger interior custom tailored for Shake Shack's largest market, it's a snappy little car. In spite of the U.S.-centric changes, the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta remains one of the sweet spots in the automaker's lineup, especially with the promise of a performance oriented Jetta GLI on the horizon.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Specifications
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Transmission: 6-speed manual / 8-speed auto
US Fuel Economy (MPG): 30 city, 40 highway, 34 combined
CAN Price: $22,640
Yes, that's singular, because Volkswagen has elected to make a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder the only engine available in non-performance models (with a larger-displacement Jetta GLI to drop later this year). Comfortable Ride
While on paper the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta's 147 horsepower don't exactly leap off of the page, in actual practice, the engine's torque-friendly delivery makes for a competent drive in almost every situation. In particular, I was impressed by how readily the Jetta's automatic transmission selected the right gear for highway passing, executing leap-frog maneuvers with little drama.
On the secondary roads surrounding Durham, North Carolina, the Jetta's chassis proved to be a comfortable if conservative companion, in many ways similar to the personality of the outgoing model. It's a piece of tech borrowed from corporate stablemate Audi, and it's something no other car in the Jetta's class can match.
Most other features inside the 2019 Jetta are par for the course, with Volkswagen shuffling gear around to reduce pricing almost across the board. The Verdict: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Review
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2019 Volkswagen Jetta - The Volkswagen Jetta is set to acquire its next substantial redesign in 2017 when it is going to proceed to the automaker's modular MQB platform reportedly. Though specs to the Jetta have not been launched, it is an excellent bet the car will use turbocharging to meet aggressive federal fuel economic climate targets. In this article Cars Sumo will provide some reviews for 2019 Volkswagen Jetta for the next release, like release date, engine, performance, interior design, and price.
With regards to safety, the next Jetta will most likely function the whole selection of driver assist technologies to help maintain speed with rivals.
Will the next Jetta see a similar change? 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Redesign
2019 Volkswagen Jetta - The outside visual features of the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta has changed so minutely that you simply wouldn't watch the refinement amongst this and also the last model on clench hand appear.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Engine & Specification
Volkswagen Jetta Engine - The 3rd motor determination that is realistic for the GLI trim may be the 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine that enables the range-topping performance of 210 pull and 207 pound-feet of torque.
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The current Jetta utilizes a 1.4-liter turbo as its base engine, producing 150 hp with 184 lb-ft of torque. Most versions from the Jetta come with a conventional 5-speed manual transmission. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Release Date
Volkswagen Jetta Release Date - Key rivals contain the Toyota Corolla , Honda Civic , Ford Focus , and Chevrolet Cruze Volkswagen has not revealed a release date nonetheless for the up coming to Jetta.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Price
Volkswagen Jetta Price - We are still significant ways far from having official pricing for the upcoming Jetta. In spite of getting a new platform, we feel the chances are excellent that VW Jetta will aim to maintain entryway pricing beneath $20.000 to remain competitive for Volkswagen Jetta Warranty, we must wait to find this information.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta First Drive: Seventh Inning Stretch
The seventh-generation Jetta is bigger and more refined than ever. The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta , now the seventh generation of the compact sedan, is also the first to make use of VW's modular MQB platform. Car nerds and VW fans will probably already know what that means, but for the rest of you, allow me to bottom line it: This Jetta is bigger, roomier, more feature rich, more fuel efficient, and less expensive than the last one. Pretty good, right?
This VW sedan, meanwhile, with its strong character line, uncluttered bodyside, and sharply designed lighting elements, is handsomely conservative. I drove the middle-trim R-Line Jetta for most of the day, and I also find this version of the VW the most fetching. The dark grille and mirror caps help sport the car up a little, and the 17-inch wheels - while still looking slightly small - are my favorite design of the rolling stock on offer. The top tier Jetta models also get an eight-inch touchscreen in place of the base, 6.5-incher, offering a bigger, crisper interface for (among other software) your Apple CarPlay or Android Auto experience.
Meanwhile, the driving experience is colored with only subtle variation from trim to trim. On the base Jetta S, you can opt to manage that output with a six-speed manual transmission, but most of these cars will be sold with a very smooth, don't-call-me-DSG, eight-speed automatic.
Those looking for more thrills should wait for the upcoming Jetta GLI.
The Jetta's feeling on the road is a degree more planted and solid than some other compact sedans. The car just rides well, with a well-damped suspension and excellent in-cabin noise control, even up to speeds around 80 mph. Our drive route was hardly a handling course, but the Volkswagen did offer well-weighted steering with decent feel during cornering. Strangely, the R-Design package does not offer the same Sport mode found in the SEL / SEL Premium trims… a packaging omission that even the VW pros on hand had a hard time explaining to me. Photos: Volkswagen
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Volkswagen's redesigned Jetta is miles ahead of its predecessor, delivering impressive features, refinement and pep
DURHAM, N.C. - After having left the outgoing Jetta hanging on the vine for seven long years, the next-generation model arrives wearing Volkswagen 's latest design language. On the base car, it works with a 6.5-inch touchscreen; the Execline gets a larger eight-inch display with GPS navigation. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
The new Jetta continues with the previous 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder, with 147 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque. On the drive, the Jetta with the automatic proved to have ample pep. The combination also proved to be very quiet at highway speeds — here the new Jetta sets a class benchmark. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
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On the drive, it proved to take a lot to get the Jetta to misbehave, especially when it's wearing the Execline's model's 17-inch wheels and lower-profile P205/55 tires. The latest Jetta takes some significant strides forward in every area. The 2019 Jetta hits dealer showrooms in the next week.
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Volkswagen is known for its small cars , and to rebuild its reputation with buyers, VW focused its attention on the all-new 2019 Jetta. The new Jetta is larger than the model it replaces, and the styling is more coupelike. The Jetta is also available with automatic post-collision braking, and all Jettas will come with a transferable 6-year, 72,000-mile warranty.
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VW's Arizona Proving Grounds
VW learned to never say never and built APG's walls a little higher.
For our test drives of the new VW Jetta, heavily disguised as it was, APG opened up a road course, skidpad and high-speed oval.
Driving the 2019 VW Jetta
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, expected to make its public debut this January at the Detroit auto show , is based on VW's modular MQB platform. Volkswagen is currently using it on vehicles ranging from subcompact cars up to the new Atlas midsize SUV
In its new iteration, the 2019 Jetta is slightly bigger in all dimensions. At APG, we were driving prototypes of the all-new 2019 VW Jetta equipped with the 150-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. This torquey engine, and the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder turbo which will be coming later in the Jetta GLI, carry over from the current Jetta powerplant lineup. Notably, the current car's transmission choices (a 5-speed manual and 6-speed automatic) will be replaced by a 6-speed manual and VW's 8-speed automatic. Our test cars were equipped with the 8-speed automatic.
The 1.4-liter engine was waiting for the 8-speed automatic. On the road course, the front-drive Jetta climbed over its front tires (as front-drive cars tend to do), but the car control in S-turns and tight corners was impressive.
The biggest entry I made in my notebook, however, was how quiet the new Jetta is. The other thing that the stood out at 127 mph was how steady the 2019 Jetta is at high speeds. The current benchmark in compact cars is the Honda Civic , both in sales and just about every comparison test you read. With its uniquely European personality and gifts, the thing that the new VW Jetta needs to be is the German Civic. The compact cars we drove at VW's Arizona Proving Grounds were a deserving leap in that direction.
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First Look: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta is redesigned, promising more interior space, upgraded technology, and more engaging driving dynamics wrapped in an attractive new shape.
Since 1979, we Americans have purchased over 3 million copies of the Jetta.
Back before 2010, it was known as a quality car, delivering a true, near-luxury German driving experience. Jetta gets a new platform, bigger dimensions, and a new design
Changes to the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta focus on improving style, sophistication, quality, and driving dynamics.
Is the new 2019 VW Jetta going to be a disposable freeway appliance, another half-hearted attempt at scaling Compact Car mountain? For now, though, it seems VW is making all the right moves with the new 2019 Jetta.
For starters, the 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine remains, paired with a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission. The rest of the Jetta is changed, from the platform on up. For the uninitiated, mass-produced vehicles like the Jetta are built on production platforms, common vehicle architectures that lower costs and improve quality by sharing components with other cars.
For 2019, Volkswagen moves the Jetta to its Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture, the same one used by the Volkswagen Golf and Passat, and the Audi A3. As a result, the new Jetta grows larger in every direction. Overall, the Jetta looks a little more like the upcoming Volkswagen Arteon, thanks to its sloping roofline and similar styling cues. Available at dealerships mid-way through 2018, the new 2019 Jetta comes in S, SE, SEL, SEL Premium, and R-Line trim levels. And don't forget, the Jetta includes VW's strong new (and transferable) 6-year or 72,000-mile comprehensive warranty.
Added interior features and driver safety technology
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta adds new driver assistance technologies and a more upscale interior.
Interior quality. Driving performance. Value. That's what should really matter when it comes to Volkswagen, the brand, and the 2019 Jetta, the car. Because VW sells more Jettas to Americans than any other vehicle it builds, the Jetta is a profit machine. There is a plethora of improved interior materials, upscale details, and more standard equipment, from the base Jetta S to the loaded Jetta SEL Premium.
New standard features include aluminum wheels, a rearview camera and an automatic post-collision braking system. More expensive models include features like forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, automatic high-beam headlights, and a lane departure warning system.
Inside, top trim Jettas get more technology, including Volkswagen Digital Cockpit, a reconfigurable instrumentation display. There's also the Volkswagen App-Connect car technology, which offers smartphone integration for Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and MirrorLink platforms. A competitive compact sedan with more room and feature offerings
With more room, increased features, and a stylish new design, the 2019 VW Jetta may well become a strong competitor to the Honda Civic.
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The 2019 VW Jetta doesn't go back in time to right the wrongs of the previous generation. And it may never satisfy VW enthusiasts who long for the day when the automaker built cars so well, and so thoroughly, that many people in the U.S. thought they were a near-luxury car maker.
Pop for the SE that I drove, and you now add in a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a trip computer, sunroof, dual-zone climate control, leatherette seating, heated front seats, keyless entry, push-button start, front assist, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic assist. With no Sport mode in the SE (available on the higher trims, which I did not drive), there was no way to firm up the suspension or steering of the Jetta. The car isn't exactly tuned to sport, but it's not soft, either. If you want sport in your compact, VW will happily sell you a Golf, and Honda's Civic also offers sporting character.
New for 2019 is the availability of an R-Line trim on the Jetta. That car will set you back $24,415.
Stacked up against the closest competitors, the Jetta presents an interesting business case. Meanwhile, the lower-grade trims are in line with Jetta pricing but a tick more, while the Premier-trim Cruze undercuts it a bit.
Volkswagen has cooked up a car that retains a lot of the conservatism of the previous-gen car, yet the styling shows that it can cut loose and enjoy the party. Images © 2018 Tim Healey/The Truth About Cars
The MkVI Jetta had great driver ergonomics, decent road noise control, stable freeway manners and a pretty good ride/handling balance, and it felt like solid goods. The front-end of the new Jetta just looks cheap (seems like VW is hopping on the hexagonal-shaped grille bandwagon).
Being an improvement over the outgoing Jetta isn't saying much.
I'm gonna smack the next person that calls these cars boring. The Jetta — by any name, of which it wore quite a few over here — disappears from VW's Euro lineup for 2019. Peak VW desirability was circa Mk IV.
Honestly VW couldn't hit water if they were in a boat. Find Car Reviews By Make
A great compact sedan. The new-for- 2019 Volkswagen Jetta is good example of a car type that's unfairly falling out of favor: the practical, everyday, compact non-crossover four-door sedan.
I'm pretty sure the Jetta was a car born from America's weird prejudice against hatchbacks.
The 2019 Jetta is no longer a Golf-derivative, but is now built on the same MQB platform that almost all VWs share.
Ohhh, right!
This isn't just a facelift; it's an all-new car. The new Jetta is an improvement over the previous generation Jetta, and it's a fairly handsome car in a sort of normal, restrained way that makes even this newest one pretty easy to lose in any parking lot.
I think the car looks much better in a color. Here's a closeup of the flitzer on the R-Line car I drove:
Like pretty much every other new car in the world, the grille has grown bigger and wider.
The upholstery color in the R-Line car I was in was happily not all black, featuring some nice white accent panels. How's It Drive?
First, and perhaps most importantly for the broad target demographic of this car, this is a very easy car to drive.
This new Jetta is cheaper than the outgoing one, and offers a lot more stuff besides. The Jetta looks and feels like a reasonably premium car to people who aren't necessarily gearheads, and I know that's important for many of the potential buyers here.
Even without having had a chance to drive it, a manual Jetta is the one I'd be most interested in. It's better than the last Jetta was, and I think it delivers what Jetta buyers want, at a reasonable balance of price to what you get. I like the engine, it's easy to drive, looks pretty good. I'm not sure I can work up that much excitement about the new Jetta, if I'm honest, but it seems to be a good car for its intended job.
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The little VW does make a good first impression. The interior is also a big improvement over the drab old Jetta. The instrument cluster gets a nice update with more detailed analog dials on base models, and the VW Digital Cockpit screen comes on top-level models. The Jetta's interior isn't perfect, though. Engine and Transmission
A sharp new wrapper doesn't necessarily make a good car. In the Jetta's case, its mechanical bits are average at best. For 2019, VW reduced the Jetta's engine options to a single turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder producing 147 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The Manual mode works very nicely, too. It's a shame that there's no Jetta available with shift paddles, because manually shifting the 8-speed is the most enjoyable way to drive the Jetta.
Surprisingly, Volkswagen will continue offering the Jetta with a manual transmission, albeit on the base S trim level. Ride and Handling
Also a bit middle-of-the-road is the Jetta's ride and handling. VW previously revealed to us that it was tuning the Jetta's suspension to be softer based on customer feedback. And the Jetta does feel pretty soft. Unfortunately, VW may have gone too far. Some added damping would do the Jetta good.
VW's compact sedan isn't a particularly great handler, either. Certainly average Jetta buyers won't notice or care.
Pricing and Features
The Jetta is relatively well-equipped and priced. For that price, the Jetta comes with alloy wheels, power mirrors, automatic lights, a touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, Bluetooth and, for just $450 more, you can get automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring. That package is available for the manual-transmission model, too.
As a package, the Jetta feels only a little bit above average. What hurts the Jetta is its middling ride and handling and uninspiring powertrain. If you don't care about having a particularly engaging car, the latest Jetta will serve you just fine. Volkswagen
The Jetta joins the Golf on Volkswagen's ubiquitous modern platform.
Which brings us to the seventh-generation 2019 Jetta , in which Volkswagen has deftly blended its best small-car technology into a welcome update to its compact sedan.
The Jetta is the sixth American-market VW Group nameplate to use MQB, and it's also the least expensive. In fact, sticker prices have dropped across the board, with the new Jetta starting at $19,395 for the base S trim, which is $100 less than the outgoing car; even the S trim's optional automatic transmission now costs $800 instead of $1000.
When VW last redesigned the Jetta for 2011, it slashed prices by extreme de-contenting, including fitting drum brakes and a 1993-vintage engine in base cars. VW spent much of the rest of the sixth-generation Jetta era undoing the damage. A new sport-appearance R-Line model ($23,845) with trim-exclusive brake-based torque vectoring and a top SEL Premium trim ($27,795) that includes leather upholstery will no doubt help VW raise average transaction prices and improve overall profitability of the line.
The 2019 Jetta is marginally bigger than the old car, continuing a trend that has seen the Jetta grow to roughly the size of the fondly remembered B5-generation 1997-2005 Passat. The Jetta's wheelbase has been stretched 1.3 inches to 105.7 inches, which helps the car maintain its proportions even with an overall length that has grown to 185.1 inches. That's as long as the Tiguan crossover, another MQB platform-mate from which the Jetta borrows some of its exterior styling. The numbers are better when it comes to mass, with Volkswagen quoting sub-3000-pound curb weights for both the manual and automatic versions of the 2019 Jetta, which it claims are lighter than the old models.
The six-speed manual is available only in the base trim, but it doesn't feel like so much of a cheap-car choice as the five-speed manual it replaces. The automatic has also been upgraded from six speeds to eight, helping the 2019 Jetta to now earn the same EPA fuel-economy estimates regardless of transmission choice: 30 mpg city, 40 highway, and 34 combined. Which is why Volkswagen has reverted to a torsion-beam rear suspension for the standard Jetta, just like the one that was so criticized when it appeared in the original sixth-generation car. If MQB were a flavor, the Jetta might be chocolate and the Golf chocolate-chocolate chip.
Volkswagen's somewhat tarnished reputation for building nice interiors receives something of a polishing, as the new Jetta has more soft-touch surfaces than the outgoing car, including nicely padded armrests and front-door inserts—although it desperately needs more than its single standard USB port (a second port is standard on SEL trims). The standard 6.5-inch center touchscreen in the Jetta is integrated into the binnacle and canted toward the driver, offering exceptional ergonomics. We can say unequivocally that the move to MQB has been good for the Jetta. Build and Price
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- BASE PRICES: S, $19,395;
- Power: 147 hp @ 5000 rpm
- Torque: 184 lb-ft @ 1400 rpm
- TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed manual, 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
- Top speed: 125 mph
A stylish, MQB-tastic upgrade for VW's best seller
Following big-budget bets on the explosive SUV market with the Atlas and the reworked Tiguan , the brand is momentarily back to cars with the all-new 2019 Jetta. This is the first Jetta to ride on VW's excellent MQB platform, the same that underpins the Golf, Audi TT , and A3, among many others. To accommodate America's apparent appetite for upsizing, the new Jetta is larger than ever. It's 1.3-inch longer, 0.8-inch wider, 0.2-inch taller, and its wheelbase has been stretched by an extra 1.3-inches. Volkswagen is still king of low-rent, high-impact interior. Spec it correctly and the car comes loaded with a suite of driver assistance systems, including forward collision warning and braking, blind spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, lane keep assist, and automatic high beams.
An earlier drive program with camouflaged Jetta prototypes revealed the top speed around 127 mph, if that matters.
Out on the Loblolly pine-lined roads outside of Durham, it's nice to see the Americanized Jetta still bleeds black-red-yellow. Despite the cushy ride and bigger interior custom tailored for Shake Shack's largest market, it's a snappy little car. In spite of the U.S.-centric changes, the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta remains one of the sweet spots in the automaker's lineup, especially with the promise of a performance oriented Jetta GLI on the horizon.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Specifications
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2019 Volkswagen Jetta Review
Transmission: 6-speed manual / 8-speed auto
US Fuel Economy (MPG): 30 city, 40 highway, 34 combined
CAN Price: $22,640
Yes, that's singular, because Volkswagen has elected to make a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder the only engine available in non-performance models (with a larger-displacement Jetta GLI to drop later this year). Comfortable Ride
While on paper the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta's 147 horsepower don't exactly leap off of the page, in actual practice, the engine's torque-friendly delivery makes for a competent drive in almost every situation. In particular, I was impressed by how readily the Jetta's automatic transmission selected the right gear for highway passing, executing leap-frog maneuvers with little drama.
On the secondary roads surrounding Durham, North Carolina, the Jetta's chassis proved to be a comfortable if conservative companion, in many ways similar to the personality of the outgoing model. It's a piece of tech borrowed from corporate stablemate Audi, and it's something no other car in the Jetta's class can match.
Most other features inside the 2019 Jetta are par for the course, with Volkswagen shuffling gear around to reduce pricing almost across the board. The Verdict: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Review
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2019 Volkswagen Jetta Reviews, Price & Release Date
New VW Jetta is going redesign by their manufacturer in 2019 and expected released at the end of 2019. Read our reviews about New Volkswagen Jetta 2019 with design rumor, price, release date, and engine.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta - The Volkswagen Jetta is set to acquire its next substantial redesign in 2017 when it is going to proceed to the automaker's modular MQB platform reportedly. Though specs to the Jetta have not been launched, it is an excellent bet the car will use turbocharging to meet aggressive federal fuel economic climate targets. In this article Cars Sumo will provide some reviews for 2019 Volkswagen Jetta for the next release, like release date, engine, performance, interior design, and price.
With regards to safety, the next Jetta will most likely function the whole selection of driver assist technologies to help maintain speed with rivals.
Will the next Jetta see a similar change? 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Redesign
2019 Volkswagen Jetta - The outside visual features of the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta has changed so minutely that you simply wouldn't watch the refinement amongst this and also the last model on clench hand appear.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Engine & Specification
Volkswagen Jetta Engine - The 3rd motor determination that is realistic for the GLI trim may be the 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine that enables the range-topping performance of 210 pull and 207 pound-feet of torque.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Release Date
The current Jetta utilizes a 1.4-liter turbo as its base engine, producing 150 hp with 184 lb-ft of torque. Most versions from the Jetta come with a conventional 5-speed manual transmission. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta Release Date
Volkswagen Jetta Release Date - Key rivals contain the Toyota Corolla , Honda Civic , Ford Focus , and Chevrolet Cruze Volkswagen has not revealed a release date nonetheless for the up coming to Jetta.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Price
Volkswagen Jetta Price - We are still significant ways far from having official pricing for the upcoming Jetta. In spite of getting a new platform, we feel the chances are excellent that VW Jetta will aim to maintain entryway pricing beneath $20.000 to remain competitive for Volkswagen Jetta Warranty, we must wait to find this information.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta First Drive: Seventh Inning Stretch
The seventh-generation Jetta is bigger and more refined than ever. The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta , now the seventh generation of the compact sedan, is also the first to make use of VW's modular MQB platform. Car nerds and VW fans will probably already know what that means, but for the rest of you, allow me to bottom line it: This Jetta is bigger, roomier, more feature rich, more fuel efficient, and less expensive than the last one. Pretty good, right?
This VW sedan, meanwhile, with its strong character line, uncluttered bodyside, and sharply designed lighting elements, is handsomely conservative. I drove the middle-trim R-Line Jetta for most of the day, and I also find this version of the VW the most fetching. The dark grille and mirror caps help sport the car up a little, and the 17-inch wheels - while still looking slightly small - are my favorite design of the rolling stock on offer. The top tier Jetta models also get an eight-inch touchscreen in place of the base, 6.5-incher, offering a bigger, crisper interface for (among other software) your Apple CarPlay or Android Auto experience.
Meanwhile, the driving experience is colored with only subtle variation from trim to trim. On the base Jetta S, you can opt to manage that output with a six-speed manual transmission, but most of these cars will be sold with a very smooth, don't-call-me-DSG, eight-speed automatic.
Those looking for more thrills should wait for the upcoming Jetta GLI.
The Jetta's feeling on the road is a degree more planted and solid than some other compact sedans. The car just rides well, with a well-damped suspension and excellent in-cabin noise control, even up to speeds around 80 mph. Our drive route was hardly a handling course, but the Volkswagen did offer well-weighted steering with decent feel during cornering. Strangely, the R-Design package does not offer the same Sport mode found in the SEL / SEL Premium trims… a packaging omission that even the VW pros on hand had a hard time explaining to me. Photos: Volkswagen
- Transmission 8-Speed Automatic
- Seating Capacity 5
- Base Price $18,545
- As-Tested Price $23,845
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen's redesigned Jetta is miles ahead of its predecessor, delivering impressive features, refinement and pep
DURHAM, N.C. - After having left the outgoing Jetta hanging on the vine for seven long years, the next-generation model arrives wearing Volkswagen 's latest design language. On the base car, it works with a 6.5-inch touchscreen; the Execline gets a larger eight-inch display with GPS navigation. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
The new Jetta continues with the previous 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder, with 147 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque. On the drive, the Jetta with the automatic proved to have ample pep. The combination also proved to be very quiet at highway speeds — here the new Jetta sets a class benchmark. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
2019 Volkswagen Jetta
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On the drive, it proved to take a lot to get the Jetta to misbehave, especially when it's wearing the Execline's model's 17-inch wheels and lower-profile P205/55 tires. The latest Jetta takes some significant strides forward in every area. The 2019 Jetta hits dealer showrooms in the next week.
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Volkswagen is known for its small cars , and to rebuild its reputation with buyers, VW focused its attention on the all-new 2019 Jetta. The new Jetta is larger than the model it replaces, and the styling is more coupelike. The Jetta is also available with automatic post-collision braking, and all Jettas will come with a transferable 6-year, 72,000-mile warranty.
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VW's Arizona Proving Grounds
VW learned to never say never and built APG's walls a little higher.
For our test drives of the new VW Jetta, heavily disguised as it was, APG opened up a road course, skidpad and high-speed oval.
Driving the 2019 VW Jetta
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, expected to make its public debut this January at the Detroit auto show , is based on VW's modular MQB platform. Volkswagen is currently using it on vehicles ranging from subcompact cars up to the new Atlas midsize SUV
In its new iteration, the 2019 Jetta is slightly bigger in all dimensions. At APG, we were driving prototypes of the all-new 2019 VW Jetta equipped with the 150-horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. This torquey engine, and the 2.0-liter 4-cylinder turbo which will be coming later in the Jetta GLI, carry over from the current Jetta powerplant lineup. Notably, the current car's transmission choices (a 5-speed manual and 6-speed automatic) will be replaced by a 6-speed manual and VW's 8-speed automatic. Our test cars were equipped with the 8-speed automatic.
The 1.4-liter engine was waiting for the 8-speed automatic. On the road course, the front-drive Jetta climbed over its front tires (as front-drive cars tend to do), but the car control in S-turns and tight corners was impressive.
The biggest entry I made in my notebook, however, was how quiet the new Jetta is. The other thing that the stood out at 127 mph was how steady the 2019 Jetta is at high speeds. The current benchmark in compact cars is the Honda Civic , both in sales and just about every comparison test you read. With its uniquely European personality and gifts, the thing that the new VW Jetta needs to be is the German Civic. The compact cars we drove at VW's Arizona Proving Grounds were a deserving leap in that direction.
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Exterior and Interior Pics
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First Look: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta is redesigned, promising more interior space, upgraded technology, and more engaging driving dynamics wrapped in an attractive new shape.
Since 1979, we Americans have purchased over 3 million copies of the Jetta.
Back before 2010, it was known as a quality car, delivering a true, near-luxury German driving experience. Jetta gets a new platform, bigger dimensions, and a new design
Changes to the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta focus on improving style, sophistication, quality, and driving dynamics.
Is the new 2019 VW Jetta going to be a disposable freeway appliance, another half-hearted attempt at scaling Compact Car mountain? For now, though, it seems VW is making all the right moves with the new 2019 Jetta.
For starters, the 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine remains, paired with a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission. The rest of the Jetta is changed, from the platform on up. For the uninitiated, mass-produced vehicles like the Jetta are built on production platforms, common vehicle architectures that lower costs and improve quality by sharing components with other cars.
For 2019, Volkswagen moves the Jetta to its Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture, the same one used by the Volkswagen Golf and Passat, and the Audi A3. As a result, the new Jetta grows larger in every direction. Overall, the Jetta looks a little more like the upcoming Volkswagen Arteon, thanks to its sloping roofline and similar styling cues. Available at dealerships mid-way through 2018, the new 2019 Jetta comes in S, SE, SEL, SEL Premium, and R-Line trim levels. And don't forget, the Jetta includes VW's strong new (and transferable) 6-year or 72,000-mile comprehensive warranty.
Added interior features and driver safety technology
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta adds new driver assistance technologies and a more upscale interior.
Interior quality. Driving performance. Value. That's what should really matter when it comes to Volkswagen, the brand, and the 2019 Jetta, the car. Because VW sells more Jettas to Americans than any other vehicle it builds, the Jetta is a profit machine. There is a plethora of improved interior materials, upscale details, and more standard equipment, from the base Jetta S to the loaded Jetta SEL Premium.
New standard features include aluminum wheels, a rearview camera and an automatic post-collision braking system. More expensive models include features like forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, automatic high-beam headlights, and a lane departure warning system.
Inside, top trim Jettas get more technology, including Volkswagen Digital Cockpit, a reconfigurable instrumentation display. There's also the Volkswagen App-Connect car technology, which offers smartphone integration for Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and MirrorLink platforms. A competitive compact sedan with more room and feature offerings
With more room, increased features, and a stylish new design, the 2019 VW Jetta may well become a strong competitor to the Honda Civic.
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The 2019 VW Jetta doesn't go back in time to right the wrongs of the previous generation. And it may never satisfy VW enthusiasts who long for the day when the automaker built cars so well, and so thoroughly, that many people in the U.S. thought they were a near-luxury car maker.