Volkswagen Jetta

In Australia, the Jetta comes with three engine variants.  All are great drive trains, and all offer refined everyday transport.  Starting the ball rolling, is the very competitively priced Volkswagen Jetta FSI.  This is a real bargain, particularly when you consider the superb roomy interior, wonderfully involving drive and lots of kit packed onboard.  With 110 kW, the FSI is most definitely no slouch. The Volkswagen Jetta TDI is an interesting model.  This one is certainly for the fuel conscious driver, who likes an extra squirt of performance every now and then.  A small family would be hard pushed to find a better buy.  Leading the charge, and very definitely a driver’s car, is the 147 kW powered Jetta Turbo FSI model.  0-100 km/h is dispatched in a very quick 7.2 seconds. On the right stretch of road, you can let the Turbo powered engine run on to over 230 km/h.  With 147 kW hitting the front hoops at 5100rpm, the car builds speed remarkably quickly and the engine will rev to about 6500rpm.  Peak torque of 280Nm is more than enough to spin the front wheels, and because the high level of turbo-induced torque is spread across a very wide rev range (1800 - 5000rpm) the car possesses a strong mid-range - perfect for overtaking and mid gear acceleration.  Driving on the highway, the range-topping Jetta will pull away rapidly from the rest of the traffic if asked, and the engine never feels out of breath – just the way I like it - always keen to please and ready to respond, thanks to its decent sized air-to-air intercooler and turbocharger unit. All this sort of performance is fantastically controlled via the sporty suspension set-up which has fairly rigid springing and tight damping.  So, as you can imagine, the Jetta FSI Turbo hugs the road nicely. In any Jetta variant, you will experience sweet gearboxes. The six-speed manual gearbox or six-speed Tiptronic automatic makes sure you have more than enough zip at the ready.  A six-speed auto is also available for relaxed, swift progress.  

 

The Volkswagen Jetta has an interior that is classy and stylish; it has a definite deluxe feel.  There's a sense of quality about the Jetta cabin that filters through almost all facets of the car.  Even the switchgear and centre console with blue back lights look awesome. The vents for the rear seat passengers are a nice touch too.  The small leather wrapped steering wheel adds a bit of sportiness to proceedings, and with features like the MFI (Multi-Function Indicator) the car knows how to please.  The MFI has been designed for the driver, and is used to control a trip computer that gives information on the vehicle and even the outside temperature.  Other practical and fancy features include: a climate control system, an optional premium audio system with an in-dash 6-disc changer that is MP3 compatible and satellite radio ready. The stereo even has hook ups for an iPod®.  The driver's seat is fully adjustable with a 12-way power function and premium lumbar support.  There is an auxiliary input jack located in the glove box, and the rear seat is 60/40 split. You can fold the rear seat right down all the way to extend your boot space, and there is also a fold down rear arm-rest allowing those small but long items to be place inside the car without lowering either back seat.  The steering wheel also is fully adjustable for height and distance.

 

Safety wise, the Jetta is loaded.  With six airbags as standard, the Jetta easily covers front and rear passengers air bag space. Driving aids like anti-slip regulation (ASR), ABS, and the all-important Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP) make the dynamic safety levels very high. The Jetta safely cocoons passengers in its strong metal body shell like few others in its class can, and this will be a very reassuring factor for those drivers downsizing from much larger cars.  The brakes are more than up to the task of reigning the car's 1430kg bulk in, and electronic brake force distribution (EBD) is a very nice feature to have when you need to mash the brake pedal in traffic (cause the idiot in front decides to drop his hot pie and swerve all over the road), allocating braking forces to the wheels that can best improve deceleration.

 

With all these features it's easy to see how the Volkswagen Jetta is one of the hottest selling VW's around.

 

The current model series includes the:

 

 

For anymore information on the Volkswagen Jetta, or for that matter any other new car, contact one of our friendly consultants on 1300 303 181.  If you'd like some fleet discount pricing (yes even for private buyers!), we can submit vehicle quote requests out to our national network of Volkswagen dealers and come back with pricing within 24 hours. Private Fleet - car buying made easy!