A GTI For The Masses We've given Volkswagen a fair amount of flack for the 2011 Jetta. And justifiably so. All the things we held dear in previous generations – high-end materials, solid driving dynamics and that general sense of Premium the Germans do so well – were all nixed in the name of market share. But as suspected, it's working. Consumers are viewing the new redesigned Jetta as an upmarket contender to the Corolla, Civic and Cruze. And honestly, more power to them. What we've really been waiting for is this, the 2012 Jetta GLI. Packing VW's ubiquitous ... Read More

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Quick Spin: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 1328893200

Mild-Mannered Fun At 5.2 L/100 km The world doesn't need another automaker claiming to have cracked the code for a fun-to-drive hybrid. The concept hasn't worked particularly well in any application. Just ask Lexus. And Honda. Twice. Granted, we don't know how Volkswagen plans to pitch the 2013 Jetta Hybrid when it goes on sale this fall. We didn't get ...