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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More Fun Than A Prius, Less Sensible Than A TDI Let's have some fun, and do some math. We're talking pretty rudimentary stuff, multiplication and division, to figure out if the upcoming Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid can make a baseline case for itself against two very strong competitors in this segment. The competitors in question, at least for now, are two ...
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The Jetta We've Been Waiting For The motoring press hasn't had the greatest of relationships with the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. When the sedan debuted, critics slammed the newest generation as a Walmart interpretation of a model many of us had grown up loving. The nicer-than-expected materials, playful handling and quiet cabin had all been scrapped in ...
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Review: Honda Civic Hybrid takes on Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1310414400

Battle Of The Eco Compact Cars If you wanted a highly efficient compact car five years ago, you bought a hybrid. Diesel was still a dirty word commonly reserved for heavy-duty pickups and the occasional Euro import, and 8.0 L/100km was just becoming the new industry benchmark. The Chevrolet Volt was still just a concept, all-electrics like the Nissan ...