Even before its official debut at the Detroit Motor Show, the Mercedes CLA has picked up a fight with Volkswagen. Reports suggest that Volkswagen’s stylish coupe based on the new Golf platform will rival the upcoming hottie from Mercedes. A Golf-based Coupe? You mean a coupe variant of Volkswagen Jetta? Well, the answer is both Yes and No. To explain it in a much...
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The VW portfolio in China is one of the most confusing one in the world. Volkswagen operates through two joint ventures in China – FAW-VW and SAIC-VW. Both JVs have their own set of products which clash with each other in terms of platform, prices, features and many other parameters. To get a gist of how confusing the product portfolio is, our friends at Jalopnik.com...
The Chinese auto market, just like India, has many peculiar characteristics. One among them is the existence of closely spec-ed models or product twins. I remember few years ago, Chinese had the global Fiat Siena with the co-existence of a marginally altered Siena named as the Perla. And there are many cases like this. Now China would be offered a novel Jetta by Volkswagen...
For obvious reasons it’s not all that lucrative to sell petrol cars in India, especially in the Rs. 15 lakhs – Rs. 20 lakh segment, as its populated by some really well equipped diesel cars. The 1.4 litre TSI develops 120 bhp and is extremely refined. Contrary to the thought, VW believes that their path breaking turbocharged direct injection petrol technology will...
Slip into the Jetta’s cabin and you are greeted by a typical VW layout. The door shuts with a positive thud suggesting a solid build. Dashboard design is bland, but the quality of materials used is top notch. The quality of materials used is excellent and that alone instantly makes the cabin feel premium. The combination of black, beige and faux wood adds to the...
Meet the VW Vento, err, sorry actually the VW Jetta! Mistaken identity, that’s what happens if car makers resort to the so called family looks for all the cars in their portfolio. Look at all the VWs from the front and you’ll be hard pressed to tell the difference. The Jetta has very little to distinguish itself from the Vento To be honest, on my first glance, I actually...
The VW Jetta TSI was launched recently in India in a very discreet manner. In a market where petrol prices change on mere wishful thinking, a performance oriented TSI motor may not be much to talk about. Looking at the situation, I am sure VW India is also not expecting any major turnaround with the launch. Volkswagen India is known to spend millions of marketing dollars...
The petrol option makes the Volkswagen Jetta a cheaper car to buy. The petrol price hikes have not killed all enthusiast aspirations but we don’t think Mumbai or Delhi will be a wash of Jetta petrols in 2012. Coming to the car’s specifications, the Jetta petrol is powered by a 1.4 L TSI engine paired to a six-speed manual transmission. There are two variants...
