2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: Convincingly Slaying the Tail of the Dragon4.0/5First DrivesAfter a brief hiatus in 2018, the Volkswagen Jetta GLI is back in 2019 to mark its 35th anniversary. The folks at VW insist that this is a genuine sports sedan and they wanted to leave no doubt about it by inviting us to a test drive on the legendary …April 2, 2019
2019 Volkswagen Jetta: Lucky Seven4.0/5First DrivesRALEIGH, North Carolina – The Jetta is an important car for Volkswagen, especially in Canada where it was their bread-and-butter model for a long time. Since it first launched in 1978, more than 600,000 units have been sold in our market. Of course, the brand’s SUVs are now the hot …April 13, 2018
2019 Volkswagen Jetta: We’re Driving it This WeekSpotlight onOver the years, a lot has been said and written about the current Jetta. Introduced for the 2011 model year, the sixth-generation Jetta let loose on the North-American market was equipped with a torsion beam rear suspension, drum rear brakes, a low-tech 115-horsepower engine and a hard plastic dashboard, among …April 10, 2018
2019 Volkswagen Jetta: First DriveFirst DrivesMARICOPA, Arizona – All you need to do is look at the numbers to understand how important the Jetta sedan is to the Volkswagen brand. More than 16 million have been sold worldwide since its inception in 1980. This year, more than 108,000 units have been sold in the United …December 11, 2017
2019 Volkswagen Jetta: Camouflage is a Game We All Like to PlaySpotlight onThis week, we're headed to the Arizona Proving Grounds in Maricopa, Arizona for a preview of the seventh-generation 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. Unlike typical first drives, this one is slightly different, as the car will be completely camouflaged. Volkswagen's plan is to reveal the full look of its new Jetta at …December 4, 2017
2017 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: No Longer the Bargain it Used to be3.5/5Test DrivesThe Volkswagen Golf GTI has arguably been the compact performance hatchback of choice ever since it was introduced back in the late Seventies. However, the Jetta GLI, its performance sedan counterpart, shouldn’t be overlooked either, even though it takes a more subtle approach, because sedan buyers aren’t necessarily looking for …July 19, 2017
2017 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: a Good Value?Test DrivesThe Volkswagen Jetta is one of the most generous—make that the most generous—compact sedans on the market in terms of comfort and interior space. So its high-performance version equipped with the Volkswagen Golf GTI’s engine should be a good choice, right? Well, it depends on our priorities. It’s just that …May 29, 2017
First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4 TSIFirst DrivesAmid the diesel dilemma currently plaguing the Volkswagen Group, I recently learned a valuable lesson: The German automaker still builds fuel efficient gas-powered cars. Like the 2016 Jetta, a car that sheds the 2.0-litre four-cylinder synonymous with the Jetta nameplate for more than 20 years in favour of a smaller, …October 1, 2015