Highlights:

• All-new sixth-generation model
• A unique platform, no longer shared with the Volkswagen Golf
• Larger and more spacious than its predecessor
• More upscale with more premium appointments
• Gasoline and diesel engines carry over
• Standard front-wheel drive
• Manufactured in Mexico

Introduction
The first Volkswagen Jetta debuted in 1979. As opposed to developing an all-new model, the automaker simply converted its Volkswagen Golf-a popular import hatchback-into a slightly roomier sedan. When it proved as acceptable to buyers as its sibling, the German automaker seized the opportunity and offered the Jetta as a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, and as a 5-door station wagon in both front- and all-wheel-drive derivatives.

Over its past five generations, the Jetta has been marketed as an entry-level luxury vehicle, sport sedan, and as an economy vehicle (with both gasoline and diesel-powered powerplants). Well-received in a worldwide market, the Volkswagen Jetta is manufactured in five different countries and sold around the globe under such names as the Atlantic, Bora, Fox, Sagitar, and Vento.

The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta is an all-new sixth-generation model. Unlike its predecessors, the new Jetta is built on its own platform-meaning it does not rely on Golf architecture. As a result, the new sedan is 3.5 inches longer than the previous model. This translates to more space, and greater passenger comfort, says Volkswagen.


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