Motoring News New Volkswagen Jetta unveiled
16.06.10
The new Volkswagen Jetta will go on cut-price in the UK in the spring of 2011 and the range will include a host of fuel-saving measures.
Among the BlueMotion technology to countenance on the next Jetta will be start/stop to switch off the engine when the car is stationary in traffic. Also included will be battery regeneration to afflict the battery as the car slows.
The BlueMotion technology will be used on the 1.2-litre TSI petrol image and the with the 1.6-litre diesel. Average economy of 53.2mpg is promised for the 1.2 TSI locomotive and emissions of 123g/km, while the diesel will offer 68.0mpg and 109g/km of CO2 emissions to appeal to corporation car drivers.
Other engines in the range will be a 1.4-litre TSI petrol unit in 121- and 158bhp forms. Diesels will be enchanted care of by VW's 1.6-litre turbodiesel and a 138bhp 2.0-litre motor as toughened already in the Golf.
The new Jetta is longer than the outgoing model and is stretched by 90mm overall. There is also an extra 70mm in the wheelbase to unfetter up 67mm more rear legroom for the new model compared to the existing Jetta.
Source: Honest John