Volkswagen Jetta
| Volkswagen Jetta | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | 1979–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car / Small family car (C) |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A platform |
| First generation A1 (16) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Volkswagen Atlantic Volkswagen Fox |
| Production | August 1979–February 1984 571,030 built |
| Assembly |
Wolfsburg, Germany TAS Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Uitenhage, South Africa Puebla, Mexico |
| Designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan / saloon 2-door notchback sedan / saloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A1 platform |
| Related | Volkswagen Golf Mk1 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.1 L I4 (petrol) 1.3 L I4 (petrol) 1.5 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.8 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (diesel) 1.6 L I4 (turbo diesel) |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 4,270 mm (168.1 in) |
| Width | 1,600 mm (63.0 in) |
| Height | 1,300 mm (51.2 in) |
| Second generation A2 (1G) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1984–1992 1991-2013 (China) 1,708,390 built |
| Assembly |
Wolfsburg, Germany TAS Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Chengdu, China (FAW-VW) Lagos, Nigeria Uitenhage, South Africa Puebla, Mexico New Stanton, Pennsylvania, United States, (Volkswagen America) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan /saloon 2-door notchback sedan / saloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A2 platform |
| Related |
Volkswagen Golf Mk2 Volkswagen Scirocco Mk2 Volkswagen Corrado SEAT Toledo Mk1 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.3 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.8 L I4 8-valve (petrol) 1.8 L I4 16-valve (petrol) 2.0 L I4 16-valve (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (diesel) 1.6 L I4 (turbo diesel) |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,470 mm (97.2 in) |
| Length | 1985-88: 4,346 mm (171.1 in) 1989-92: 4,385 mm (172.6 in) |
| Width | 1,680 mm (66.1 in) 1985-88 base models: 1,665 mm (65.6 in) |
| Height | 1,410 mm (55.5 in) |
| Third generation A3 (1H) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Volkswagen Vento |
| Production | January 1992 – February 1999 |
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Wolfsburg, Germany Osnabrück, Germany Uitenhage, South Africa Puebla, Mexico |
| Designer | Herbert Schafer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan / saloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A3 platform |
| Related | Volkswagen Golf Mk3 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.8 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 (petrol) 2.8 L VR6 (petrol) 1.9 L I4 D (diesel) 1.9 L I4 TD (diesel) 1.9 L I4 SDI (diesel) 1.9 L I4 TDI (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,470 mm (97.2 in) |
| Length | 4,400 mm (173.2 in) |
| Width | 1,690 mm (66.5 in) |
| Height | 1,430 mm (56.3 in) |
| Fourth generation A4 (1J) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Volkswagen Bora Volkswagen City Jetta (Jetta City in 2009) Volkswagen Bora Classic Edition (China) Volkswagen Clásico (2010 onwards in Mexico) |
| Production | 1999–2006 (Europe) 2001–2010 (China) 1999–2015 (Mexico) |
| Model years | 1999–2007 (US, Canada, Europe) |
| Assembly |
Wolfsburg, Germany Bratislava, Slovakia Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Puebla, Mexico Uitenhage, South Africa |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan / saloon 5-door wagon / estate |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A4 (PQ34) platform |
| Related |
Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Audi A3 Mk1 SEAT León Mk1 SEAT Toledo Mk2 Škoda Octavia Mk1 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 16-valve (petrol) 1.8 L I4 turbo (petrol) 2.0 L I4 (petrol) 2.3 L VR5 (petrol) 2.8 L VR6 12-valve (petrol) 2.8 L VR6 24-valve (petrol) 1.9 L I4 SDI (diesel) 1.9 L I4 TDI (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual (02J) 6-speed manual (02M) 4-speed automatic (01M) 5-speed automatic (09A) 6-speed automatic (09G) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | sedan: 2,510 mm (98.8 in) estate: 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
| Length | sedan: 4,380 mm (172.4 in) estate: 4,410 mm (173.6 in) |
| Width | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
| Height | sedan: 1,440 mm (56.7 in) estate: 1,490 mm (58.7 in) '08 City Jetta sedan: 1,445 mm (56.9 in) |
| Fifth generation A5 (1K) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Volkswagen Bora Volkswagen GLI Volkswagen Sagitar Volkswagen Vento Volkswagen Golf Wagon (Canada, 2010-) |
| Production | 2005–2011 |
| Model years | 2005.5–2011 |
| Assembly |
Puebla, Mexico Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Aurangabad, India (Volkswagen India) Uitenhage, South Africa Kaluga, Russia ) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan / saloon 5-door wagon / estate |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform |
| Related |
Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Audi A3 Mk2 SEAT León Mk2 SEAT Toledo Mk3 SEAT Altea Škoda Octavia Mk2 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 FSI (petrol) 2.0 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 FSI (petrol) 2.5 L I5 (petrol) 1.4 L I4 TSI (petrol) 1.8 L I4 20-valve TSI (petrol) 2.0 L I4 TFSI (petrol) 1.9 L I4 TDI PD (diesel) 2.0 L I4 TDI CR (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual (04A) 6-speed manual (02Q) 6-speed automatic (09G) 6-speed semi-automatic (DSG 02E) 7-speed semi-automatic (DSG 0AM) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,580 mm (101.6 in) |
| Length | 4,554 mm (179.3 in) Wagon: 179.4 in (4,557 mm) |
| Width | 1,781 mm (70.1 in) 2010- Wagon: 70.1 in (1,781 mm) |
| Height | 1,460 mm (57.5 in) Wagon: 59.2 in (1,504 mm) |
| Sixth generation A6 (1B) | |
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| Also called | Volkswagen New Compact Sedan (Under Development) Volkswagen Vento (Select South American Countries) Volkswagen Sagitar (China) Pyeonghwa Hwiparam 1613 (North Korea) Pyeonghwa Zunma 1606 (North Korea) |
| Production | 2010-2017 |
| Model years | 2011–2017 |
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Puebla, Mexico Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (GAZ, since 2013) Aurangabad, India (Volkswagen India) Chengdu, China (FAW-VW) Pekan, Malaysia (DRB-HICOM) São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Taganrog, Russia (TagAZ, 2016-present) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door notchback sedan / saloon 5-door wagon / estate (2011-2015, North America only) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform |
| Related |
Volkswagen Golf Mk6 Audi A3 Mk2 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic 7-speed semi-automatic (DSG 0AM) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,650 mm (104.3 in) Hybrid: 2,655 mm (104.5 in) |
| Length | 4,644 mm (182.8 in) Hybrid: 4,628 mm (182.2 in) |
| Width | 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Hybrid: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) Hybrid: 1,453 mm (57.2 in) |
The Volkswagen Jetta (
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The Jetta was originally adapted by adding a conventional trunk to the Golf hatchback, and some distinctive styling (usually the front end, and sometimes slight interior changes). It has been offered in two- and four-door saloon / sedan, and five-door wagon / estate versions - all as four- or five-seaters. Since the original version in 1980, the car has grown in size and power with each successive generation. By mid-2011, almost 10 million Jettas have been produced and sold all over the world. As of April 2014, over 14 million had been sold with the car becoming Volkswagen's top selling model.
Though numerous sources suggest the Jetta nameplate derives from the Atlantic 'jet stream' during a period when Volkswagen named its vehicles after prominent winds and currents (e.g., the Volkswagen Passat (after the German word for trade wind), Volkswagen Bora (after bora), and Volkswagen Scirocco (after sirocco), a 2013 report by former VW advertising copywriter Bertel Schmitt, says that — after consulting knowledgeable VW sources including Dr. Carl Hahn, former Volkswagen of America Chief and W.P. Schmidt, former sales chief at Volkswagen — no conclusive evidence suggests that Volkswagen employed a naming theme for its then new front-drive, water-cooled vehicles; nor that the names trace etymologically to any particular theme; nor that any naming system "was ever announced, either officially or confidentially."
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