Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec)

far2000 · 04-04-2007, 05:00 PM

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Jetta SportWagen, a sporty and dynamic wagon version of Volkswagen’s top-selling model, made its U.S. debut today at the New York Auto Show. The Jetta SportWagen mixes practicality with European style and balances both elegance and sportiness. Its exceptional ride and handling and segment-leading safety features, along with its design are perfect for those with an active lifestyle.

Delivering performance and value, the Jetta SportWagen will be offered with three engine variations. The Jetta SportWagen will launch with an upgraded 2.5-liter, five cylinder engine that now produces 170 horsepower. The 2.5L Jetta SportWagen arrives in dealers this August, and will be followed with the 2.0T, four cylinder engine that produces 200 hp. In early 2008 the Jetta SportWagen will be available with a 2.0L clean diesel engine.

Aside from offering the sporty feel and fun to drive performance of a Jetta, the SportWagen opens up a new world of possibilities in the way of usable cargo room— 32.8 cubic feet to be exact, or an even more impressive 66.9 cubic feet with the rear seat folded down. For those whose active lifestyle requires even more room, there is an optional fold-flat front passenger seat that provides additional cargo space. Fold-flat front passenger seat is available with “V-Tex” leatherette seating.

Like the Jetta, the SportWagen continues the Volkswagen tradition of offering a long list of standard equipment. Some of the many standard features include: air conditioning, anti-theft vehicle alarm, cruise control, CD player, traction control, four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, eight-way adjustable front seats with height, angle and lumbar support adjustments, and a height-and-telescoping steering wheel. Available as an option on the Jetta SportWagen is a panoramic sunroof. The panoramic sunroof offers its passengers an impressive 12.7 square feet of either daylight or starlight, providing them an open air connection with the outdoors.

The Jetta SportWagen also enjoys a long list of standard safety features such as, driver and front passenger front airbags, driver and front passenger side thorax airbags, Side Curtain Protection®, and rear-impact optimized head restraints on driver and front passenger seat.

The front and Interior are very appealing and sporty, but im not sure about the rear.....should be a hit for VW...

MikeJ · 04-05-2007, 02:18 AM

Jetta badging for the U.S., huh? Well, I can sort of understand why they didn't want to use the Rabbit name.

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siko · 04-05-2007, 03:11 AM

Sadly a horrible looking rear I mut say.

notic · 04-05-2007, 03:17 AM

^ i just saw this at the vancouver autoshow, the rear looks better in person. not great, but better.

BMW_Dude · 04-05-2007, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by notic

^ i just saw this at the vancouver autoshow, the rear looks better in person. not great, but better.

I hope so, it looks very Japanese or Korean in the pictures, and doesn't follow the VW styling language at all!

The Emperor · 04-05-2007, 05:58 AM

I'm fine with this and i'm giving two thumbs up:

but this:

...could have been done much better...

Mirage77 · 04-05-2007, 06:13 AM

VW replaced the radio/navigation unit buttons with silver ones... They used to be black. I think it looks better previously, these silver buttons kinda stand out a little too much and looks slightly tacky.

The Emperor · 04-05-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77

VW replaced the radio/navigation unit buttons with silver ones... They used to be black. I think it looks better previously, these silver buttons kinda stand out a little too much and looks slightly tacky.

Yeah, they've recently changed it and it looks way better. They somehow refresh the overall atmosphere inside...

Mikael · 04-05-2007, 10:54 AM

I still cannot understand why they messed up the rear. It looks 100 % Korean.

04-05-2007, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu Posts: 2,073 My Mood: Thanks: 172 Thanked 619 Times in 319 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) Jetta badging for the U.S., huh? Well, I can sort of understand why they didn't want to use the Rabbit name. :

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siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) Sadly a horrible looking rear I mut say.

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notic Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 802 My Mood: Thanks: 179 Thanked 147 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) ^ i just saw this at the vancouver autoshow, the rear looks better in person. not great, but better.

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The Emperor Bionic Jive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Where noone has gone before... Posts: 9,163 My Mood: Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 1,588 Times in 963 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) I'm fine with this and i'm giving two thumbs up: but this: ...could have been done much better...

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Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) VW replaced the radio/navigation unit buttons with silver ones... They used to be black. I think it looks better previously, these silver buttons kinda stand out a little too much and looks slightly tacky.

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Mikael Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,953 Thanks: 932 Thanked 414 Times in 250 Posts	Re: Jetta SportsWagen Revealed (North America spec) I still cannot understand why they messed up the rear. It looks 100 % Korean.

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