New Volkswagen Jetta TDI is Fuel efficiency and quick acceleration --
With Quality interior materials, plenty of powertrain choices, smooth styling, Germanic solidity, efficient turbo-diesel option.
Redesigned for 2005; TDI diesel model and standard stability control added for 2009.
Mileage
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG)21
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG)30
Engine Type
Gas I5
Displacement2.5L/151
Fuel System SMPI
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM170 @ 5700
SAE Net Torque @ RPM177 @ 4250
Statistically, if you’re the owner of a Volkswagen diesel, you’re 189 percent more likely to have passed out at a Grateful Dead concert than the rest of the population, 92 percent more likely to have yelled, “Kind veggie burrito!” at one point in your life, and 61 percent more likely to have slept in a Volkswagen bus, or under one. Okay, maybe the numbers are a hair off.
the Jetta TDI gets a 140-hp turbo-diesel (40 more than the previous 1.9-liter engine) with 236 pound-feet of torque (59 more than before). The new engine is squeaky clean—enough so that it can be purchased in every state in the union. According to the EPA, the Jetta TDI achieves 29 mpg in the city and 40 on the highway, so we weren’t too surprised to get 33 mpg. What did surprise us was the TDI’s 8.1-second sprint from 0 to 60 mph, which was 2.2 seconds quicker than the ’06 Jetta TDI’s. In fact, this new TDI exactly matched the 0-to-60 and quarter-mile times of the last 170-hp, five-cylinder 2.5-liter gas-engined Jetta we tested. And that one even had a manual.
Put an unsuspecting driver in a Jetta TDI, and most wouldn’t think the car unusual in any way. The new 2.0-liter diesel feels far more powerful and refined than the previous 1.9-liter turbo-diesel engine. Power builds in a steady and linear manner, and although a whiff of turbo lag remains, it is far more tolerable than it was in the past. The massive torque increase makes passing easier, too, but the optional dual-clutch automated manual can be reluctant to downshift
on its own.
VW Jetta TDI Mileage
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG)21
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG)30
Engine Type
Gas I5
Displacement2.5L/151
Fuel System SMPI
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM170 @ 5700
SAE Net Torque @ RPM177 @ 4250
With Quality interior materials, plenty of powertrain choices, smooth styling, Germanic solidity, efficient turbo-diesel option.Redesigned for 2005; TDI diesel model and standard stability control added for 2009.
Mileage
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG)21
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG)30
Engine Type
Gas I5
Displacement2.5L/151
Fuel System SMPI
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM170 @ 5700
SAE Net Torque @ RPM177 @ 4250
Statistically, if you’re the owner of a Volkswagen diesel, you’re 189 percent more likely to have passed out at a Grateful Dead concert than the rest of the population, 92 percent more likely to have yelled, “Kind veggie burrito!” at one point in your life, and 61 percent more likely to have slept in a Volkswagen bus, or under one. Okay, maybe the numbers are a hair off.
the Jetta TDI gets a 140-hp turbo-diesel (40 more than the previous 1.9-liter engine) with 236 pound-feet of torque (59 more than before). The new engine is squeaky clean—enough so that it can be purchased in every state in the union. According to the EPA, the Jetta TDI achieves 29 mpg in the city and 40 on the highway, so we weren’t too surprised to get 33 mpg. What did surprise us was the TDI’s 8.1-second sprint from 0 to 60 mph, which was 2.2 seconds quicker than the ’06 Jetta TDI’s. In fact, this new TDI exactly matched the 0-to-60 and quarter-mile times of the last 170-hp, five-cylinder 2.5-liter gas-engined Jetta we tested. And that one even had a manual.
Put an unsuspecting driver in a Jetta TDI, and most wouldn’t think the car unusual in any way. The new 2.0-liter diesel feels far more powerful and refined than the previous 1.9-liter turbo-diesel engine. Power builds in a steady and linear manner, and although a whiff of turbo lag remains, it is far more tolerable than it was in the past. The massive torque increase makes passing easier, too, but the optional dual-clutch automated manual can be reluctant to downshift
on its own.
VW Jetta TDI Mileage
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG)21
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG)30
Engine Type
Gas I5
Displacement2.5L/151
Fuel System SMPI
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM170 @ 5700
SAE Net Torque @ RPM177 @ 4250
