2011 Volkswagen Jetta at Australian International Motor Show 2011

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By Tim Beissmann | July 04th, 2011

The all-new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta has made its local debut at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne.

The new Jetta will go on sale in Australia in the coming months, with vehicles to land in showrooms before October.

Aiming to shake the ‘Golf with a boot’ image, the new Jetta is now 190mm longer than the previous model. The stretch now makes it less than 30mm shorter than the mid-sized Passat sedan.

Volkswagen Australia is yet to confirm drivetrain details for the new model. In the UK, the new Volkswagen Jetta is available with four engines: two petrols and two diesels.

The 1.4 TSI comes in two tunes, one with 90kW/200Nm and the other with 118kW/240Nm.

The first diesel engine, the 1.6 TDI BlueMotion produces 77kW and 250Nm of torque, while the 2.0 TDI makes 103kW and 320Nm.

Volkswagen Australia’s outgoing Jetta range features all of these engines except the lower performance petrol (the 1.6 TDI is offered but not in BlueMotion form). Volkswagen Australia has not yet revealed whether the range-topping models will continue to be powered by more powerful 2.0-litre engines.

The usual combination of manual and dual-clutch DSG transmissions will be offered.

Volkswagen Australia hasn’t revealed equipment and specification levels, although we expect them to be comparable to the Golf MkVI.

Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming 2011 Volkswagen Jetta.

laurie

Price of options scared me off this car instead got the Mondeo Turbo Diesel saving $$$$ pity nice car

anthony

The outgoing Jetta was nicer than thr Mondeo,expecially interior finish and quality…

http://Audi Robj

Dull…zzzzz

Nelson Muntz

Dull works a treat for Toyota… and VW do want to become #1 in the world…
Oosh

The simple truth is the Jetta has been ‘nerfed’ for the US market.

Able

Even the (superior) Octavia is more exciting to look at. Come on Volkswagen, where’s the flair!? This is a new car in 2011! You can’t just have it on the Scirocco and Passat CC! I can only hope they release the Jetta GLI (the Jetta equivalent of the GTI in the US) here…
charger

Yawn!
Mad Max

All of the VW haters that normally flood Caradvise must be at work. Or more leikely at school still…

Jim Sim

Sorry, been busy…. Im here now so all good.
This things even more bland than a Toyota! At least they have reliability unlike these pieces of crap.
Look at it, I didn’t think VW could get any worse but this is junk…
Honestly, do all the engineers sit around a German campfire and ask themselves “how do we make a crap car EVEN more crap?”

Glen

VW and Toyota have the same reliability according to a recent UK survey.

F1MotoGP

Sorry to say but Honda Accord Euro for me!
Thrillhouse

Looks like a 1997 camry.
Alexander

Sure this is really bland, but I overall like it, it’s tasteful and elegant, it doesn’t resort to gimmics. It’s also pretty Audi like. I prefer it to a shouty Mazda 3 or even the new Focus, this should also age well. (FYI, I’m not a VW fanboy, far from it).
anthony

The new Jetta looks very Audi,I have seen it at the motor show.
Very roomy inside,with a massive boot,and lots of equipment.

Worldwide,this is a massive seller for VW,with 10 million sold so far,and yearly sales of over 700 000,making it the 3rd most popular car for the entire VW group,and sales just behind Golf and Passat,so this car HAS TO be a seller for them.

Interesting to see whether VW will price it against other compact sedans like top Mazda 3,Honda Civic,Corolla,Cruze,Lancer,etc…or if it will once again compete with Honda Accoed Euro,Mazda 6,etc.

Outgoing Jetta 5 did very well locally,and still looks and feels good.

bangel

The nay sayers should sit up and take note how well this sells in nth america which is the target market , like the UK we prefer hatchbacks , the yanks hate them .

It has lost its cool looks , but it never sold in big numbers here ,surprise me they even bother in OZ .

Shak

CA, any idea on what segment this car fits into. Is this a mid sized sedan, or is it still basically a Golf with a boot, and therefore a small sedan?

K20A

Shak

The VFACTS classification is a little confusing. Last time the Mk5 Golf based Jetta was classified as a ‘Meedium’, while the Golf was under ‘Small’. This is strange indeed considering they share the same platform and the wheelbase are only mms appart. I expect this one will be a ‘Medium’ too. Saying that, I do notice the rear legroom of a Jetta isn’t much less than a proper medium such as Euro, 6 or Kizashi. The new Liberty, however, seems to have grown up.. should be in the ‘Large’ now.

Pops

Why does CA still use manufacturers’ promo photos for cars being “revealed” at the Melbourne motor show? Either no CA reps are actually attending the show; CA dont have a local photographer… or both. I dont see the point
of rehashing previous press releases with promo photos when real photos could/should be taken at the show as per other motoring publications.
Hung Low

With those looks, it would make a great Hearse!
Phil

Not liking VW’s design direction of late. Way too conservative and lines that would age the car quickly.
Gribbs

Saw the Jetta at the motorshow and it looks a lot better in the flesh – hints of Audi (photos do not do it justice). If it drives half as well as the new Passat it will be a very good car.

KD

It’s such a shame that VW chose to send out press pics in the most boring colour!

K20A

I don’t think the colour is the issue here It’s the styling.. it could cure insomnia!

Put that colour in any new-gen Mazda/Ford/Hyundai and it will look more alive.

Golfschwein

It’s hard to see what people are expecting of this. For reference, do a google pic search on the original Jetta Mk1 and share how exciting it looks. It doesn’t. It never did. It’s just not what VW does with Jettas.

For cutting edge (and easily dateable, potentially) headlamp shapes, swage lines and extreme windscreen angles, Mazda, Hyundai, Honda, Ford and a bunch of others will readily oblige and please, and do it well.
Gribbs

There are better looking cars around but I’ve yet to drive a Ford, Mazda, Hyundai or even Honda that drive as well as the VW’s. For that matter, I drove a couple of Audi’s recently and the VW’s seem to drive better and had more features (suspension setups etc) not sure why the Audi’s don’t have the same feautures.
Gribbs

There are better looking cars around but I’ve yet to drive a Ford, Mazda, Hyundai or even Honda that drive as well as the VW’s. For that matter, I drove a couple of Audi’s recently and the VW’s seem to drive better and had more features (suspension setups etc) why..?
anthony

Jettas drive well,but I think the Accord Euro is the real drivers car in that segment…
http://audi-a1.us Audi A1

That is smart, economy and very cofortable car. Really love VW cars and think that they are cheap, comfortbale and very good looking. In all the cases I prefer this car-builder.