Autobahn Ready!

2012 VW Jetta GLI

I've been waiting for this car to come out for a while. What VW loves to do is to put turbochargers and some sporty styling on two of their most adored cars in the market: the Golf and the Jetta. We've seen what they've done to the Golf, now it's time to look at the Jetta. The all new Jetta GLI features the same old 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine producing 200 horsepower with 207 lb.-ft. of torque. That engine sort of works for VW, so they stuck with it. What's new though is the choice of a 6-speed DSG gearbox which offers better mileage (32 MPG) than the standard 6-speed manual. It also has a more sophisticated independent rear suspension than the standard Jetta and features the XDS cross differential technology from the turbo-nutting GTI. Aside from all this science, the GLI looks more aggressive, has bigger (18") rims, and a mood that will scare the hairs off of a panther. You can have all of this for just $23,495, which is pretty good value for a car that will do 155 MPH on the Autobahn.