HIGHS Roomy cabin, nice blend of ride quality and handling, exceptional fuel economy. LOWS Bye-bye manual transmission, touch-control overload, latest updates barely mask its aging platform. VERDICT ...

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At first glance, the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI seems unremarkable. It doesn’t have the look-at-me styling that some of its rivals have, and in a world where even family crossovers can hit 60 in under ...

VW added a mild refresh to the Jetta to update its looks a bit, but has otherwise not messed with the car’s basic formula of getting you there on the cheap. Sadly, though, the manual transmission is ...

The 2026 Volkswagen Jetta starts at $25,270, GLI at $35,020 (all prices include $1,275 destination charge). Minor standard equipment upgrades. Updated for the 2025 model year with a light face-lift ...

The Jetta’s age is counting against it, as are newer rivals. But if the Jetta’s latest sales figures are anything to go by, the compact sedan is in danger. Volkswagen just reported its sales figures ...

Manual transmissions have gone the way of the dodo, but you can still find a few out there. Bless Volkswagen for keeping the helical gears turning, both literally and figuratively. The 2025 Jetta GLI, ...

For the 2025 model year, Volkswagen introduces significant updates to the front and rear of the Jetta, along with a few new colors, including Monterey Blue Pearl (seen here), to give this sedan a more ...

For most people in the West, the Jetta nameplate is tied almost entirely to Volkswagen’s long-running, somewhat understated sedan. In China, though, the story is a little different. Since 2019, Jetta ...

Volkswagen Group brands such as Volkswagen and Audi have earned renown for their adept use of common platforms and tools to produce distinctly different vehicles using shared components. The company’s ...

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This week I find myself behind the wheel of the Volkswagen Jetta - the brand's best-selling sedan and and third best-selling model last year. And what a year it was for the compact sedan - with VW ...