Vw Jetta

ext">The Volkswagen Jetta, or the VW Jetta is a cardifference between the first generation of VW Jettas
that is made by the Volkswagen Company and isand the second generation was in the body design as
basically a sedan variation of the Volkswagen Golf.the car featured changes with added large,
The name ‘VW Jetta’ was used only inbody-colored bumper covers, low side skirts and
South Africa and North America until 2005.side-clad and grille alterations.
Volkswagen used the names ‘Vento’ andFrom 1991 through 1998, the third generation of VW
then ‘Bora’ in Europe. The VW Jetta wasJetta was dubbed the “poor man’s BMW”
made because the marketing people at Volkswagenas it was loaded with trim features. The exterior of
were astute enough to realize that the people in thethird generation VW Jettas were considered to be
United States preferred to drive sedan model cars as‘boxy’ and had subtle body changes like a
opposed to hatchback models like VW’s Golfnew grille, assorted wheel covers and body-colored
car. South Africa shows similar preferences and sorub strips. The VW Jetta from this time period was
marketing for both America and South Africa remainsavailable in the GL, which is the basic trim, and the
almost identical. Volkswagen’s marketing teamGLS, which is the luxury model trimmed with leather
proved that they made advantageous observations asinterior and power windows, locks and sunroof as well
the Jetta eventually became the best selling Europeanas many other features.
car in the United States.The fourth generation of the VW Jetta came out late
The Jetta first made its debut in North America in 1980.in 1998 and continued production until 2005. This Jetta
It was available as either a two-door coupe or ashared some of the same styling marks as the larger
four-door sedan. This model had a different versionVW Passat. The body of the fourth generation VW
called the Volkswagen Fox that was sold only in SouthJetta includes a rounder shape and arched rooflines.
Africa. The original US VW Jetta model wasThis VW Jetta was made in a variety of trim levels as
manufactured and sold from 1980 though 1984.well as in a wagon version. The fourth generation VW
The next generation of VW Jettas proved to be theJetta was made in a few different models with the GL
most successful for Volkswagen and remained inbeing the base model, the GLS a slightly higher model
production from 1985 through 1992. In the United Statesand the GLX being the luxury model.
alone, the VW Jetta outsold the VW Golf by almostThe fifth generation of the VW Jetta was unveiled at
half. This is the time when the Jetta saw its peak salesthe 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. The latest
and was named the best-selling European car ingeneration of the VW Jetta is larger than the previous
America. This version of the VW Jetta was also onegeneration with luxury styling and a roomy interior.
of the first Volkswagen cars to be made in China. The