After giving us a glimpse of the profile, Volkswagen has seen it fit to drop more images of the new Jetta saloon, ahead of its full reveal at the Detroit auto show next month. The Jetta, about to receive its 6th iteration, appears to take an evolutionary approach to its design, rather than trying to reinvent itself.
While the Jetta will receive a sleeker, more aerodynamic profile, it’s clear from the design that the basic proportions of the car haven’t been messed around with too much. That should mean decent, if not remarkable levels of head-, leg-, and knee-room for passengers all round, while rolling refinement could be improved thanks to that slippery body. What is clear is that the Jetta will not be downplaying its MQB-Platform roots too much, carrying with it traits of both the new Golf up front, as well as a hint of Audi A3 at the rear.
What makes this set of teasers important is the inclusion of a cabin sketch, which shows off a very, very midly reworked version of the Golf Mk7.5’s architecture, replete with the large glass-fronted infotainment system, and even has a current-generation Volkswagen steering wheel and boss in place.
The the sketches confirm previous reports that the Jetta will receive a far more contemporary, more “emotional” design, far from the stoicism we’ve come to expect from the Wolfsburg marque. That ‘emotion’ will likely be intensified as the Jetta receives more powerful, driver-focused (ish) variants after launch, like the R-Line and the GLI.
It’s posited that the Jetta will retain the 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol mill as before, though it’ll now come with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Power will likely be bumped up slightly (just slightly), and prices will also see a similar upward trend. Little else is known about the 2018 Volkswagen Jetta at this point, though we can look at the present-day Golf Mk7.5 as a good indication.
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