2011 Jetta?

[Von Richthofen]

I've been speaking to a couple of dealers lately about whether to upgrade my Jetta. Word is from both of them release will be September / October next year.

[Bizi]

I've been speaking to a couple of dealers lately about whether to upgrade my Jetta. Word is from both of them release will be September / October next year.

The wait between ordering and getting the car will likely be less than the 6-8mths Golf R owners are having to do.

I maintain the belief that there won't be a 'new' Jetta which looks even remotely as sporty as the Golf R.
Oh well, I'll just focus on the mid-engine VW/Porsche instead for upgrade cars.

PS. Von Richtofen, before you sell out, a few Jetta MkV questions re.your own mods:

• How do you find your car's handling before & after the whiteline RSB?
• Is this a solid bar and is it much stiffer than a GTI RSB?
• I'm considering a Bluefin. Did you get a map that accounts for your intake?
• Right now I'm doing the one semi-cosmetic mod Jettas need - headlights!

[anthony]

I have been hearing a lot of rumours this week about a Jetta R,which would be a 3.6 V6,and use a 4 motion system.

VW at this stage are thinking about putting it into production..........

[MariusGT]

holy crap...

going on the R36 numbers - that would be a CRACKER of a car!

[Bizi]

Since I've not read (only skimmed) the Autocar story, I didn't find any reference to an actual, built, test car.

I would love to see a Jetta R MY11 3.6 AWD test car unveiled for both the car show circuit, to gauge interest/orders for various markets - and for some test drives / journo reviews of the concept car.

My first response is great! My second is how does VAG work the R division in its plans against Audi and its S cars?

I think there is plenty of room in the VAG range for this car!

[merlin6014]

bumping this thread - any new updates as to when new Jetta is coming?

[shakespeare]

September/October 2011 is still the planned Australian launch! I believe the Europe launch has just occurred or is about to occur??

[anthony]

Yes,September 2011 for Australia...should once again be a winner for VW.

It is selling like hotcakes in the USA...17 000 UNITS Sold there last month alone.

[merlin6014]

Thanks guys - I can't wait that long as I need a car for work now - decided to order a new Jetta 118tsi anyway yesterday (its a 2 year work lease) as nothing else really came close to what it offers vs the lease price (I need boot space with 2 kids). I cross-shopped it with the Golf wagon as the golf gets the mk6 front but the Jetta still appealed more to me. Hope I made the right decision!

[shakespeare]

Thanks guys - I can't wait that long as I need a car for work now - decided to order a new Jetta 118tsi anyway yesterday (its a 2 year work lease) as nothing else really came close to what it offers vs the lease price (I need boot space with 2 kids). I cross-shopped it with the Golf wagon as the golf gets the mk6 front but the Jetta still appealed more to me. Hope I made the right decision!

+1 for the boot space! My wife's Jetta is the family run about and we take it away on trips away as the boot space is awesome, unlike my Golf