The "new" of the new Jetta is relative to the old Jetta, the old Jetta is the real miracle of the Chinese car market, it has not been replaced for 21 years, but it has long occupied the top of the sales list, but the criticism of the old and outdated technology has always surrounded it. In 2013, Volkswagen finally carried out a complete replacement of this car, and this generation also produced a "twin brother" called the new Santana, and their relationship is like the relationship between Lavida and the new Bora - there is a little difference in the visible places, and the invisible places are exactly the same, and the brothers are like the Bora and Lavida, Magotan and Passat, based on balancing the interests of the two joint ventures of Volkswagen in the north and south.
The new Jetta is even a global model, and it is the product of the Volkswagen Group's latest strategy of affordable compact cars: the development of a new entry-level sedan by combining the common components of the existing platform with the technical resources of the latest MQB platform. The new Jetta and the new Santana also have a pair of sister models in Europe, the Skoda Rapid (known as Xindong in China) and the SEAT Toledo.
As a cheap compact car, the biggest advantage of the new Jetta and the new Santana is that everything is mature enough about it. Although its interior and chassis are mainly derived from the previous generation of Polo, but it is really easy to use, the chassis of the new Jetta and the new Santana is based on the integration and improvement of the components and modules of the PQ25 and PQ34 platforms, with a front MacPherson independent suspension and a rear composite torsion beam semi-independent suspension.
The powertrain of the new Jetta is relatively old, and the acceleration ability after the middle section is quite weak, which is also a common problem for many models of this level. Fortunately, the automatic transmission has a fairly high degree of coordination, and the gearbox reacts quickly to the throttle deepening when overtaking, and the delay is basically imperceptible. The new Jetta adopts front disc and rear drum brakes, with mediocre specifications, which is not a problem for general daily use. However, when running on mountain roads for long periods of time, there will be thermal recession, which is very uncommon in today's cars in this class, and is a serious minus in terms of safety.
In terms of comfort, the rear row of the new Jetta has the same problem as the Lavida, the seat cushion is too short, and its floor has a high bulge in the middle, and the comfort of the rear middle seat is insufficient.
The old Jetta has always had a reputation for "durable", but its failure rate is actually quite high, and its durability is also average, and its reliability is mainly supported by "easy repair". In other words, it is not a car that is "not easy to drive badly" like Tiida, but a car that "can be used for repair after driving a broken one". To some extent, the new Jetta has also inherited this advantage, and it has a strong commonality with the POLO, and it is still not difficult to repair it.
Although the pricing is still not cheap, in fact, the new Jetta and the new Santana are cheap cars in this class, but in terms of car cost, their fuel consumption has not been low, and the residual value of second-hand cars is not high, their single maintenance cost may be the cheapest in the same class, but because the maintenance cycle is only half of other cars, maintenance must be done every 5000 kilometers, so it is not cheap in fact. In short, consumers who buy the "cheapest Volkswagen" may need to carefully calculate the cost.