US Pricing for VW Jetta TDI Sedan & SportWagen Announced
By Clinton Deacon
June 19, 2008 11:00 PM
Filed Under: German, Green, Volkswagen
Volkswagen's aggressive product strategy which is targeted at overtaking Toyota as the world's top selling automaker continues today with the announcement of pricing for the Jetta TDI Sedan and Sportwagen starting at $21,990 and $23,590, respectively. The new clean diesel models meet the strict emission standards in all 50 states including the bitch of them all – California.
“Our clean diesel vehicles offer consumers a true value with the fuel efficiency that drivers are looking for while providing power, utility and performance,” said Mark Barnes, COO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “The Jetta TDI’s offer a no compromise alternative fuel driving experience.”
The EPA announced Jetta TDI's true fuel efficiency at 29mpg City and 40mpg Highway which are the only figures that can be advertised, but clearly the Germans were less than pleased or accepting of this result. VW then brought in a third party certifier AMCI who later confirmed a much more respectable 38mpg City and 44mpg Highway.
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Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced pricing for their eagerly anticipated Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen starting at $21,990 and $23,590, respectively. Fuel efficiency, performance and convenience all come standard with the 50-state compliant Jetta sedan and SportWagen TDI, which meet the most stringent emissions standards in California and the world. Both models will be available this August.
“Our clean diesel vehicles offer consumers a true value with the fuel efficiency that drivers are looking for while providing power, utility and performance,” said Mark Barnes, COO, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “The Jetta TDI’s offer a no compromise alternative fuel driving experience.”
While the Environmental Protection Agency estimates the Jetta TDI at an economical 29 mpg City and 40 mpg Highway, Volkswagen went a step further to show the true fuel economy of the Jetta TDI. Leading third-party certifier, AMCI, has tested the Jetta TDI and found it performed 24 percent better in real world conditions, achieving 38 mpg in the City and 44 mpg on the Highway.*
The Jetta TDI’s come standard with Volkswagen’s Prevent and Preserve Safety System, consisting of numerous standard safety features. Jetta TDI’s include six airbags, with optional rear side airbags, and like all 2009 model year Volkswagens, Jetta TDI’s also feature standard Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP) for added safety.
Also standard for 2009 is Volkswagen’s carefree maintenance program, with this program there are no charges for the scheduled maintenance described in the vehicle’s maintenance booklet for the length of the New Vehicle Limited Warranty—three years or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first.
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The whole American dream was built on that equation, I doubt VW will be ale to change that.
But it does piss me off that we are paying more for gas because Americans haven't caught up yet and still drive around in ridiculous 3.5L+ engines that produce 160BHP and do 1 mile to the gallon.
The prices are, in most countries, already low and even sold below cost due to government funding. People CHOOSE smaller displacements out of logic, not budgetary constraints.
I'm sorry, but no one really needs Ford/Chevy pickup trucks, and again, one of those is being sold every minute - only in America. You're down by 2%, which means you've reduced some of you wastefulness, not more.
The cars they buy are cheap, fuel efficient, small displacement engines. In a way, they're not wasting this resource, but using it to the best of their abilities.
I'm trying to look at the big picture and I see European and Japanese manufacturers spending billions on developing smaller engines while the US manufacturers go about their business as if there is no oil crisis - that, to me, is waste, even gluttony.
Any way you want to look at it, it still remains simple, start saving and pay less.
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