Tuesday, 29 October 2013
The Volkswagen Jetta facelift will go on
sale for a starting price of INR 13.48 lakhs. Prices for the Jetta
diesel variant will start at INR 14.78 lakhs. (Scroll Down for complete price list).
Worth
mentioning is that it has been over two years since the introduction of
the sixth gen VW Jetta in India. While the car has been registering
decent sales figures, the advent of the new 2013 Skoda Octavia has
worsen things a bit for its VW sibling.
Hence, it doesn’t come across as surprising to see Volkswagen readying a Jetta facelift for our market.
The
Volkswagen Jetta facelift is likely to boast of an updated set of
headlights, which would be similar to the one on the bigger Passat. Akin
to the headlights on the Passat, those on the Jetta facelift would
feature L-shaped Daytime Running LEDs (DRLs) clusters. The Trendline and
Comfortline trim levels will also get a set of new design ‘Sedona’
alloy wheels.
Other than these minor cosmetic changes, the car get additional features such as-
1.)Auto Climate Control (standard across all the variants)
2.)Headlight washer (for Highline)
Engine
options will remain untouched. This means that the car will be offered
with a 1.4 litre petrol motor and a 2.0 litre oil burner. The petrol
engine on offer is the same motor that is also available on the base
variants of the newly launched Octy. For the Jetta though, this engine
has a lower max power output of 122 PS and a lower peak torque of 200 Nm
. The Jetta 1.4 petrol boasts of an ARAI certified Fuel Economy of
14.69 kmpl.
The Jetta’s 2.0 litre oil
burner has a max power of 140 PS and peak torque of 320 Nm. The gearbox
options for this motor include a 6 speed DSG automatic and a 6-speed
manual gearbox.
We feel that it would
be nothing short of interesting to see if these updates would enable
the Jetta to fend off the fast rising heat from the new Octy.
Stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming Volkswagen Jetta facelift.
Volswagen Jetta facelift Price in India-
Volkswagen Jetta facelift Diesel (ex-Showroom, Mumbai)-
Trendline MT – Rs.14,78,091
Comfortline MT – Rs.16,21,452
Highline MT – Rs.18,21,617
Highline AT – Rs.19,05,730
Volkswagen Jetta facelift Petrol (ex-Showroom, Mumbai)
Trendline MT – Rs.13,48,128
Comfortline MT – Rs.14,91,142
VW Jetta facelift Diesel (ex-Showroom, rest of India)
Trendline MT – Rs.15,03,313
Comfortline MT – Rs.16,50,970
Highline MT – Rs.18,58,178
Highline AT – Rs.19,43,842
