2011 VW Jetta unveiled

VW has released the first images and details of its all-new Jetta saloon, though it'll not arrive until 2011.

Words Shane O' Donoghue Published 15 June 2010

In a departure from the norm, the next VW Jetta won't take on the look of simply a Golf with a boot. The all-new design was revealed today (June 15, 2010) in Times Square, New York and it bears more than a passing resemblance to the company's New Compact Coupé concept displayed at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year.

Despite the US setting for the unveiling - and some distinctly American detailing around the lights of the Jetta depicted in the first press pictures - the Jetta will be sold in Ireland with a full complement of suitable engines.

New to the four-door Jetta range are 105hp 1.2-litre and 160hp 1.4-litre TSI petrol engines. They'll join a 122hp version of the 1.4-litre unit and the proven 200hp 2.0-litre. However, diesel power should still dominate sales with two TDI options: 105hp 1.6-litre or 140hp 2.0-litre.

Full specifications have yet to be announced, but VW has revealed that 1.2-litre TSI and 1.6-litre TDI engines will be allied with BlueMotion fuel-saving measures. The result is 5.3 l/100km (53.2mpg) and 123g/km for the TSI unit; and 4.2 l/100km (68mpg) and 109g/km for the TDI.

The new VW Jetta will go on sale early in 2011. Pricing will be announced closer to the time.

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