My german girl

Exterior Classy looking saloon. Specially rare makes it look large and exclusive...

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Great comfort and stability at high speed, Manual AC is good enough and not a deal breaker.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This is where my area of interest comes. 140 PS power with fuel economy of over 17kmpl is just amazing. Engine, once warmed up, goes like a rocket and i have even reached 20-100 in 2nd gear itself... its a free revving engine. Power delivery is linear with almost no turbo lag if u r driving in proper gear... inside city one can cruise from 30 to 100, so rides like automatic only. Gear shifting is smooth considering it as a diesel engine.

Ride Quality & Handling Gives a planted ride and the confidence while drive is worth every extra penny you spend on jetta.

Final Words If you are planning to buy a saloon in range of 12-15 lacs, ofcourse jetta is not in budget, but bargain hard with dealer, wait for few months if required, but buy jetta only... i got mine in 15+ lacs on road.... however i bought nov 2012 model in feb 2013 so the discounts... but such period comes every year.. spending 11 lacs on vento or verna, 13 on corrola or 15 on elantra or duster or laura or XUV 500 for that matter is not worth than spending 15 on jetta.... You always have confidence of power in your right foot, mileage and coolness of german safety standards, (trust me when they say ABS and ESP, it is of the top performing ones). If you are an enthusiast driver and just need music system, AC with tons of safety features, then dnt ever look for anything else. yes, exterior looks does matter unless you dont like understated, never aging looks of jetta. Think of the exclusivity you are going to get with jetta. 300 odd jettas are sold every month in india compared to 1000s of verna, corrolla and elantra.

Areas of improvement NA.

understated styling, 140 PS engine, ride and handling, safety featurescost cutting in trendline, no steering mounted controls, rear armrest, even goggle holder