The sixth-generation Volkswagen Jetta was announced in the North American market on 16 June 2010. The new model was larger and less expensive to manufacture than the previous generation making the vehicle more competitive against rivals such as the
Toyota Corolla,
Honda Civic and
Nissan Sentra as part of Volkswagen's goal of reaching sales of 800,000 units in the North American market by 2018. The vehicle is produced at Volkswagen's facility in
Puebla, Mexico, Although the Jetta no longer shares any body panels with the Golf and has a longer wheelbase, this generation was partly based on the same
PQ35 platform (slight adaptation of the Golf front axle, newly developed twist beam rear axle). This new generation has a drag coefficient of 0.30. Engines from the A5 Jetta carried over included the 2.5 L (five-cylinder) as well as the 2.0
TDI (diesel) engine. The SEL Premium model retained the upscale soft-touch interior, as well as the multi-link independent rear suspension found on the GLI. North American models featured red
turn signals instead of amber. In North America, the base model (S in the US, Trendline in Canada) received a 2.0-litre 8-valve four-cylinder engine with and torque. From model year 2016 onward, American S and SE models, and Canadian models Trendline and Comfortline Jettas would receive a 1.4-litre turbocharged engine that produces and of torque. This engine replaced the 2.0-litre in those markets. The diesel and hybrid versions were both discontinued for 2017, the hybrid for slow sales and the diesel as a result of the
Volkswagen emissions scandal related to their diesel engines. New for 2014, the 2.5 L inline-5 was replaced with the new 1.8 L TSI turbocharged 4 cylinder. Based on the
EA888 engine platform, the 1.8 TSI is listed as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines for 2014, producing and of torque, all while achieving an
EPA rating of 25 MPG city / 36 MPG highway. Other updates for 2014 include an
independent multilink rear suspension as found in European counterparts, and electronic power steering (1.8 TSI models only).
Other markets In Europe, the engine range consists of the 1.2 TSI, 1.4 TSI (122 or 160 PS), 2.0 TSI, 1.6 TDI, and 2.0 TDI engines. It was launched in India on 17 August 2011. The Jetta was imported to India through the
CKD route, and was locally assembled at Volkswagen's
Chakan factory, near
Pune. The 2015 Jetta facelift was released in the Indian car market on 17 February 2015. It was launched in Australia and South Africa in September 2011 and although production ended at the end of 2017, Australia stockpiled units and the last ones were sold in mid-2019. This was the last model produced for the UK as of November 2017, after 379 models were sold between 1 January and 1 October 2017. Orders closed in September 2017. In January 2018, Volkswagen axed the Jetta in Europe as sales fell by a quarter in 2017 with just over 5,000 units being sold all year. Sales slipped in the US by 4.4%. File:2016 Volkswagen Jetta (1B MY17) 118TSI Comfortline sedan (2018-11-02) 01.jpg|2016 Volkswagen Jetta (facelift) File:2016 Volkswagen Jetta (1B MY17) 118TSI Comfortline sedan (2018-11-02) 02.jpg|2016 Volkswagen Jetta (facelift) File:Volkswagen_Jetta_-_wn%C4%99trze_(MSP16).jpg|Interior (facelift)
Hybrid The Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Hybrid was unveiled in January 2012 at the
North American International Auto Show for the 2013 model year. It was developed due to Hybrid popularity in North America. The variant is powered by a 1.4 L TSI intercooled turbocharged engine producing mated with a electric motor providing a combined and . It also has as standard a 7-speed DSG DQ200 automatic transmission, with
Sport and
Tiptronic modes. The Jetta Turbo Hybrid has an estimated combined fuel economy of . Sales of the 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid began in the U.S. by late 2012. In mid-2016, the Hybrid model (as well as the diesel option) was discontinued from the U.S. market without replacement. == Safety ==