Our Four Seasons Volkswagen Jetta TDI will forever leave our fleet in just a few days, but it recently made some solid impressi
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Judging by the new-model intros from European carmakers, you'd think the bubble economy was still going strong.
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Unfortunately for our Four Seasons Jetta TDI, the ambient heat in June and July has revealed that the car's air-conditioning isn't nearly as strong as it should be.
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Our Four Seasons Volkswagen Jetta TDI has left Michigan, but only for a summer fling in New York.
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Our Four Seasons Volkswagen Jetta TDI has turned the corner in its year with us, but it continues to rack up long-legged miles and evoke few complaints.
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Our new road test coordinator, Mike Ofiara, succinctly summarized our general consensus after his first drive in the TDI: "The Jetta is a good car. And for about $23K, it's a great car."
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Frugality is the watchword of the day. And what car better embodies the creed of frugality than the Volkswagen Jetta TDI?
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At the halfway point in our yearlong test, the VW is on a pace for about 30,000 miles, a benchmark most recently reached only by versatile SUVs and crossovers in our fleet, not sedans or sports cars.
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The odometer of our Four Seasons Volkswagen Jetta TDI passed the 10,000-mile mark several weeks ago, but the car continues to plug away trouble-free, which is particularly notable given VW's deserved reputation for questionable reliability.
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Just before fuel prices dropped precipitously late last year, we took delivery of our first diesel-powered Four Seasons car in ages, a stick-shift 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, EPA rated at an impressive 30 mpg in the city, 41 mpg on the highway, and 34 mpg combined.
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Is the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI a diesel car that most Americans could love?
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The new Jetta TDI (turbocharged direct injection) achieves 41 mpg - the same fuel economy as the diminutive Smart, and since it's essentially the same Jetta you're leasing now, it seats five comfortably, has a huge trunk, and drives with all that German-engineered sportiness.
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The 2009 Jetta TDI will start at just under $22k. We'll see the cleaner oil-burner in showrooms this August.
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Proof that Volkswagen still knows how to build a fun, solid-feeling upmarket economy car.
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Read Joe Lorio's comments on driving the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.
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Read Marc Noordeloos's comments on driving the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.
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Read Phil Floraday's comments on driving the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.
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The EPA numbers are in for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - including the new SportWagen variant.
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Volkswagen owners will now be able to get BMW-like maintenance service at a fraction of the cost.
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The Jetta wagon surprises us with its big sunroof and revised five-cylinder engine.
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I'm just clearing customs on my way home from Europe when my cell phone rings. It's Keith Price, our favorite Volkswagen product rep, calling. He's on his way to Ann Arbor in a 2004 Jetta, and he wants me to drive it. A 2004 Jetta? Keith is obviously up to no
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Our large collection of photo galleries includes some diesel beauties. Check out the wallpaper-quality photos here.
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Check out these diesel articles from the Automobile archive. Come along with senior editor Joe Dematio as he pilots a diesel Mercedes-Benz on a trip from Paris to Beijing, and learn more about the world's fastest diesel car.
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Get with the program! Diesel engines are powerful, refined, and fuel efficient. Click here to find out which cars have them and what models are coming next...
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Volkswagen's Product Plans in Turmoil
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