CONFIRMED: VW Plans To Bring A Jetta HYBRID To The States, Is The TDI Going To Get AXED?

With the leak of the first 2011 Jetta photos hitting the web it seems that a deluge of information came out today with the initial introduction.

The two most intriguing bits of info are:

1) The base price will be somewhere around $16,000, which undercuts the hotly anticipated Chevrolet Cruze

2) A hybrid is definitely on the way as VW plants to electrify its vehicles.

Although Volkswagen has said it is not looking to best the Toyota Prius' 51 MPG, it appears that the Jetta Hybrid will be able to tackle the Honda Civic Hybrid in the 40 - 45 MPG region.

But we want to know: is a hybrid Jetta a good move when the company makes such a robust TDI version as is? Does this mean the TDI will get axed or is there enough room for the both of them?


The new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta makes its global debut in New York on Tuesday, with a new $16,000 model and an emphasis on appealing to the entry-level market. A hybrid is on its way, too, though there’s no sign of it today — it will appear in 2012.

“If you did a search for cars under $17,000 right now, no Volkswagens would show up,” said Toscan Bennett, a VW product strategist. “With the new Jetta, we’ve kept everything people liked, but also made the car more accessible to the entry-level buyer in the compact segment. We want people who had considered Jettas too expensive to put us on their shopping lists.”

The slightly larger and longer Jetta, with a 115-horsepower 4-cylinder gas engine, breaks no stylistic barriers. Even casual onlookers will recognize the new model as a member of the family and most likely will see it as a modest step forward in design...

[Source: The New York Times]









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quizz - 6/15/2010 6:28:26 PM

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a diesel hybrid! you can do it!!!

thstone - 6/15/2010 8:31:53 PM

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They would be stupid to undercut their own diesel. Most likely this means a very weak hybrid that does little more than allow VW to make the hybrid claim and not add too much to the price.

LACMAN - 6/15/2010 10:05:10 PM

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Base price at $16,000 undercuts the hotly anticipated Chevrolet Cruze


Am I missing something? The Cruze is dubbed "hotly anticipated"? The Cruze is not in this vehicles category #1, and #2, the Cruze (while this is another subject) is a step up from the car it replaces but overall a let down.

Agent00R - 6/15/2010 11:09:01 PM

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"Hotly anticipated" is my judgement from conversations I have recently had with other people in the industry.

Say what you will but some people are excited for the Cruze.

Agent009 - 6/16/2010 9:28:56 AM

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I seriously doubt they will drop the Diesel Jetta.

The TDI made up over half of Jetta sales last month (4347 out of 8003) and is on the rise.

I believe they are going to offer both a hybrid and a diesel, this way they don't have all of their eggs in one basket. With that in mind a diesel hybrid would be an excellent addition here and probably would kill any gas hybrid mileage numbers.

vogeygolf - 6/16/2010 12:05:04 PM

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I doubt the TDI will go away.

I read this article about a month ago about how mixed up Europe and the US is in regards to engine technology acceptance. Europeans loves diesels, but so much of their traffic in London, Paris, etc., is stop and go. A Hybrid would out perform a diesel in those conditions.

We Americans tend to do more long haul driving, longer commutes. And we love Hybrids, Diesels, not so much. Yet the Diesel would be a better car for a longer, highway based commute.