2011 Volkswagen Jetta Image Embargo Busted

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: June 14th, 2010

2011 volkswagen jetta image embargo busted

Apparently these press images were embargoed until tomorrow… and yet here they are. But who, you might ask, would risk being boarded by Volkswagen commandos in order to deliver these images to the huddled masses, yearning for a a glimpse of the new blandness? Oh right, it says Auto Express on the picture. According to the embargo-running Brits, this is the first Jetta to be more than a Golf with a trunk: thanks to VW’s new modular architecture, the wheelbase has been extended for more rear-seat legroom. More details when Volkswagen is good and ready, likely sometime tomorrow.

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Rusted Source on Jun 15, 2010

I don't understand why people refuse to let a Jetta be a Jetta? There's so much overlap when it comes to design nowadays (some TTAC readers called the new M37 a glorified Hyundai Elantra), but it seems like the Jetta is a favorite whipping-boy for the masses. "Looks like a Corolla" could have been submitted to Webster's as consideration for contemporary language. Here's my litmus test, years later. The now previous-generation of Jettas continue to catch my eye as time goes on, especially with the application of upscale elements (chrome and the like), where as the Corolla continues to look as plain and boring as the day it was released. Someone better send some images to Toyota so they know how to redesign their next Corolla so as not to upset the balance of those who enjoy these broad generalizations. The days of unique design are pretty much gone. We've gone into the realm of grotesque (i.e. Acura) just to make sure every avenue has been exhausted, and Hyundai surprised us with the Sonata. Otherwise it's time to set up your matrix for each model out there so you can complete the values in the adjacent column where the heading says "Looks like..."

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- Boyphenom666 on Jun 15, 2010
  
  Zctually looks like a cross between a Corolla and an Accord, with the chiseled lines of an Astra or a Scion.
  
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Mtypex on Jun 15, 2010

Nicer than the current model's design.

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