King of Diesel Cars - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Test Drive & Car Video Review
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2013
- www.autobytel.com/volkswagen/j... The Volkswagen Jetta resides in the most competitive automotive category in the world: the compact car segment. Over the years this class has been dominated by the Japanese brands but Volkswagen has managed to carve out a spot with the Jetta. This small sedan offers German engineering and design at a very reasonable price point. Add to the mix a very fuel efficient turbocharged diesel power plant and the Jetta TDI really starts to distance itself from the rest of the pack. The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI has a base price of $23,055.
Research shows that one point or another in your lifetime you will probably own a compact sedan. Most often compact cars are bought by young people who cannot afford a high end car or the empty nester looking for reliable transportation. There are a lot of choices in this segment. From Japan you have the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and the Nissan Sentra. From Korea you have the Hyundai Elantra, and from here in the U.S. here is the Chevy Cruze, Dodge Dart, and the Ford Focus. So you can see there are some very recognizable cars in this segment.
One thing that set the Volkswagen Jetta apart is that it's engineered in German which translates into a world class European ride that none of the aforementioned competitors can match. Another thing that sets the Jetta TDI apart is that Volkswagen is committed to diesel technology. The 2.0 liter turbocharged diesel 4-cylinder has an impressive 236 lb-ft. of torque making this one fun to drive fuel efficient car. Another thing that adds to the fun factor is a 6-speed manual transmission.
Volkswagen is part of the VW/Audi group so in turn the car gets a lot of help in the design department. The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta looks more sophisticated than any other car in this segment. On the inside, the interior of the 2013 VW Jetta TDI is very clean, comfortable, and sophisticated. There is a very German feel to this car. The overall industrial look makes it appealing to buyers.
Being a German car company, Volkswagen really understands what it means to drive a car not just own one. Because of that they put a lot of attention into things like the seats, the steering wheel, and the engine. For about $23k you get great fuel economy in a wonderfully styled car.
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I don't deny it. I found this car really impressive.
The diesel king of this segment. He stated that pretty clearly. Haters gonna hate.
My best commute to date was 57 MPG. That's with heated seats and the Fender sound system Blasting. Shifts like a Porsche.
Yes..porsche owns volkswagen..
Actually, VW owns Porsche. And that was the point.
***** 57mpg??? Are you in the U.S. cuz I'm not seeing these numbers.
Yep, US. Does that matter? Best commute is now 63.
***** Yes, the reason why it matters is because the US cars require "scrubbers" to minimize the soot, but decreases mileage. Thanks for the reply and that is very good news to hear.
I love this car. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Getting easily 62mpg on the highway and around 35city. Hope VW steps up their game for 2014+ to compete with the Cruze
damn that 2 tone interior looks real nice
Very well done review!
Nice and honest review, I like it!, thanks Ron...
I have this exact car I had a local shop remove the dpf/egr and do a 3 inch turbo back exhaust and I get 50 mpg lol people complain that diesel is worse for the environment when it produces less pollution than gasoline motors.
Looking at used versions of this model. Did removing dpf/egr and doing the exhaust work set you back much?
Like did you do that after the getting the fix? To remove the fix?
That pollution statement isn't quite true. Diesels produce less carbon dioxide, but they do produce more sulfur dioxide and soot, which creates smog.
Just got the jetta SE 1.8 T , with connectivity sunroof, heated seats, it's a beast and gets great mpg, 25-27 city and 35-37 hwy
Great choice. Best value in the segment and fun to drive.
I have a 2011Jetta TDI manual, and I am geting 50 mpg on the average!!! My Passat 2013 TDI SEL has gotten 52.3 mpg on a trip from St Louis and it has the DSG!!! Love both of them and the great fuel milage and ride they give me!!! Will never own anything else!!! I had Rabbit diesels for years and they never had this much power or fuel milage as these new ones!!!
your not alone...just bought mine yesturday 2013 jetta tdi highline in black, still got my 2000 golf tdi, 04 jetta tdi and finally 2006 jetta tdi.
got a '14 TDI it's awesome...
out running some errands this morning & was getting 44.5 on the highway...
can't wait till it gets broken in a bit to see what it'll do...
do you still have it? and is it stil a good car
yeah I bought it at the end of August, it's a great little car haven't had any problems at all & on a few trips I've go 53 to 55 mpgs !!
Wow!! All I can say is wow
Simple & sophisticated, does that make sense.
TDI King was and always will be the 1.9 TDI , preferably 130bhp preferably in an Audi A4 B6. Best engine ever made!
Awesome Car!
What a nice Volkswagen advert
I am an auto journalist I live in India here Jetta TDi is a very popular car, and here its like the diesel king no other competition, i drove it a lot of milles more than 200 miles and also renault DCi diesel engine and Cruze TCDi diesel engine as well, most powerful is VW TDi>Ford TDCi>Cruze>Renault
most reliable Ford>VW>REnault>Cruze, most noisy Cruze>VW>Renault>Ford, but VW is over hyped here as well, and the AT VW is unbeatable(damn fast gear shifts) but manual Ford is way better
SO i bought this car last sunday without seeing a single review.. why you ask??? We own three tdis in my family and yesss i am obsessed!!
Hi great review,
I have one question , why have you not talked about Masda3. Can we compare Masda 3 be compared with this or not?
I am just comparing vehicles for my second car.
Thank you
Can I ask you. When I get out of the car do I have to activate the remote control or will the car self-close?
My mom bought a 2011 corolla and it sucks, wish she'd gotten one of these.
How is it holding up now? What problems have you experienced?
класна машинка. І цікавий огляд.
Does it require DEF? Diesel exhaust fluid.
The sad part is that in Europe the have numerous diesel offerings. I love the tdi's but it'd be nice to have the subaru diesel cars in the states, or at least a tdi with awd and under 40k.
I'd like to see how the new mazda 6 skyactiv diesel compares to this vehicle.
When I look at this car it doesn't feel like a small sedan feels like it competes with the accord and Camry..
I couldn't make it past Ron's shirt...it was giving me Vertigo.
I would love to see Volvo make a TD road car. They have so much experience with it from their big rig trucking industry that I honestly think it would blow away all competition.
Volvo had turbo diesels back in the 80's, but they utilized a VW powerplant 😄
I have a 2005 Prius, with 250 K miles, still much better than Passat or Jetta diesel- last time I filled up the tank I got 56.1 mpg. Nothing compares with Prius. And just a reminder, gas is cheaper than diesel.
They are very similar. We looked at both in 2013. It was between the Prius V (station wagon style ) and Jetta TDI sport wagon. Similar mpg. Really liked that the back seats in the Prius could be adjusted forward and backwards to get either more legroom or cargo space. Went with TDI because of greater torque for same mpg. Also, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 many gas stations were out of gas in NY/NJ metro area with very long lines, but they all had diesel! So went with Diesel engine since our other car had a gas engine and wanted security that should the unexpected happen, we would be able to find fuel for at least one of our cars and not be stranded like so many unfortunately were.
As he said Cruze is coming with a diesel with more HP and more Torque and yet still with better MPG on highway,, and biased will be biased :).
By the way, I don't have anything against Jetta...Actually my wife has one, it's a wonderful car, but I still love my Prius
rskim119 - I have a 2000 jetta (am actually getting rid of it today for the car reviews above). But anyways, it has had no problems other than having to replace the speed sensor, and the outer tie rods. The spark plugs were so easy, it took me about 30-40 minutes to do them and new wires, and I'm NOT a mechanic, I just change oil. Sounds like your mechanic just wanted to make more money off you by saying it was difficult/adding labor
Would love to see a video on maintenance costs and what to watch out for as car ages and accumulates many miles. Also 2013’s TDI didn’t come with blue oil additive to minimize emissions. How do you mod to make it emission compliant and what is the cost? Great video. Used to drive 2013 TDI 6 speed manual but sadly traded it in. Was getting 43 MPG hwy carrying 4 passengers and all their luggage with AC constantly on. With just the driver MPG would be in low 50’s.
Sir mileage
Perhaps you have missed the major recalls from Toyota?
you might save money on fuel but injectors and diesel emission parts are expensive on those!
Also the fuel prices are way lower than in the European markets
people do realize that vw and audi are exactly the same right or are people really that clueless?
Wrong, VW and Audi are NOT the same. VW owns Audi and many other car manufacturers like Seat, Skoda, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Scania and even Ducati Motorcycles. They share technology amongst all the brands and even engines. The TDi engine in this video was also fitted to the Audi A3 and this engine was developed by VW. The 1.8t engines that powered many Jettas, Golfs, and Beetles a couple of generations ago were developed by Audi, for example.
Xavier Lemos 🤦🏻
I really have no idea why America has not adopted the diesel engine, I drive a 2l Ford Mondeo TDCi and it pulls 60.8mpg on the motorway!!
The Ford Focus was designed and engineered in Germany.
Yep and the transmission is junk!
The Cruze diesel's accleration is mind numbing. Atleast the Jetta TDI has a DCT while the Cruze diesel has a single clutch transmission. But IMO, if you let me chose a diesel vehicle I would take the Silverado duramax diesel.
Although “turbo diesel injection” is true since it injects diesel, it’s actually “turbo direct injection” lol
Because the buying public still has awful memories of the Oldsmobile Diesel fiasco of the early 1980s.
I don't like the fact how US spec Jetta uses brake lights as turn signal, and plus those brake lights are so dim that you can barely see them in direct sunlight.
Is the host Cenk Uygur?
David Folkner
Lol
Ay caramba! Mexico!
Also they have very serious fuel line problem. Can you spell factory lemon.
Think your Prius doesn't pollute? Batteries aren't exactly 'green'.
Mercedes Benz builds top notch reliability when it comes to engines at #3 in the world right under Honda being at #1 and Toyota being at #2
I test drove this thing the gas pedal was so weird and annoying. You push it first and about and inch there is a dummy travel of the pedal which it doesn't do anything. It feels like the gas pedal was an after thought when they were designing the car. Also the transmission. It upshift so fast that it does not allow you smooth accelerate and match your speed with the traffic. It upshifts so soon and you slow down and you push the pedal more and it downshifts and kicks you back to the seat.
BETTER THAN FORD FUSION!!!!
Ford made a lousy POS diesel also.
In competition there is even skoda octavia
I hear WV have suspended their research and development personnel - looks like in the Diesel verses Hybrid race, diesel have not so much lost as crashed out - Go Prius!
I have a video up .. 0-60 in my GLI stock 5.3 seconds better than the TDI ? :p i still get 38 mpg :P
BS
Check it out.. I only get 38 mpg if i use cruise control at 60mph my commute is 20 miles highway
adams1696 people have gotten 75mpg on the highway. I would love to own a gli, but I need to save some more money.
I have a 42 mpg freeway, 35 mpg city Kawasaki ZX-14R that does 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds.
Thats it ? i Thought it would be closer to 60 mpg. Not worth it
no other competition? Audi, BMW, Mercedes all have diesel powered cars for sale in the U.S.! Yes I realize those are luxury cars and not the same but still their MPG cannot match the Jetta.
any proof to your internet claims? How can part be expensive on a brand new car with a warranty?
How would you know if its the noisiest diesel when there are so few diesels in the US. And Ford diesels are all designed in Germany just like all good fords these days.
This aged well
The real question is. Does it roll coal?
its go a dpf which collects the diesel patriculates which is the smoke you see on pre 2008 diesels
or deleted diesels
needs less ron.
It might be fun to drive but with terrible reliability, it will be driven by dealership mechanics test driving it for contstant repairs.
A lot of electrical problems with these cars. Parts are very expensive and diesel being nearly 40 more expensive per gallon, you are getting an equivalent of mid 20s per gall in terms of cost.
Play safe and go for corolla or civic, camry or accord, unless you do not care about reliability.
When bought new an extended 7yr/70,000 mile warranty was available. Diesel engines can go for many more miles than gas engines. A good and reasonably priced mechanic is a must.
hes one of those honda civic owners that think gods created it. probably piped it and a piece of shit but tries to knock off other vehicles and not sound bias toward one brand. I know a lot of people with Jetta's and they all run great. Maybe if everyone started supporting diesel technology it would get better and the price would go down!
if reliability is never a concern..go buy one.
Mentioned the Sentra over the Civic. lmao.
This is a really misleading video. The Jetfa hes driving has an rpm-speedometer to 7000 rpm that tells me hes not really driving a TDI but a TSI Or TFSI!
hey, cool channel =), suscrite :D
Too bad you don't name a source. Owning a TDI Mercedes GLK and a VW Jetta TDI and having over a million miles in TDIs I seriously doubt you know what you are talking about. An American in Stuttgart
maybe because it's mexico built.
Which is great. The more diesels there are on the road means more hillbilly Americans will stop buying gas and finally discover what everyone else discovered years ago. Now if they would only convert to metric I might think they were smart.
Perhaps not. Every automaker has issued recalls at one point or another. That aside, Toyota and Honda are still more reliable than VW in the long term. Parts and repairs when needed are also less expensive.
Yes the TDi has only few problems, it is the noisiest of the diesel engines and the other trouble is this is the most boring looking car inside and out, Also as SweetHubby82 quoted America dosent have good diesel s as of now so when they saw a diesel they just got blown away, The Ford Focus has the 2.0 TDci with 140 hp and 236ft pound as well and has same milage as TDi and its more fun to drive,more tech better suspension, So with no other competition how does VW become the king?
Yes so what, they use more powerful diesels as well, Almost all 2.0 diesels of Ford,VW,Peugot,Citrogen,toyota,hyundai,etc get same mpg as what Jetta gets in my country, actually Toyota gets the best followed by Ford and then only VW in India, Merc,BMW etc just look at the bhp and torque, bmw 320 d has aroud 170 bhp while merc 2.2 d has almost 200 bhp and humungus torque they are sporty diesels economy diesels are good, only VW showed up their diesel,that dosent mean VW is KING
no need for an American in Stuttgart, it was a survey that got published by some university of Britain but didnt get noticed much because everybody thinks Geman is the best in the world so British car Magazine Auto Express bought this news to life, Also 1 in 52 VW engines are failure so rest 51 are ok so JAmes Spartacus might be one of them, and I live in India and almost all diesel brands clock more than 1 million miles (just take give service ), the point is VW IS NOT DIESEL KING
I like what it can do but style wise, looks boring for the young generation.
Yup If the German diesels are that good please VW lovers explain this, please google worlds worst 10 engines, This was a survey taken in Europe and the result comes as follows
Engine Reliability - Bottom 10 Manufacturers, engine failure rate
MG 1 in 13 cars
Audi 1 in 27
Mini 1 in 40
Saab 1 in 40
Opel 1 in 41
Peugeot 1 in 44
BMW 1 in 45
Renault 1 in 46
Volkswagen 1 in 52
Mitsubishi 1 in 59
Dumbie, Chevy Cruze diesel is develope by Opel in Germany as well ;)
The king of TDI's... what? Wtf is that? 2.0TDI? What about W12 TDI? That sounds more like a TDI
How about 1.6TDI or 2.0 CDTI (Opel) with 70+ MPG?
Meanwhile, in Europe, pplz driving on Autobahn at 120mph with 30 MPG, not jamming 8 lane highway making all lanes feel like our truck lane .... grow up America
King of diesel cheats*
+donkgated HAHHAHA i just came in here to rub it in... but im guess im to late
Cheats? It's just american envy. If you take all it's catalitic convertors off, still put's out less CO2 than your ridiculous SUVs.
Mr. Cod
Yeah CO2 - the same chemical compound that plants emit at night. Wow - dangerous shit, let's get rid of plants too.
Anyway, diesels emit NOx, and that shit kills. Around 10,000 deaths every year in the UK are attributed to NOx pollution. If you're happy living with respiratory problems, be my guest - but that ain't happening in my country!
Oh yes, gasoline engines don't emit NOx at all, let's get better informed, shall we? If you think your respiratory is due to diesel engines, this conversation is pointless. But if you have your head between your shoulders you would'nt eat every crap you hear on tv. Volkswagen fixed the problem with minimum of performance los. What it did loose is image. As I said, a country wich is one of the biggest consumers of oil, and has the most goseling cars in the world, points the finger at small german diesel. Soon every car maker in the US will copy the european diesel. I hope i get resperatory problems from the small diesels in europe than you're gas gasoling, poluting, and poorly built american cars.
Mr. Cod
"But if you have your head between your shoulders you would'nt eat every crap you hear on tv"
And if you weren't a VW fanboy, you won't be spewing your pathetic nonsensical crap defending VW.
"Volkswagen fixed the problem with minimum of performance loss"
But couldn't replicate the same fix in the US because the standard for NOx emission is much more stringent.
Here's the truth: they should have installed urea treatment system to bring NOx emission down like every other European diesel car manufacturers, but didn't in order to save money and deliberately cheated and got caught.
Ridiculous, BlackMontain. I drive 200 miles every single day, carrying materials, and I am 57 years old... I don't think bicycle is a good ideia for me.
SUV's and others large large cars make much more pollution than small cars. They are polluting the world, not me.
the cheat
Diesel in den USA ?Trecker fahn wir doch an sich nur in D !!
wut ._.
Tja, bis 2015 !!
lol
Diesel technology is amazing he says... Poor guy.
Looks german boring strict super purposeful, old mans car
German technology planned obsolescence and software careful crafted to deceive all rolled up in to one. And people wonder why the German economy is doing so well.
No integrity
Zero
pointless... get a deisel cummins
You're missing the point.
VW horror stories abound. If only we could be reassured of VW's long-term reliability prospects, more people would buy the Jetta. As it stands, Toyota and Honda are the choice for hassle free, low-cost car ownership. Yes they are dull, boring appliances but that seems to be what a lot of people want.
vw biggest crimnals on earth ,
The Ford Focus is much better...
This is a really misleading video. The Jetta hes driving has an rpm-speedometer to 7000 rpm that tells me hes not really driving a TDI but a TSI Or TFSI!
The car he's driving is a tdi.
The car shown on pictures is not.
Just look at both tachometers 😉
This is a really misleading video. The Jetfa hes driving has an rpm-speedometer to 7000 rpm that tells me hes not really driving a TDI but a TSI Or TFSI!