Of course, there's more to it than just the colour and the chrome. The shape is not as cleanly elegant as the previous Jetta and definitely
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| The shape is not as cleanly elegant as the previous Jetta and definitely not as conservative as the one before that, but I find that it is a very mature evolution of the VW midsize sedan. (Photo: Jonathan Yarkony, Canadian Auto Press) |
not as conservative as the one before that, but I find that it is a very mature evolution of the VW midsize sedan; a grown-up car for not-so grown-up adults. And the
2.0T is the perfect engine for those not-so grown up moments on the highway or childish lapses from the stoplight. But before I get into the driving fun, more on its ever-important styling (yes, we are the image generation).
Where the old Jetta combined some very clean, geometric curves and flat surfaces, this new iteration experiments with more organic, fluid shapes, all flowing rearward from the aggressive front end. Aside from the slightly unfortunate resemblance to a
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| The trunk lid forms a bit of a top lip that hints at, but never flaunts, a spoiler. (Photo: Jonathan Yarkony, Canadian Auto Press) |
low rent Corolla, the bumpers meld naturally into the hood, and in the rear, grow into the taillights, while the trunk lid forms a bit of a top lip that hints at, but never flaunts, a spoiler. Stylish.
One of the more functional aspects of the design is its size. It's big. And not just average midsize big, but almost big big, and the biggest big was the trunk. Holy cow is it big! I'm guessing you could fit at least six medium-sized clowns in that trunk, and while that's not the exact measurement system used by our editors (500 litres - Ed.) I think you get the picture.
