Volkswagen Releases Official Photos of Upcoming Jetta

As important for crash safety as for driving dynamics, fit and finish, plus reducing unwanted noise, vibration and harshness

The upcoming Jetta will feature a stronger body than the current car, doubling its dynamic and torsional rigidity. (Photo: Volkswagen of America)

(NVH) levels, the upcoming Jetta will feature a stronger body than the current car, doubling its dynamic and torsional rigidity. Volkswagen's engineers achieved this via more high-strength steel body panels, design and engineering enhancements, and an advanced, automated, laser-welding system. Now there are about fourteen times more welds than before, and the outgoing car is pretty tight as it is.

Once again the Jetta will be Mexican made, which is no bad thing as the Puebla facility is ranked among Volkswagen Group's top

Although the Jetta has long been priced slightly higher than its compact competitors, even back in second-generation guise it offered interior quality, features and performance that rivaled luxury brands. (Photo: Volkswagen of America)

manufacturing plants in internal quality audits. Still, VW vehicles suffer from quality glitches no matter which plant builds them, causing an extremely poor ranking in J. D. Powers and Associates 2004 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) and Initial Quality Study (IQS).

But like British cars of yore, Jetta fans seem to keep coming back over and over to trade up to the new model. There is nothing similar in the compact class, and despite costing slightly more than its compact competitors the Jetta offers interior quality, features and performance that rival luxury brands costing tens of thousands more.