The popular VW Golf in Europe is not held in high esteem, but by no means a cheap sedan on its base is sold better. Athlete? At least a physical education! Shildik TSI at the stern, like the Soviet TRP badge, hints that this sedan will not give himself offense. Sharp, accurate, effective, like a small weight boxer, he will plow the eternally sleepy Moscow stream lively, forcing the driver to quickly join his rhythm. The collected suspension and dense chairs confirm: this car is not at all for the imposing style of driving. Like any active citizen, she does not like traffic jams. Duet of a 150-horsepower turbo engine 1.4 and 7-speed DSG works impulsively-neat touches from the place, as well as quick exits from the courtyards with wedging into the city stream, are given with jerks and slipping of wheels. Gently dose traction in two months of training, I never learned. However, you quickly get used to such nervousness, enjoying the excellent traction of the turbo engine and quick shifts of the box. Knowing in advance how the DSG will react to one or another action of the accelerator, over time you stop using even a sport mode, previously lowering the step in the box. Peppy jetta does not seem voracious. The fuel consumption of the turbo engine directly depends on the driving style, but even with quite active movement in Moscow, it was only a little more than 10 l/100 km. It is not surprising: there is nowhere to drive in the capital, and in traffic jams the motor is calmly working as a small. And the box who loves the highest gears all the time tries to keep the engine in the low -speed zone. Of course, Jetta is a typically driver, but it could well be recognized as an almost representative sedan. Passengers are placed behind with a very fair margin of place, which also has an extensive trunk behind their backs, a dock of 16 inches (!) very eloquently speaks of its volume. Such a set of qualities, obviously, should be quite decent, but the price of a million for a golf class car still seems high. This is with non-flooding design and relatively poor equipment even in the top version. However, in the daily bustle, you begin to appreciate not the schedule of displays or useless electronic “mulks”, but quality, ergonomics and ease of use. Jetta is all right with this.
