2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Owners Manual – The individuals at Volkswagen claim their 2014 Jetta SportWagen provides the only diesel-driven station wagon on the marketplace. Possibly that’s so due to the fact it is about the only car on the industry that touts by itself as a station wagon, as instead of, say, a hatchback or small crossover.
Though rumors of a significant redesign are in the atmosphere, VW appears content material to maintain its compact wagon as is by again supplying a match of engine alternatives, such as that aforementioned turbodiesel.
an elegant and properly-endowed cabin, and practically 67 cubic toes of cargo region with the rear seatbacks folded away. Also coming back are the standard three trims, the base S, the mid-level SE, and the diesel-operated TDI.
Although more than a few testers lament whatever they experience to become a downturn in the interior top quality of VW’s Jetta sedan lineup recently, most are speedy to indicate that the quirk is not apparent in the Sportwagen.
The base SportWagen S, for instance, again boasts 16-in. metallic rims warmed power-changeable mirrors and a roof rack exterior, with cloth covers, warmed power-changeable front side seats, a fold-smooth front side passenger seatback and a rear successfully pass-via center armrest gracing the interior.
Of course, full energy components, luxury cruise manage and telescoping tilt-wheel steering stay normal in this particular access-stage clip, as does air conditioning, a leather-covered steering wheel, and ground mats right in front and rear. Finally, Wireless Bluetooth palms-free of charge calling arrives standard, as does an 8-presenter audio system with an individual-Compact disk/Music player.
To all this, the SE provides normal 16-in. alloy tires, convincing leatherette upholstery, a cooled storing container and a match of additional speaker systems, as well as satellite FM radio, whilst the TDI tosses in a rear-see camera and some extra leather-based interior accents.
Driving the S and SE is the now-standard 2.5-liter inline 5-tube (I5) engine that buddies with the normal 5-speed manual transmission to set out 170 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. Miles, meanwhile, continues to be a good 23 mpg city/33 freeway.
Once more, nonetheless, an available 6-velocity shiftable auto transmission is provided with either clip, returning the very same strength amounts, though with miles statistics decreasing a little bit to 23/30. Oh, and again for 2014, equally the S and SE are also presented in the eco-tweaked PZEV (Partial Zero-Emissions Vehicle) sub-trims.