VW Jetta or Volkswagen Passat? Who will win the family duel of the notchback sedans? The new Jetta will finally be as a golf with a large trunk. With an independent design and significantly more space, he brings buyers of expensive Passat in the brooding. Both opponents make the comparison test.
Question: How is the most successful German car in the United States? BMW 3 series? Mercedes E-class? Wrong, it is the VW Jetta. Ridiculed as able-bodied backpack golf in this country, every year 100,000 Americans of generation IOS depart on the notchback variant, there true to its name remained, even as it tried in our VW Vento and Bora.
With its own lines and sharp increase in length, the new VW wants to emancipate Jetta now also in Germany of the Gulf. And so is the VW in the Passat on the Pelle. Not so much smaller, since the two at the wheelbase just separate six inches, the Interior of the VW precipitates Jetta. Even passengers over 1.80 meters bathe without indented knee on a soft padded and easily shaped rear seat.
That the VW Jetta is wider than the VW Passat, falls only when travelling five really important. With over 500 liters is the VW Jetta an also generous luggage space also available and can be easier to park due to thinner roof posts and lower heck. Front of the VW plays off Passat his extra inches on the other hand out: dive dashboard with lush shelves in the central console instead of a chunky hand lever he brought the noticeably versions feeling his passengers.
In addition it is functional in the comparison test: where, for example, in the VW Jetta press big trunk hinge bracket on the luggage, they disappear at the VW Passat in side panels. In addition the backseat can be either from front or back unlock a comfortable lift instead of a fummeligen clamp Rod holding the hood.
At all the compact offshoot not at perceived the quality of his big brother approaches: both doors in hard plastic, ungepolstertes glove and map compartment as a unmovable Central arm rest and last but not least the less attractive door closing sound tell of the savings efforts of VW Jetta developers. In addition, VW saves equipment options of lots of: expensive luxury items, such as the Dynaudio sound system, or side Windows in insulating glazing should not miss the most VW Jetta buyer, with security, class differences are however out of place. Looking no credit xenon lamps in the option list is just as vain as a track holding or ACC brake assist for a brand new car.
Passat with the better options but more weight
There are also adaptive damper only for the VW Passat, which thus in the impressive sovereign of road damage floats tempt even under extreme loads to the bumpy. Well to the serene nature fit the comfortable armchairs of the Highline, effectively insulated driving noise and handling unaufgeregte up in the border region. In the vote of the VW Jetta infected probably by the young US image the engineers have: straight short strikes knock out bony, in bad ways, he is bugging also with permanent restlessness.
For this, the Jetta beats per hook. Also thanks to 128 kilos less Bacon on the ribs as the VW Passat transforms smallest commands smart his direct control. Cosy understeer? Absent. On the contrary, because Gaspedallupfer in fast turns even lead to rear movements where the ESP gets fully to all hands. The lively activity of ESP verhagelt him but in the slalom and skiing test the driving dynamics rating. For through the two-liter common rail TDI 140 PS and dual-clutch transmission significantly stronger than in the VW Passat.
On the subject of consumption, the compact class derivative in the comparison test, however, can make no capital from its lower weight. 6.9 L / 100 km, it is even a SIP of the VW Passat represented as blue TDI with standard start stop system to the test. Otherwise, limousine buyers the choice of the VW Jetta save vigorously. Even the base model comes with 20,900 Euro cheaper around 3,500 euros, the price difference to almost 7,000 EUR adds up in the tested top Variant. However, the better Passat facilities (some with partial leather equipment, multifunction steering wheel and rain sensor) in the weight falls.
Jetta clearly WINS only the cost chapter
But the victory in the cost section in the comparison test is bottom line too little for the VW Jetta, who paid his agile handling with significant loss of comfort. VW in the security options should also add: so that it will work out with the love of the Germans, particularly xenon lamps in the offer are. Dererlei Blo?en is the VW Passat does not. In addition he impressed once more with oberklass-driving experience and performance in detail.
VW supplies the Passat in a particularly clean version, which already meets Euro 6 for 1,175 euro extra charge. An additional SCR catalytic converter (selective catalytic reduction) is used, which goes the nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas at the collar by addition of small quantities of urea in the blue of TDI. The urea is carried it in a separate tank in the spare wheel well and add customer service. For the price, a good environmental conscience beckons in the first place - the State rewarded Euro 6 so far only with a tax exemption of 150 euro.
