After years of searching for the fastest ride, a new dad is happy to learn the Jetta is a 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick.

Volkswagen has introduced the 2013 Jetta Hybrid at the North American International Auto Show.

The Volkswagen Jetta has been totally redesigned with the hopes of improving US sales. The Jetta is now roomier inside, but some of what made the previous generation special seems to be lost.

A father gives his 17-year-old son hope of taking over the wheel of their Volkswagen Jetta TDI® Clean Diesel on a long drive home.

VW devised this armored Jetta model which it has been offering in Mexico for a while now, as a less expensive option to large armor-plated SUVs that are the standart for those people needing protection.

The Bora Protect (Bora is another name for the Jetta model) costs about $70,000 (€48,000) and comes with the 2.0 liter TFSI engine with 200 bhp (149 kW/203 PS), coupled to VW’s six-speed DSG gearbox. It is bullet-proof and features run-flat tires so that a round through the tire rubber won’t prevent you from speeding.

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The engine combines with DSG transmission and 4Motion. Division of VW for sports and “hot” R cars were detached at the beginning of this year in a separate unit within the company along the lines of division “M” at BMW.

Now there want to continue a series of R once submitted Golf R and Scirocco R. According to the sources of division “R”, now there are working only on Jetta R, also on the long-awaited Polo R. The emergence of Polo R becomes possible after the Audi said it will modernize the platform of A1, which will be used by “hot” Polo with 4×4. The previous platform was not adjusted for 4×4 vehicles.

Boss of VW development, Ulrich Hackenberg says Jetta R series will be produced if such is the desire of buyers. Given the high demand for sports sedans with V6 engines in the U.S., the emergence of serial Jetta R is almost certainly more that the platform of the car is suited for transmission of movement to all four wheels.

The design is made entirely in Germany, have adopted the new style of brand, but Jetta will be built in the VW plant in Mexico. This is the sixth generation of the Jetta.

U.S. sales will start from October month, the price will start from 15,995 dollars (about 12,450 euros). Announced by VW that European prices will be reported for individual countries, where orders for the car start in the autumn.

4 door sedan with the increased size compared with the previous generation. Length is 4640 mm, width 1780 mm and 1450 mm height. The new Jetta is longer than the current 90 mm.

In the U.S. and Canada VW Jetta will be offered with three petrol engines – two-liter four with 115 hp power, 5 cylinder with volume 2.5 liters and 170 hp power and two-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder and power of 200 hp The U.S. market will be sold and a turbo version with two-liter engine and 140 hp power

In Europe, the new Jetta will be sold only turbine – 4 with gasoline direct injection system for fuel to provide power from 105 to 200 hp and two diesel power with 105 and 140 hp In the first diesel engine combined average fuel consumption is 4.2 liters per 100 km and the second in 4.8 liters per 100 km.

The result is not bad at all – stylish design, better proportions, 90 mm more length. The front of the car has more attractive appearance, the side profile has taken something from NCC hybrid coupe concept shown in Detroit in January.

The longer wheelbase provides a high comfort and more volume. It has increased legroom for rear seat passengers. Originally Volkswagen Jetta will be sold with five engines – three petrol and two diesel.

Petrol 1.2 TSI from 104 hp power, 1.4 TSI with 121 hp and the top two-liter TSI will power 200 hp. Diesel versions are 1.6 TDI 104 hp power and two-liter TDI with 138 hp power.

Most engines will be combined with gearbox and dual-clutch DSG. BlueMotion versions 1.2 and a volume of 1.6 liters will be equipped with stop-start system and regeneration of energy used by the brakes. BlueMotion petrol will cost an average of about 5.5 liters per 100 km and emissions of 124 g/km and diesel about 3.6 liters per 100 km and emissions of 109 g/km.

Prices of the new Jetta will start in Europe of around € 21,000 and will be available in early 2011.

Design seemed quite finished and near mass production they just had to insert two back doors to get a better idea of how the new Jetta might look.

That is what a Brazilian from the site “Irmaododecio” made using a computer to visualize the future sedan VW Jetta, model 2011.

The car is expected to appear on some of the automotive dealerships in the second half of this year and it will be on the market in 2011.

The model is known in many countries as NCS (New Compact Sedan). It will be produced at Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla, Mexico, and will be slightly longer and wider than the previous version. By the German company plans to produce 160 000 units of the model an year and to draw attention to some of the fans of Corolla and Civic with its low base price.

It is said that the car will be available in version with a system for simultaneous four-wheel drive. It will be equipped with a 2.5-liter 5-cylinder gasoline engine. It is almost certain that you will enjoy diesel as well.