Tuesday, July 30, 2019

2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: Eight Questions With The Product Developer




So you get better braking, all-up more power, and the limited-slip differential to help with the handling. So at least on paper, the GLI is on par with the GTI. But if you take both cars to a track, is there anything that's going to stand out as a difference between them and the way they drive other than just not having the hatch behind you? The expectation is that they should be pretty comparable on a racetrack. The GLI, because of its shape as a sedan, especially with the coupe-ish-type sedan, it actually has a much better drag coefficient, so on a straight-away, depending what track it is, there could be some difference in favor of GLI. GLI is also a little heavier. So there could be some difference in acceleration, in favor of GTI, but depending on the track and the driver we expect it to be pretty close. As far as demographics go, what's the difference that you expect to see, or have seen in the past, between the person who buys a GTI, and who buys a GLI?





Well, we know that hatch people tend to be hatch people. That there's a preference for the styling of a hatch with the European look and feel of a hatchback, and so for those people, we've always had the GTI. Have you seen, or do you expect to see, any differences in income, gender, location in the country, or is it probably more just, as best as you can tell, preference for sedan versus hatch? Yeah, well when we talk to our customers, we see that there is a very pronounced demand for sedans. I think you hear that in all the different presentations from the different brands. The big thing with those buyers is oftentimes the brand is a key decision factor. But in terms of equipment and value, I think we would give that lower tier a run for its money. Is there any particular detail or thing that you're especially proud of, that someone might not notice just looking at a spec sheet or photos? There's a couple of things. And then, for me, the 35th Edition with the unique styling details鈥攕o the black roof, black rear spoiler, unique wheels鈥攁nd that also comes with the DCC which is our adaptive damping system. That's really the true enthusiast's choice, and that's the car that I would want to take home if we could take it home today. Was there anything that you tried to make happen that just didn't really work out? I'd say, all in all, we achieved what we wanted to with the car. Unfortunately, we can't reveal pricing just yet, and you're probably going to ask about it, but the amount of car that is coming to the market for the price-points, it's impressive. So we're very excited about that.





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