The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta offers a variety of standard safety features. Exterior, mechanically and inside of the vehicle - the Jetta offers more standard features than many of its competitors. Government crash tests rate the Jetta for front driver and passenger tests at 4-stars, while side impact ratings concluded in a 5-star rating. Be advised that other sedans may have established a 5-star rating for front, but some have scored as low as a 3-star for side impact. The exterior of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta includes safety features such as day time running lights and blinker integration into side mirrors. Day time running lights have proven to increase driver safety by allowing the vehicle to become more visible on the road to other drivers on the road, even in daytime conditions. Side blinker integration increases visibility to other drivers in turning situations. Other safety features include a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), an Anti-lock Braking system (ABS) and a variety of traction control components. Internally, the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta is equipped with a total of six airbags - driver and passenger front and side thorax airbags with additional Side Curtain Protection. Front airbags protect against sudden forward movement injuries upon impact, while thorax protection prevents injuries to the side of the body for front passengers. Side Curtain Protection protects both front and rear passengers in a side impact collision by dropping down from above the windows to protect against head injuries and glass shatter.
The sedan's interior is clean, stylish and comfortable, while being smart, accommodating, and functional. The trim is tasteful, and the standard cloth seats fit well, while the optional V-Tex leatherette upholstery passes easily for real leather. Headroom and rear legroom are outstanding, nearly as roomy as a BMW 7 Series, and VW makes smart use of cupholders and little storage cubbies. Engine 2. All rights reserved. Hi! We notice you're using an ad blocker. Please consider whitelisting Autoblog. We get it. Ads can be annoying. But ads are also how we keep the garage doors open and the lights on here at Autoblog - and keep our stories free for you and for everyone. And free is good, right? If you'd be so kind as to whitelist our site, we promise to keep bringing you great content. Thanks for that. And thanks for reading Autoblog. Here's how to disable adblocking on our site. Click on the icon for your Adblocker in your browser. A drop down menu will appear. The exact text will differ depending on the actual application you have running. Refresh the Autoblog page you were viewing. You still haven't turned off your adblocker or whitelisted our site. It only takes a few seconds.
Well, a couple of reasons. Getting back to the maturity of the new 3, it feels different in the corners now. That could be because the old 3 had an independent rear suspension set up, and this new version does not. It makes due with a torsion beam. Before you scoff, I can report that while it makes the vehicle feel differently, it certainly doesn鈥檛 feel worse. It still feels quite composed and planted as it always haa, it just doesn鈥檛 do it with such bravado or drama as it used to. And besides, the new Volkswagen Jetta has a torsion beam in the back now and it certainly doesn鈥檛 make much of a noticeable difference in the bends either. It could be that I鈥檓 getting a bit older now, but this new set up certainly suffices for me, and it would be more than adequate for the average bear.
And before you go chalking a point up for the CX-3, it too comes with a torsion beam in the back. But maybe the reason why the torsion beam seems like a non-issue is because of its torque delivery. It uses G-Vectoring Control Plus, which essentially aids in cornering abilities. Regardless of the reason, to my original point, the 3 still corners well, it just does it in such a way that is more restrained. Think of it as how you probably drank the most ridiculous and questionable alcoholic drinks back in your university days. Now that you鈥檙e more mature, you might still like to have fun with friends and have a couple of drinks, but now your drink of choice is fine wine. The effects are still the same, but one is more civilized now. Official fuel consumption numbers come in at 8.4 L/100 kms in the city for the 2.0 litre, and 6.4 highway, if you choose the automatic. If you opt for front wheel drive and the 2.5, again with the automatic, you鈥檒l get somewhere in the ballpark of 8.8 city and 6.6 highway. If you add all-wheel drive to that, like my tester, official numbers come in at 9.2 city and 7.0 highway. So you can see that all-wheel drive means more fuel, but not drastically more. And besides, during my weeks worth of mixed city/highway driving, I was able to return 7.6 L/100 kms combined. And the new 3 itself is quite good too. In fact, it鈥檚 the best it鈥檚 ever been. Well done, yet again Mazda. As a sidebar, we are all young at heart to some degree so if Mazda ever turns this new 3 into a speed3, I鈥檒l be the first one at the dealership to try it out.
2015 Jetta TDI update: For 2015, the Jetta TDI has received minor styling and interior updates, a few more available safety features (blind spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert and frontal collision warning) and better fuel economy. The engine and emission systems have been upgraded too. The 2015 Jetta TDI auto is now rated at 31/45 mpg. It's almost as good as hybrids. Maintenance: For the TDI, use only good-quality ULSD fuel. As with any turbo engine, don't shut it off right after spirited driving or after climbing a long uphill stretch of the road; let it idle for a while to cool down the turbocharger. Volkswagen recommends using high-quality synthetic engine oil. If you want your engine to last longer, change your oil more often than the recommended 10K miles / 15K kilometers interval. The diesel fuel filter should be changed every 20,000 miles or 30,000 km. The DSG transmission fluid and filter should be changed every 40,000 miles or 60,000 km. The timing belt in the 2.0L TDI engine needs to be replaced at 120,000 miles (195,000 km). You can check the US maintenance schedule for different models here.
