Friday, October 4, 2019

2019 VW Jetta Test Drive & Review




The all-new 2019 VW Jetta was recently celebrated at Ontario Volkswagen in the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario California. Melissa Chaney and her son Ryan came out to test drive the new VW packed with high-tech innovation. Hear what the mother-son-duo had to say about their test drive in this iDriveSoCal Podcast. Melissa Chaney: I love all the digital display. It drives really smooth. Ambient lighting, how you can change the colors. That鈥檚 what I like the best. It鈥檚 very roomy, comfortable, very soft seats. Ryan Chaney: It鈥檚 nice and smooth I like that it鈥檚 a bit fast. And it鈥檚 just an amazing car. Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United Sates, Southern California. I鈥檓 Tom Smith out at Ontario Volkswagen, the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, California, and we are enjoying the launch party for the all new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta.





Melissa Chaney is with me. She just got back from a test drive. Melissa, tell me about your experience. Melissa Chaney: It was a lot of fun driving it. It drives really smooth. The interior is amazing. I love how it鈥檚 set up. I love how the radio has been raised up on the dash instead of lower, so it鈥檚 better for your eyes to see that. I love all the digital display. It drives really smooth. It鈥檚 really nice. It鈥檚 very comfortable. Tom Smith: So one of the things that we do on iDriveSoCal when we do vehicle reviews is we identify the top three things. So I think you just rattled those off, but in order of your preference, Melissa, what are the top three things for you with regard to the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta? Melissa Chaney: Definitely interior. That wins be over, yes. The way it鈥檚 laid out. All the digital. Ambient lighting, how you can change the colors.





Tom Smith: Right. That is cool. Melissa Chaney: Pretty cool, yes. Melissa Chaney: 鈥?in your radio, so it鈥檚 right there in your eyes. You鈥檙e not removing your eyes from the road. Melissa Chaney: That鈥檚 what I like the best. It鈥檚 very roomy, comfortable, very soft seats. Everything鈥檚 power, which I like. Melissa Chaney: Power seats, very nice. Tom Smith: Okay. All right. Well, Melissa from Corona, thank you so much. Appreciate you being on iDriveSoCal. Melissa Chaney: Thank you for having me. Tom Smith: Yes, yes, and thank you for driving the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta here at Ontario Volkswagen. I think real quick we鈥檙e going to put your son, Ryan, on the podcast. Come here, Ryan. How old are you, Ryan? Tom Smith: Well, just a few. Literally, three years, you鈥檙e in business, huh? All right. So three years from now, are you a 2019 Jetta buyer? Or actually three years from now, what you can do is just have your mom give the 2019 Jetta that she bought to you, right? That鈥檚 a good 16th birthday present.





What鈥檇 you like about the drive? Ryan Chaney: It鈥檚 nice and smooth. It has good interior. I like that it鈥檚 a bit fast. And it鈥檚 just an amazing car. Tom Smith: Smooth, good interior, fast, and an overall amazing car. Okay. You know it鈥檚 fast, but did you drive? Tom Smith: Okay, okay, you didn鈥檛 drive. All right. Well, very good. Thank you for joining me. Is there anything else before we say goodbye, that you鈥檇 like to say about the 2019 Jetta? No, okay. Oh, was there one more thing? Ryan Chaney: Oh, yeah, the lights. Tom Smith: The lights. The ambient lighting inside. Yeah, that鈥檚 pretty cool, right? Changes colors. What鈥檚 your favorite color? Tom Smith: Yeah, that鈥檚 cool. All right. Well, excellent. Ryan Chaney from Corona, California, thank you so much for being on iDriveSoCal. Thank you for coming out to the 2019 Jetta launch party here at Ontario Volkswagen. For iDriveSoCal, I鈥檓 Tom Smith. Thank you for listening.