A backup camera and six airbags, in addition to the usual passive safety systems like ABS and stability control are standard on all Jettas. Every Jetta grade except the S comes standard with forward-collision warning/automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and rear-traffic alert. 450 option package on the S grade. SEL and SEL Premium add adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist and automatic high beams. All Jettas come with post-collision brake system. No third party has crash tested the 2019 Jetta. Volkswagen has engineered the rehabbed Jetta to perform within the parameters of its competition, but it doesn't outshine it. It has always punched above its price in the way it feels and behaves. 20,000 sedan -- that hasn't changed. In Americanizing it, however, it has lost some of its scrappy edge. We think Jetta lovers may find the seventh generation a bit too refined. Speaking as Americans, we certainly appreciate the quiet, comfy ride. We also like all the connectivity and technology, but miss the emotion. Maybe we just can't get over the loss of the turbo diesel-engine. It's like when your rowdy running buddy gets married. You still like him and you're still friends, but he has settled down and grown up. Ugh. Where's the fun in that?
Not one aspect of the previous model was left untouched in the process, which also included enhancements to quality and ergonomics. One major feature of the new Touran is the length of the interior, which has increased by 63 mm to 1,779 mm. This is where the design advantages of the Modular Transverse Matrix really come into play: the additional interior space is immediately noticeable in all three seat rows. The Touran鈥檚 dashboard has been redesigned with a more driver-oriented layout. The upper area of the dashboard panel is made of a slush-moulded soft-touch material and contains a closable storage compartment. The focus of the driver's work station both visually and ergonomically is the centre console, which slopes up towards the front. In front of the gear lever there is a storage compartment, and additional storage compartments and trays are located, among other places, on the side of the instruments and in the footwell on the passenger side (for tablet computers).
On the Comfortline, there are LED lighting strips along the sides of the very large panoramic sunroof (1.34 m2 as compared to 1.15 m2 in the previous model). These indirectly illuminate the closed sun roof blind as well. The driver and front passenger sit 625 mm above street level in the new Touran. By comparison, this distance in the Golf GTI measures 477 mm. The Touran鈥檚 front seats enable a correspondingly upright seating position. Compared with the previous model, the steering column is at a slightly flatter angle to the dashboard; the steering wheel is therefore now more upright, giving it a sportier feel. The Touran鈥檚 longer wheelbase also benefits passengers in the frequently used second seat row, who will appreciate the added 40 mm available when adjusting the three individual seats. The second row seats can be adjusted lengthwise with a total travel of 200 mm. The backrest inclination can also be adjusted, with a choice of three positions.
The area in front of the centre seat is more comfortable now thanks to a very flat centre tunnel. Another new feature is the armrest built into the centre seat, for the use of passengers in the outer seats. The newly designed fold-flat seats also improve seating ergonomics and increase headroom by 6 mm. The Touran has an interior width of 1,518 mm at elbow height in the second seat row. This size makes it possible to fit three child seats next to each other, which is not the case in many other MPVs. All three seats in the second row (as well as the two in the third row) are equipped with ISOFIX fixtures that include top tether fixtures. Legroom in the third row has also been improved (by an extra 54 mm). Entry and exit have been optimised as well, with the second seat row now equipped with an easy entry function that allow the seats to slide forward.
