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There鈥檚 just one USB port and a 12-volt outlet until you get to the SEL, which adds one more USB in the console bin. That鈥檚 also the only port available for the rear seat. The seventh-generation 2019 Jetta improves overall on a predecessor that ranked among the more fun-to-drive compact sedans. Much of that improvement owes to better bones, with the Jetta now on VW鈥檚 excellent MQB modular platform, which underpins several newer models, from the agile Golf hatchback to the big Atlas SUV. The Jetta鈥檚 no Golf GTI, though, due in part to a cheaper torsion-beam rear suspension. The redesigned Jetta鈥檚 ride is softer, which might displease fans of the firmer 2018 but will likely please a lot of compact sedan shoppers. Still, it can rival the handling of the regular Civic sedan, and both of those can dance around the 2019 Toyota Corolla. Cornering is stable, with some lean but good body control and predictable nose-heavy understeer. The steering could use more feel, though; it鈥檚 soft on center, but it firms up nicely as you pick up speed.
All 2019 Jettas use a revised 147-horsepower, turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder whose punchiness belies its size and numbers; the 2018鈥檚 1.8-liter and 2.0-liter options have been dropped. The 1.4-liter remains, but it now benefits from the well-spaced ratios of a new eight-speed automatic transmission that replaced the 2018鈥檚 six-speed. The new transmission shifts positively, with no missteps, and willingly downshifts without excessive nudging from the accelerator. It offers a satisfyingly crisp manual mode, as well. A six-speed manual gearbox is available only on the base S model, where it鈥檚 standard. The clutch is smooth and linear, but the shifter throws are long and stiff, so it鈥檚 not a performance choice. Overall, the Jetta is peppy around town, with 184 pounds-feet of peak torque coming at just 1,400 rpm. It鈥檚 also fun on backroads and more confident than I expected in highway situations, though the limitations of the small turbo engine are much more apparent during highway passing and with cruise control response.
Reponse is best in the Sport driving mode that comes with higher trim levels. Driving modes alter throttle and transmission settings and adaptive cruise control response, as well as (in the Eco mode included on all Jettas) climate system operation. Sport is not very aggressive; I treated it as my go-to mode on models that had it. By contrast, Eco dulls things to the point where you can鈥檛 see why anyone would use it except for EPA mileage testing. While the 2019 Jetta gets new low-rolling-resistance tires to improve mileage, they didn鈥檛 seem to sacrifice much in cornering and grip until taken to limits few compact sedan buyers are likely to approach. The new Jetta鈥檚 EPA rating rose to 30/39/34 mpg city/highway/combined for automatic-equipped versions, up from the 28/38/32 mpg of the best-rated 2018 automatic version. Mileage is now more competitive with rivals such as the 2019 Civic, rated 32/42/36 mpg (with the available turbo 1.5-liter engine and continuously variable automatic transmission) and the 2019 Corolla (28/36/32 mpg with CVT).
