Volkswagen’s Jetta model has been carrying the company in North America for quite some time now, accounting for
around 40% of the company’s sales in the U.S. and even more in Canada. You’d think that after debuting an all-new Jetta
sedan this year that the wagon variant would not be far behind. Think again.
Auto123 is reporting that VW execs
have confirmed a Jetta wagon (the photo is an artist’s rendering), though they don’t know when it will be built. The
article sites major retooling at VW’s Pueblo plant in Mexico as a possible reason for the delay. Another intriguing
possibility is that VW is planning to differentiate the wagon from the sedan with the addition of 4Motion all-wheel
drive, a sloping tailgate and a new name. Rumors also hint that the Jetta wagon may be the first VW to receive a new,
high tech direct-injection motor that’s both turbocharged and supercharged. For these reasons and possibly
others we have yet to learn, don’t expect a Jetta with a bigger booty until at least late 2006, maybe even later.
Jetta wagon delayed until 2007 or 2008
Volkswagen’s Jetta model has been carrying the company in North America for quite some time now, accounting for around 40% of the company’s sales in the U.S. and even more in Canada. You’d think that after debuting an all-new Jetta sedan this year that the wagon variant would not be far behind. Think again. Auto123 is reporting that VW execs have confirmed a Jetta wagon (the photo is an artist’s rendering), though they don’t know when it will be built. The article sites major retooling at VW’s Pueblo plant in Mexico as a possible reason for the delay. Another intriguing possibility is that VW is planning to differentiate the wagon from the sedan with the addition of 4Motion all-wheel drive, a sloping tailgate and a new name. Rumors also hint that the Jetta wagon may be the first VW to receive a new, high tech direct-injection motor that’s both turbochargedand supercharged. For these reasons and possibly others we have yet to learn, don’t expect a Jetta with a bigger booty until at least late 2006, maybe even later.