Das Neue Jetta

For the past few weeks i've been hearing more and more about the new Jetta. I keep seeing adverts saying "great for the price of good" and I was really curious as to how in the world the Germans managed to make such a great car for such a low price. Today I read an article and got the full scoop on whats going on with our beloved Jetta.

Usually a car manufacture improves it's models year after year and the cars get more and more refined, just look at a Nissan Altima from the 90's and one today, but apparently the creative Germans are on a quest to beat the  plain ol reliable Corolla even if that means going against the natural laws of "Carwinism" and making the "new" less capable than the old. In one way i'm disgusted, and I feel people are going to be pissed off after they realize  their friend with the old basic model has 55 extra horsepower than they will have with a brand new one.

But on the other hand i'm proud to see Volkswagen tone things down back to the beetle years in which you got a great piece of german engineering for a great price. No one complained about a bug not having ac, or power steering but people around the world loved the reliability, rear wheel drive and mechanical simplicity that came with the bug. That's what made VW be the brand it is, not Phaetons and V10 Touaregs. And lets face it, who would chose a Corolla when you can get a VW? 

The Chevy Cruze might be a threat to Volkwagen's ambitious plans but I personally believe that as with the Camaro and the Volt Chevy is once again late with their product.