Volkswagen, the German automaker announced the launching of its new model Volkswagen Jetta in the year 1980. This was an awesome model that captivated the car buying public for 28 years. The Jetta was named after the Jet Stream, the sedan version of Volkswagen’s innovative compact the Golf. The Jetta was brought out by VW for the North American market. It is an upscale model with nicer interior trim, a trunk, and a slightly higher price than the Golf. Since its debut the Jetta has evolved five times. Each generation had grown in size, power, and prestige. The Jetta is available in the car market in two, four, and five door variations.

The first-generation Jetta, named the A1 was produced by Volkswagen from 1980 through 1984. It stormed onto the North American market in 1980. It was available as a two-door coupe and four-door sedan. Styled by ItalDesign, it was a marvellously boxy. This model came out with a standard four-cylinder engine producing 78 horsepower. The Jetta’s power plant was updated to a higher torque producing 1.7-liter four-cylinder in 1981. The diesel version of the engine came out producing a high performance GLI Jetta with a 1.8-liter engine in 1984.

Volkswagen brought out the seond generation of Jetta A2 from 1985 through 1992. It was fast running coupe or a sedan with a number of exterior, interior, engine, and safety upgrades. It had a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine producing originally 100 horsepower and later 105 horsepower powered the base models of the A2. The 1990 Jetta GLI was muscled up with a 2.0-liter, DOHC, 16 valve four-cylinder engine that produced 134 horsepower and firmly established the Jetta GLI as a serious performance contender.

The A3 Jetta made its debut in the North American market in 1993. This boxy design from Volkswagen was only offered as a sedan. The A3 Jetta was produced through 1998 available in trim variations, 13, then any other generation of the car. The A3 Jetta had three power plants offered. The base was 2.0-liter inline four cylinder producing 115 horsepower. The Jetta diesel, TDI, was a 1.9-liter diesel engine rated at 90 horsepower. It also had two more models in later years.

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