In the past two years, the Volkswagen brand has been challenged a lot in the market, such as in the price range of 200,000 yuan, due to the existence of Tesla Model 3, BYD Han, so that traditional fuel models such as Maiteng, Passat have felt a lot of pressure, but this is also to give the Volkswagen brand more opportunities to enhance themselves, so Volkswagen has launched several new energy models, such as the ID series, of course, in the 100,000 yuan or so of the staging model, Jetta has been fighting side by side with Santana to defend the dignity of the Volkswagen brand. It has also achieved a good sales performance, and the car to be introduced today, although it does not hang the Volkswagen logo, it still belongs to the Volkswagen car product, which is the Jetta VA3.
Although there is no hanging Volkswagen LOGO, but familiar with the Jetta VA3 knows that this is a Jetta that does not hang on the Volkswagen standard, and the Jetta VA3 has changed its guidance price since the change of brand, the current price of the 2021 model is 6.58-9.28 million yuan, from January to November this year, the Jetta VA3 has also sold nearly 50,000 vehicles. Today's introduction is the automatic transmission of the mid-range model, that is, the automatic upward life version of the guide price of 76,800 yuan.
Jetta VA3 front face design, than the previous Volkswagen Jetta more fashionable, the network using a more bold irregular shape, and embellished with silver sequins inside, forming a dot matrix modeling, the visual effect is more trendy, of course, the entire series of models are only halogen material headlights, but also lack of automatic headlights, delay closure and other practical functions, or a little shabby.
From the side, it is almost impossible to see the difference between the Jetta VA3 and the Volkswagen Jetta, the shape contour and side lines are basically the same, and the 2604mm wheelbase and 4501mm body length can also see where the Jetta VA3 comes from. Of course, as the lowest-end model of the automatic transmission, the automatic upward life version is only equipped with 14-inch iron wheels and matches the 175-width tires, which is slightly stingy in visual effect.
Coming to the rear of the car, the Y-shaped taillights of the Jetta VA3 are still very chic, and the addition of blackened design, which appears to be more sporty, the rest of the part does not have too many highlights, still continues the design style of the Volkswagen Jetta, not trendy nor weird, the overall is flat and stable, in line with the aesthetics of most consumers.
The interior part, jetta VA3 is also inheriting the design style of volkswagen jetta, the layout of the T shape is relatively simple and atmospheric, but the workmanship performance is general, most of them use plastic materials, and the visual effect is not colorful. The circular air conditioner outlet is also one of the symbols of the Volkswagen model, of course, limited by the cost, the automatic upward life version of the model is only equipped with an ordinary radio panel, only a USB interface, multimedia entertainment performance is indeed not enough to see.
If you only look at the dashboard, it is easy to see that the Jetta VA3 belongs to Volkswagen, and the monochrome service computer display and the double cylinder design of the tachometer and speedometer are also often used in the low-end models of Volkswagen. The shape of the steering wheel is no different from other Volkswagen models, but the automatic upward version of the model lacks multi-function buttons, and it is still made of plastic. As for safety, there are only two airbags in the front, and there are no other highlights worth mentioning.
As a low-end model, the front and rear seats of the automatic upward life version are wrapped in fabric material, whether it is tactile or visual effects are very general, and all of them can only be adjusted through manual mode, which really cannot keep up with today's trend. Fortunately, the interior seating space is still commendable, and the rear seats are equipped with three independent headrests.
Open the trunk, you can see that the rear seat of the Jetta VA3 does not support reclining, so the space expansion capacity will be limited to a certain extent, fortunately, the internal conventional loading space is not small, the luggage compartment volume reaches 546L, which is larger than some medium-sized cars, or can meet the general loading needs.
As a compact sedan produced by Volkswagen, the Jetta VA3 uses the 1.5L naturally aspirated engine of the Volkswagen EA211 series without suspense, with a maximum power of 82kW and a maximum torque of 145 N·m, of course, with the blessing of the 6AT automatic transmission, the NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is 5.6L/100km, which is more fuel-efficient than the manual transmission model, and the EA211 series engine is also very leather and durable, and the reliability has been tested by many models of Volkswagen.
The chassis performance of the Jetta VA3 is also no different from that of the Volkswagen model, still using a combination of front McPherson independent front suspension and rear torque beam non-independent suspension, although the driving texture and noise control performance are average, but can maximize space savings, and the structure is relatively simple.
In summary, although the comprehensive product strength performance of jetta VA3 has been disconnected from the current trend, but with the advantages of fuel saving and reliability, space and practicality, jetta VA3 can still attract the attention of some consumers, and its starting price has been lower than 70,000 yuan, which can compete with most domestic opponents of the same level, and as the lowest automatic upward life version of the automatic gear, although its comfort configuration is very general, and the safety configuration has lagged behind. But spending 76,800 yuan is still a good choice, 90,000 yuan can land, enough space and fuel saving, so think about it, the shortcomings of the Jetta VA3 can be accepted.