Sunday, June 24, 2012

Volkswagen's Jetta launched in India at Rs 13.60 lakh


Volkswagen launched the petrol variants of its sedan Jetta on Thursday in India priced at Rs 13.60 lakh. The vehicle is claimed to be exceptionally efficient and powerful in its petrol version in view of its 1.4 TSI engine. The car is going on sale from July 1st.

The Trendline variety of the of the Jetta is available at a price tag of Rs. 13.60 lakh and the higher version, the Comfortline variety has been priced at Rs. 15.07 lakh.

"We strongly feel the need to provide the customer with a choice to opt for a value for money petrol car. The Jetta TSI is the perfect answer, a powerful car with an extremely efficient engine consuming less fuel." said Volkswagen Passenger Cars Director Neeraj Garg during the launch.

The Volkswagen Jetta petrol sports a 1.4L 4-cylinder TSI engine that is capable of producing a peak power of 90 kW at 5000 RPM and a peak torque of 200 Nm at 1500-4000 RPM. Powered with manual transmission this engine ensures high performance along with the 6 speed gearbox.

The company claims that the TSI technology used by the engine is a revolutionary innovation that makes the engine compact, extremely fuel efficient and highly powerful. Further, this technology delivers maximum torque from very low engine speed like 1500rpm. where direct petrol injection along with the intake of highly compressed air is done with the help of a turbocharger which ultimately delivers high fuel economy as well as driving experience.

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