A Jeep In Summer

Looks very Honda Civic/Japanese import-like.

i have always heard that the jetta is a great car (esp. the diesel, which gets something like 50 mpg). go for it!

Scott's right. My first thought was "why are they modeling it after the Civic?" It doesn't have a distinctive look anymore, that's for sure.

I betcha it still has the distinctive drive...

Oh for sure, it is probably rock solid and hugs the road. I am just a little disappointed because for the past several years Audi/VW has taken successful styling risks. Are their cars avante garde no more? I saw a new Toyota Corolla S the other day and the profile looked very similar to the above. I think they should focus more on copying their competitors' reliability track records rather than their looks.

Something else I cannot figure out is why they've tried to turn VW (translated "the peoples' car") into a luxury division? Some Audis and VWs are almost identical, with the former being sporty and the latter being plush (think A4/Passat and A8/Phaeton). And besides, who would pay $70K for a VW?

All that said, it's still a good looking car ;)