World's Most Fuel Efficient Drivers, Jetta TDI, VW 2009.

[ShiekUrBooty]

John and Helen appear to be a lovely couple, I like them a lot by just watching the first minute of this video.

However, Helen hits the nail on the head at 1:53 and even though I haven't yet seen the rest of this video, I'm sure it all leads out from that comment.

Now, I'll watch the other 10 minutes, good luck and health John and Helen!

[stand2reason]

jetta TDI = WIN.

I'm going to get one of those eventually.

[l985xxx]

one of the very few fuel efficient cars that don't look like hell. If the 2.0tdi is anything like the old 1.9tdi, which I have personally seen break 300k on multiple cars, a few mpg is worth compromising over the hybrids.

[LawProfessor1971]

the Jetta TDI Kicks Ass and Breaks The Emissions Records also, Way to go VW Thank God I am a VW Technician also :)

[ShiekUrBooty]

I just picked up a 2010 TDI Jetta today, it f.u.c.k.i.n.g. rocks!

A friend of mine is an airline mechanic and he has the 1.9 TDI Jetta and I asked him what he thought of it and the only think he could say wrong about his is that the electrical system is in modules.

Wow! Modules. What a complaint.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

Prius has higher MPG than the 2009 Jetta TDI despite petrol contains less energy than diesel. Any test conducted (Edmunds Insideline, Popular Mechanics, owners who shared their mpg) confirmed this And the Toyota is still cleaner, it's enough just to look at the emission rating.

So if anyone talks about "most efficient drivers in the world" and adds "jetta tdi" to this, it is simply a lie and marketing turd.

[nicogi]

But if you buy a Toyota, you end up with... a Toyota. The Jetta TDI is much more car for less money.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

nicogi: "But if you buy a Toyota, you end up with... a Toyota"

Precisely. A brand having nearly all of its products at the top of dependability surveys. Jettas, Touaregs, Passats, A8, A6 all sit at the bottom. Check JDPower or CR

"The Jetta TDI is much more car for less money"

LOL, check the specs. Prius wheelbase's as big as Passat and it shows in the back where there's simply a lot of space. Not in a Jetta though which is lower class. EuroNCAP say it's a compact while Prius is midsize

[nicogi]

In 5 or 6 years, when you need to replace those batteries in the Prius and realize they are cost more than the actual resale value of the car that will probably have started to rust around all wheels, maybe then you'll change your mind.

Reliability? Like every brand, Toyota has its flaws. No car maker makes perfect cars. At any rate, I'll take a European car that gives me fantastic fuel economy and handling over an uninspiring and underpowered hybrid any day. Diesel is the way to go for now.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

nicogi: "In 5 or 6 years, when you need to replace those batteries in the Prius"

Do stop spreading false statements. Batteries in Priuses don't work like those ones in your razor. They don't get fully charged and the fully depleted again and again but only act as an energy buffer, hovering around 40-60% charge all the time.

Expected life: 15 years or more.

Prius is here from 1997. And you haven't heard about any need for battery replacement so far.

[theannoyingdogpoo]

Meanwhile, modern diesels, to achieve good MPG and performance have

-extremely high pressure fuel pump (10x higher pressure than in gas direct injection)

-fragile injectors (you have to buy expensive premium fuel)

-variable vane turbocharger

-double mass flywheel

-particulate filter and NOx reductors

-heavier engine block (higher compression) and heavier gearbox (torque)

It all makes the car less reliable and more expensive yo buy and maintain. Forget old simple indestructable diesels

[nicogi]

Speaking of "false statements"...

theannoyingdogpoo : It all makes the car less reliable and more expensive yo buy and maintain. Forget old simple indestructable diesels

The TDI has been on the market for 10 years now, and over 50% of cars in Western Europe are diesel-powered. People wouldn't buy them if they were problematic. We have owned a few TDIs and they have proven to be very reliable, and cheap to maintain. Worst thing so far was cleaning a turbo on one of them... 30-minute job

[nicogi]

In addition, over 50% of cars in Western Europe run on diesel, and they have even more modern engines than we have here. If there were so "less reliable and more expensive to maintain", I don't think they'd be so popular...

[Failadin]

check the price. they are about the same.

[ElvenousAndrogynous]

Not so much. The prius is generally about 5k more then the tdi. Couple that with the fact that you have to replace the batteries in a prius and those cost about 8k. Plus oil changes every 3-5k. The engine in the prius will not outlast a diesel. So really you are paying a lot more in the long run for a prius.

[D41H4T5U]

My car is a turbo diesel and it has the same emissions as the Prius, yet it does 82 MPG so there's no need for a silly hybrid. 60% of cars in Europe are diesel thanks to much more stricter emission (and safety) standards than in the USA.

[pupppydogluv88]

Diesels are soo sweet!

[AxelStraf]

who wants a diesel car in the usa?

[VonTrousers]

I do

[pupppydogluv88]

Me too!!!

[gaae2000]

talk but no action...can we see the car drive?

[Blackwallstreet03]

who cares

[thinlizzy]

NICEEE