2009 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagen Review

[ashbranson]

my father bought an '09 sportwagen tdi when these models first came to the united states, not even three years later, its at 128,000 mi and counting, still delivering no less than 38 mpg average on mixed city/highway driving, we often see up to 45 mpg on a tank at the general 70-75 mph highway speeds here in Texas. what a great car this turned out to be, for the first foreign purchase in our family!

[hhmha1997]

Do more dodge reviews i like dodge so much

[aodhanof90]

@mpgomatic I have two questions for you. the first one is, what was your average speed on the highway well getting 40mpg and the second is about my driving. I was recently driving my friends 03 TDI, I was shifting the 5 speed at 2,000-2,500 rpm. the car seemed to feel fine doing this but the owner thought I was short shifting and lugging the engine. do you have any thoughts on that?

[mpgomatic]

@aodhanof90 We usually spell out the highway speed ranges in the full reviews on the website. Cruise target speed is 68 MPH. I haven't spent any time driving '03 TDIs, although I'd like to pick one up as a project car. Check the TDIclub forums for specific recommendations on shift RPMs.

[janssen70]

@aodhanof90 u can easily shift up at 2k rpm and downshift at 1200rpm

not only it is better for the engine but also for clutch and mileage

[aodhanof90]

@janssen70 That's what I was thinking, but my friend who owned the car was freaking out saying that you needed to shift the TDI @ about 3.5K. I did do some reading on it which pointed out the engine lugging, but I think that really only applies on hills. Is it safe to assume that you own a TDI?

[janssen70]

@aodhanof90 never had a petrol car in my life, all TDI even a V6 tdi. (driving a renault dci right now)

it is true that u have to pull to redline once in a while to clean the exhaust from carbon

[Hunt93Italia]

This car in europe is called "Golf Variant" But my dad has the "Passat Variant" that it is much best!!!

[VooDooXII]

Mmmm I love "delicious torque." Hahaha I've got a 2005 Golf TDI and I'd like to upgrade to a newer Jetta TDI when I can. Nice review!

[garrettpohlman]

1.69 for gas!

[dds4042]

the mps are completely wrong lol. its more like 38 city and 45 highway more or less depending on how close u put ur foot to the floor when u drive.

[AtanasiuGabriel]

The review is great :D but i have some complains about it ... it is not automatic is dsg and that is in another league ... and second did u have it in sport mode while testing the mpg ??

[Lasrkin40]

My parents own the 2010 Model Of The Jetta Coupe. The TDI Coupe is very fast. =D

[TCB1468]

@Lasrkin40

coupe? there is no coupe

[Partyman4059]

I think I like the tdi sedan more . It's a little bit more sporty.

[4MATICbenz]

This is still pretty sweet for a first car. Who says a teenager cant enjoy a family car? If you and your friends are snowboarders or surfers this car would come in great handy.

[parsley0120]

I'd love to have a Jetta TDI and I'm a teenager! As long as it is the sedan though lol

[UTubeGlennAR]

GREAT car, too expensive and if it is like my 2ooo TDI Jetta sedan, also vary expensive to maintain when older.

[cryblood3]

I have the 2000 tdi golf...this will be the car to replace it when it dies! 145,000 miles and still going strong

[ShiekUrBooty]

you'd think your TDI is just broken in. I have a 4cyl 99 Camry with 235,000 on it and I'm testdriving a 2010 TDI DSG sedan in a few hours.

As far as I can tell, my 99 Camry needs brakes, shocks and a good detailing, the 2010 TDI is going to require a house mortgage.

[jr1434]

nice review...test drove one this past week...very enjoyable

[srapps55]

Nice review, but the audio quality on your videos is terrible - I can't hear it on the computer speakers even with it turned all the way up.

[mpgomatic]

Thanks, Srapps! It seems that YouTube can fiddle with audio tracks in the upload process. Never know what it will do until it's uploaded. I've been working to avoid these problems.

[stand2reason]

Awesome! I've been think about a Jetta TDI ever since I saw the real-world MPG numbers. I f**king have to get this car.

[Artipower2007]

i have the same car with 1.9 TDI manual. great car!!!!

[bmtimv]

lol why does everyone review this car with the automatic?

[mpgomatic]

Dunno ... I drive whatever they drop off in the driveway. I cannot refuse! :)

[bmtimv]

I hear you man, anyways just commenting what I noticed. Appreciate the reviews though, I actually ordered this car a few weeks ago in the sedan version. I will probably post a review of that myself :)

[mpgomatic]

Cool! Congrats on the new ride and thanks for the kind words. Drive on!

[vancityguy]

Three letters: DSG :)

[stand2reason]

'Cause the auto (Das Auto?) is basically the same as the manual version.

[bmtimv]

I was referring to the stick shift where you have to use a clutch to change gears. The DSG is called an "automatic shifting manual transmission" but make no mistake it is not the same transmission.

[jmoyet]

very cool video!