2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Full Test

CHECK OUT THE NEW DIESEL JETTA:
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For those alternative-fuel-conscious, carbon-conscientious driving enthusiasts among us, the big news from Volkswagen is electric, mainly because it has introduced a car that isn't.

The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel (yep, that's its official name) is the first diesel-powered new car to be certified for sale across the entire U.S. — including California and the four states that piggyback their emissions regulations on the Golden State since they all turned up their tailpipe-sniffing noses at everyone else in 2006.

So it was probably no mere coincidence that Volkswagen chose Santa Monica, California, as the site for the introduction of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. And as we later tested the Jetta TDI near our Santa Monica office by driving the Pacific Coast Highway and the canyon roads of Malibu, we were happy to flaunt this turbodiesel's new clean-and-green status in the backyard of so many Prius-driving members of the celebrity set.

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[luminaeus]

@7477238

Nevermind that the batteries use huge amounts of toxic elements and consume ridiculous amounts of energy to produce. A diesel is good old fashioned iron and steel :)

[braydenmartindale]

@mlg779 It is a shitty plastic eco box, you can't deny it, thats my opinion which also happens to be the worlds most renowned car reviewer's opinion on the Prius too. I probably won't comment anymore, I see you don't have a care for others opinions anyways, like most Americans. Your from a Northern State aren't you?

[njo2994]

@EpicXXProductions why argue about batteries being better when the prius still has a gas engine as well, worst of both worlds.

[EpicXXProductions]

@luminaeus it also leaves unsafe mines and large areas of land tapped, contaminated. and unusable for anything other than a wasteland.

[luminaeus]

@EpicXXProductions

Iron and steel can be refined without creating a miles wide dead zone around the refinery. Take a look at the production of nickel-cadmium batteries.

[EpicXXProductions]

@luminaeus i guess you dont know where iron or steel come from lol...

[FortRoseProduction]

lame it doesnt have that delicious diesel smell Duramax all the way baby

[NintendoFanatic123]

I drive a vw polo 1.4 tdi, which wasn't sold in america. anyway, I get about 65 mpg on the highway. It is even more fuel efficient than the jetta oder golf tdi, but it is a lot louder because it is a 3 cylinder engine. but i love the diesel sound :)

[SFO14]

hahaha, Diesel wasn't allowed b/c of emissions tests? Have you seen some of the shit boxes on the roads in the U.S.? I'm sure those 20-year old Cavaliers spewing black death from their exhausts are not road worthy. I bet those emissions tests are pretty strict and everybody is subject to testing on a yearly basis. No? then why bother!

[braydenmartindale]

@yellowmusicfreak You sent this to the wrong guy mate, I hate the Prius, and own a 2007 Jetta TDI.

[yellowmusicfreak]

@braydenmartindale Obviously you've never owned one. The MKV Jetta is one of the most solidly built, excessively safe cars on the road today...IMO too much so at the expense of fuel economy...in the gasoline cars anyway. It's every bit as reliable as anything from Japan and a hell of a lot sturdier...comparing to a Prius? Let's see, twice the torque, faster, funner, far better looking, cheaper, nicer interior, have I left anything out? You want a "plastic eco box", go find a Civic or a Fit.