Volkswagen introduced pricing for its 2022 Jetta lineup Monday, confirming a beginning value of $21,190 (together with $995 for vacation spot) for the Jetta S — a rise of $1,200 over the 2021 mannequin. That is simply sufficient to nudge it over the road from our 2021 listing of best new cars for under $20,000.
Although the GLI’s value hike appears particularly egregious at practically $5,000, that is as a result of the 2022 mannequin shall be supplied solely within the Autobahn trim; the cheaper GLI S mannequin has been deleted completely.
The Jetta acquired a reasonably complete overhaul-in-place for the 2022 mannequin yr. All fashions acquired some exterior tweaks and gear updates. Non-GLI fashions get LED working lights on the flanks of its new nostril, whereas the GLI will get red-trimmed air intakes. The common Jetta’s rear bumper will get some chrome accents whereas the GLI will get a big mesh trim round enlarged twin exhaust ideas. LED headlights and taillights are normal on all fashions, and new colors and wheel designs can be found, too.
Inside, little tweaks have been made all through. VW’s “Digital Cockpit” instrument setup is now normal. Distinction stitching has additionally been added to the sprint panels and within the doorways for slightly extra element in addition to a barely extra premium really feel. New steering wheels have been fitted, with the GLI’s getting haptic contact buttons together with a shiny pink accent. The GLI will get new pink and black sprint accents in addition to perforated leather-based seats with pink coloring within the perforations. Because the S mannequin has been eradicated, the GLI is just about loaded up at its beginning value.
For 2022, the Jetta will get a typical turbocharged 1.5-liter engine making 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The EPA has certified this combo at 29 mpg metropolis, 43 mpg freeway, and 34 mpg mixed in the usual S mannequin with six-speed guide. Switching to the non-compulsory eight-speed computerized will get you 31 mpg metropolis, 41 mpg freeway, and 35 mpg mixed. SE and SEL fashions outfitted with the non-compulsory eight-speed computerized transmission have an EPA-estimated score of 29 mpg metropolis, 40 mpg freeway, and 33 mpg mixed.
The GLI, with its the turbocharged 2.0-liter 4 making 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, is rated at 26 mpg metropolis, 37 mpg freeway and 30 mpg mixed with the usual six-speed and 26 mpg metropolis, 36 mpg freeway and 30 mpg mixed with the non-compulsory seven-speed, dual-clutch computerized.
