vw has officially released pictures of the jetta 5. its alot bigger and well alot more controversially styled..i happen to find it upscale looking, which may or may not be the market they are looking for..the 5 cylinder option is supposed to be essentially half of the gallardos, should be intriguing, but dosent look that powerful with perhaps the 3.2L vr6 and 4motion finding its way into the car as well, shoudl prove to be an entertaining combo...overall looks like a solid package

http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vol...icle_1062.shtml

 

looks like an acura got lost in a vw factory.

 

Well you can tell some of the new Audi style is crossing over.

Looks like they chose to bring back the old stocky rear quarter panel proportions from the A2 and A3 Jettas, which make the rear wheels look about 3-4 inches smaller than they are. It also looks like they actually made it roomy this time too. The current Jetta has Camaro/Mustang-like rear seat room.

 

I agree.

First glance, it's not bad, but the more I look at it, the more Civic/Corrola/RSX I see in it and less VW.

The car is an odd creation, should I get the base detuned I5, which I can probably easily mod to 250hp, or pay more for the already turboed I4 with less power...hmmm...

 

side profile looks like a saab 9-3...

 

The rear overhand is just big and odd. It looks like the rear wheels are in the center of the car.

 

Tiny wheels kill the overall looks.

 

Shouldn't you be taping some boxes or supervising floor leveling....



The backend looks like a Camry. I dig the front-end but the rest has to go.

 

while this thing may have a I5 based on the gallardo, fat chance it'll have the lightweight internals and all that makes the engine special.

 

it's trying too hard to look upscale