Volkswagen Jetta Gas Mileage

The Volkswagen Jetta has long been one of the most fuel efficient cars sold in America. While gas mileage figures for the conventionally powered compact Jetta are good, diesel-powered Jettas are remarkably efficient by American standards. Unfortunately, Volkswagen paused the importation of the diesel Jetta TDI to the States with the 2006 model year, in order to make changes to meet the more stringent emissions laws.

Although Volkswagen planned to reintroduce their revamped turbo diesel to the North America market for the 2008 model year, production delays have pushed the Jetta SportWagen TDI back to the 2009 model year. The pause in importation only caused the resale market for Jetta TDIs to become even more rabid. As with all used diesel-powered VWs, the fuel-efficency and longevity of the TDI engine commands a premium at resale, even with high mileage cars.

The front-wheel drive 2008 Volkswagen Jetta is equipped with a 2.5 liter DOHC five cylinder engine, which produces 170 horsepower and 177 foot pounds of torque, while running on regular unleaded fuel. Volkswagen estimates the 2008 Jetta’s 0-60 time at 8.2 seconds for the six-speed manual transmission and 8.5 seconds for the six-speed automatic.

Volkswagen Jetta Gas Mileage - 1980-2008

Note: the EPA tweaked their testing procedure, starting with the 2008 model year, with the end result being that the 2008 MPG estimates are now lower than previous years. As always, YMMV.

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