{"id":12732,"date":"2021-11-01T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=12732"},"modified":"2021-11-01T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:05:07","slug":"2022-vw-jetta-price-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=12732","title":{"rendered":"2022 Volkswagen Jetta starts at $21,190, sporty GLI at $31,990"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen<\/a> announced pricing for its 2022 Jetta lineup<\/a> Monday, confirming a starting price of $21,190 (including $995 for destination) for the Jetta<\/a> S \u2014 an increase of $1,200 over the 2021 model. That’s just enough to nudge it over the line from our 2021 list of best new cars for under $20,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though the GLI’s<\/a> price hike seems especially egregious at nearly $5,000, that’s because the 2022 model will be offered only in the Autobahn trim; the cheaper GLI S model has been deleted entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jetta got a fairly comprehensive overhaul-in-place for the 2022 model year. All models got some exterior tweaks and equipment updates. Non-GLI models get LED running lights at the flanks of its new nose, while the GLI gets red-trimmed air intakes. The regular Jetta’s rear bumper gets some chrome accents whereas the GLI gets a large mesh trim around enlarged dual exhaust tips. LED headlights and taillights are standard on all models, and new colors<\/a> and wheel designs are available, too.<\/p>\n

Inside, little tweaks have been made throughout. VW’s<\/a> “Digital Cockpit” instrument setup is now standard. Contrast stitching has also been added to the dash panels and in the doors for a little more detail as well as a slightly more premium feel. New steering wheels have been fitted, with the GLI’s getting haptic touch buttons along with a bright red accent. The GLI gets new red and black dash accents as well as perforated leather seats with red coloring in the perforations. Since the S model has been eliminated, the GLI is pretty much loaded up at its starting price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For 2022, the Jetta gets a standard turbocharged 1.5-liter engine making 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. The EPA has certified<\/a> this combo at 29 mpg city, 43 mpg highway, and 34 mpg combined in the standard S model with six-speed manual. Switching to the optional eight-speed automatic gets you 31 mpg city, 41 mpg highway, and 35 mpg combined. SE and SEL models equipped with the optional eight-speed automatic transmission have an EPA-estimated rating of 29 mpg city, 40 mpg highway, and 33 mpg combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0GLI, with its the turbocharged 2.0-liter four making\u00a0228<\/a>\u00a0horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, is rated at 26 mpg city, 37 mpg highway and 30 mpg combined with the standard six-speed and 26 mpg city, 36 mpg highway and 30 mpg combined with the optional seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen announced pricing for its 2022 Jetta lineup Monday, confirming a starting price of $21,190 (including $995 for destination) for the Jetta S \u2014 an increase of $1,200 over the 2021 model. That’s just enough to nudge it over the line from our 2021 list of best new cars for under $20,000. Though the GLI’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}