Volkswagen Jetta (A5)

Volkswagen Jetta (A5)
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Also calledVolkswagen Bora (Mexico and Colombia)
Volkswagen GLI
Volkswagen Sagitar (China)
Volkswagen Vento (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay)
ProductionAugust 2005–2010
2006–2011 (China)
Model years2006–2010 (up to 2011 in China)
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car
Body style4-door sedan
5-door station wagon (SportWagen)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform
RelatedVolkswagen Golf Mk5
Audi A3 Mk2
SEAT León Mk2
SEAT Toledo Mk3
SEAT Altea
Škoda Octavia Mk2
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission5-speed manual (0A4)
6-speed manual (02Q)
6-speed automatic (09G)
6-speed automatic (DSG 02E)
7-speed automatic (DSG 0AM)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,580 mm (101.6 in)
Length4,554 mm (179.3 in)
Wagon: 179.4 in (4,557 mm)
Width1,781 mm (70.1 in)
2010- Wagon: 70.1 in (1,781 mm)
Height1,460 mm (57.5 in)
Wagon: 59.2 in (1,504 mm)
Chronology
PredecessorVolkswagen Bora
SuccessorVolkswagen Jetta (A6)

The Volkswagen Jetta (A5 or Mk5, codename 1K) is a compact car, the fifth generation of the Volkswagen Jetta and the successor to the Volkswagen Bora which was manufactured by Volkswagen between 2005 and 2010, and up to 2011 in China. It is a three-box sedan derivative of the Golf Mk5. It was marketed as the Volkswagen Bora in Mexico and Colombia, Volkswagen Vento in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, and Volkswagen Sagitar in China.[2][3][4]

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  3. ^ "Historia Volkswagen". Volkswagen Chile. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ^ First Automotive Works (FAW) (9 April 2006). "Volkswagen Sagitar brings latest technology to Chinese car market". Volkswagen China. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.