Volkswagen Jetta (A5) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
Also called | Volkswagen Bora (Mexico and Colombia) Volkswagen GLI Volkswagen Sagitar (China) Volkswagen Vento (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) |
Production | August 2005–2010 2006–2011 (China) |
Model years | 2006–2010 (up to 2011 in China) |
Assembly |
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Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact car |
Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon (SportWagen) |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) platform |
Related | Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Audi A3 Mk2 SEAT León Mk2 SEAT Toledo Mk3 SEAT Altea Škoda Octavia Mk2 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 5-speed manual (0A4) 6-speed manual (02Q) 6-speed automatic (09G) 6-speed automatic (DSG 02E) 7-speed automatic (DSG 0AM) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,580 mm (101.6 in) |
Length | 4,554 mm (179.3 in) Wagon: 179.4 in (4,557 mm) |
Width | 1,781 mm (70.1 in) 2010- Wagon: 70.1 in (1,781 mm) |
Height | 1,460 mm (57.5 in) Wagon: 59.2 in (1,504 mm) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Volkswagen Bora |
Successor | Volkswagen 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]