"When I drove my supercharged GTI VR6, the power was linear," he explained. "But with the Jetta turbo, power was more abrupt. The power didn't come on until 4500rpm, but it pulls until 7000rpm.

An ABA block from a Mk3 was matched to a 270 cam to replace the Jetta's ailing 1.8, and all was well for a short time; at least until an encounter with a VR6-engined car.

Some folks still saw that as a bit too limiting, and turbo kits have been made of the Beetle's VR6 that help the engine exceed 400 hp. In 2019, one was even boosted to generate 700 hp and 800 lb ...

The GLX basically kept the standard Jetta's McPherson strut suspension, but with stiffer springs and larger sway bars. Its rear brakes were discs instead of drums, and except for a tiny decklid ...

The Golf might get all of the glory, but the Jetta is, and always has been, the sales star in Volkswagen’s North American crown.A small sedan formula that was an instant hit when it was first ...

It certainly wouldn't make sense to continue building two versions of the same engine, after all. In the Jetta, the 1.4-liter turbo engine currently makes 147 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque.