The German carmaker, Volkswagen, has launched its latest model, Jetta, in the Indian car market. The new model is here to take on Honda City and SX4, however, its price is nowhere near to both the models. Its other close competitors are Chevrolet Aveo, Ford Fiesta and Hyundai Verna. The car is currently being assembled at the Aurangabad factory of Volkswagen. The new Jetta has been launched in petrol and diesel versions in three variants in India Jetta 1.6 litre petrol, Jetta 1.9 litre Trendline diesel, 1.9 Litre Comfortline diesel, with DSG automatic transmission.

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The 1.6 litre petrol version and 1.9 litre diesel version is also available as five-speed manual transmission. The new Jetta can run to maximum speed of 188 kmph with a 5-speed manual transmission. The 1.6 litre petrol variant delivers 102PS of peak power and 148 NM of torque. It can be accelerated from 0-100 km in 12.2 seconds. On the other hand, the 1.9 litre diesel engine is capable of delivering 105PS of maximum power and 250nm of peak torque available from 1900 rpm. It is available in three trims: Magna, Sports and the Asta. The overall German technology promises to be a hopeful story in India too.