Comments on: The 2009 Jetta TDI: A Clean Diesel Car

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:55:26 +0000

Actually if you look again you have it backwards – sedan gets the better mpg

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:14:08 +0000

Perhaps the aerodynamics are better.

By: jimmytdijetta

jimmytdijetta — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:03:09 +0000

not greener or cheaper(esp. if you are a highway driver)…just cheaper to buy!

By: arug

arug — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:08:09 +0000

Cheap used efficient Japanese cars are greener.

By: Normand Miron

Normand Miron — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:12:42 +0000

Jetta tdi clean diesel comes with a catalytic converter with a particulate filter and a nitrous oxide storage catalyst. These technologies are quite new on diesels and ensure that these modern engines are quite minimally polluting. As a cyclist myself, i tend to think that bad drivers are unfortunately still deadlier to cyclsits than clean diesel or regular car emissions ;-(

By: Andrewthion

Andrewthion — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:09:01 +0000

Clean diesel is okay on CO2, but is still horrible for health. The problem is the amount of airborne particulate matter. It’s not good for the environment to poison cyclists.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:07:07 +0000

Not really – the Wagon is probably more aerodynamic than the Sedan.

There was a racing circuit a few years back where Ford Tarus wagon body shells were used rather than the sedan – for the same reason – they were more aero (and thus faster around the closed track.)

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:10:11 +0000

Wait. . . doesn’t anybody find it weird that the smaller Sedan TDI gets less MPG than the Wagon version TDI?

29/40 for Sedan
30/41 for Wagon

By: Furt

Furt — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:43:29 +0000

Both my wife and I drive 2005 VW TDI’s. She a Jetta Wagon and I a Golf. As far as we are concerned the TDI diesel is VW’s best kept secret. She averages 47 mpg and I get 45 mpg.

Peppy, fun to drive, great mileage and other than the first startup of the day I never smell diesel.

Soon I’m going to to start using biodiesel made locally. No mods needed! Can’t wait to drive the diesel hybrid. I hope it’s a plug in.

By: prathapbk

prathapbk — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:31:18 +0000

Here in India it would help if DPF diesel particulate filters were made mandatory as in the Jetta .
Bosch already has manufacture capability in Bangalore.
Most people buy diesel cars in India because diesel fuel is cheaper than petrol.