The newly redesigned VW Jetta has been selling well so well that we here at American Car Freak decided that we’d let you the readers know what some pros and cons are of the car so that you know what to look at and what to understand about the car.

Pros:

1. The 2008 Jetta has more power than the previous year. This years Jetta sports a 170 horsepower engine with a six speed transmission. It also has a Tiptronic transmission which allows you to shift gears but it easier to drive like an automatic by NOT having a clutch.

2. Great gas mileage! We are getting reports that the VW Jetta is getting around 25 city to 33 highway. With gas being at around a national average of 3.40 a gallon that gets a good push in the buying market right there.

3. Safety, safety, and more safety! The 2008 is also well equip with more airbags for you to enjoy hitting rather than the steering wheel or the dash. It has your usual front and side airbags but it also has a side curtain airbag that goes from the front of the car to the back by the C-pillar of the Jetta. For those of you that don’t know what a “C” pillar is it’s the 3rd and usually final pillar of the car back by the rear tire.

Cons:

1. You tend to feel the road more in the Jetta rather than the Passat. Meaning it’s more of a rougher ride due to the springs involved between the two cars. But then granted if your the kinda driver that like to feel the road as you haul down the freeway then maybe it’s your cup of tea. I like to feel a little of both personally I love feeling the car grip on the pavement but then in the same sentence I don’t like to feel everything I hit either. Like that time I hit that cat…SIC Moving on!2. Seeing how most people tend to buy these cars for their gas mileage they tend NOT to open it up when given the chance so they don’t really know what kind of power this VW has.

3. Your rather limited in styling of the VW Jetta and has you limited to the colors and styles that you can get.I highly recommend doing so. I took an area dealerships VW Jetta on the turnpike and saw what it could really do and I loved it really. I urge anyone out there to go test drive one. The Tiptronic transmission is very cool.