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1997 Volkswagen Jetta Review

A sport sedan in sensible shoes.
Interior
he compact Jetta body belies its roomy interior. The Jetta is roomier

than a Honda Civic or Nissan Sentra sedan, and provides more headroom than

a Toyota Camry. Shorter drivers will appreciate the height-adjustable front

seats.

Getting in and out is easy with front doors that open wide. The interior

serves up logically laid out controls that have a high-quality feel and

the instruments are attractive and highly legible. Rubber-lined pockets

in the front and rear doors and at the sides of the front seats provide

a quiet place for odds and ends to ride. There's more trunk space than

a BMW 7-Series luxury sedan and the trunk lid lifts beyond vertical for

easy loading.

The $22,655 Jetta GLX we drove was loaded with air conditioning, cruise

control, power windows, mirrors and sunroof, plus the optional all-weather

package consisting of heated leather front seats and a heated windshield

washer nozzle. Our car also included an eight-speaker sound system, but

a 10-speaker Bose system will be standard equipment in the GLX later this

year.

A nifty central locking system comes standard on all Jettas and Golfs.

The central locking button on the dash locks and unlocks the doors, the

trunk and the fuel filler door. Turn the key once and it unlocks the driver's

door; turn it twice and it unlocks all the doors. Hold the key in the unlock

position and all windows and the sunroof open to quickly ventilate the

car on a hot day.

All Jettas are appointed with dual vanity mirrors, a lockable split-folding

rear seat back, folding armrest, three cup holders, rear heating ducts,

and an emergency repair toolkit. Next Page



1997 Volkswagen Jetta