The 2018 Volkswagen Jetta that we drove is a bit of a lame duck as an all-new Jetta will be here for the 2019 model year. So call our time with the sixth-generation Jetta a bit of a benchmark for the new one.
We sampled the Jetta 1.4T SE fitted with a five-speed manual transmission–yep, just five gears. This model …
Interesting comment about the Jetta's manual transmission shifter, as there was a time (not all that long ago) when Honda AND VW were touted as having the best manual shifting feel. Perhaps this car was a "one off" as so many cars are now equipped with automatic transmissions?
Sounds like the VW’s pocketbook has ran low and now they are forced to use crap materials to make their vehicles and offer them at a lower price in order to compete with everyone else and get business back to where it was. IMO.
We drove one when car shopping for Mrs. F1y.
It was just so vanilla.
I think the shifters on newer VW's aren't terrible. The 16 Golf Sport Wagen I test drove last night had a nice shifter. Much better than the Forester manual transmission I test drove last week 
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