Car Tech - 2013 VW Jetta SportWagen TDi

CNET's Brian Cooley loves the 2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI, which is a diesel and a wagon, two things that are not very popular in the United States. So why is he right and the rest of us wrong?

[davidhildebrand]

We have two of these! Best car I have ever driven! We love them! They’re automatic transmissions. Heck, I got 51.3 mpg on the way home from work yesterday! The mileage is incredible!

[colinadams]

Check your facts.  Only the Jetta sedan has torsion beam rear suspension and hard touch dash.  This is a totally different platform than the wagon version.  The Jetta SportWagen is based on the Golf platform and still has multilink rear suspension and a soft touch dash.

[joedogg]

I finally found the infamous "ugly is included at no extra cost" video.

[MrKayakinglife]

I took Mr. Cooley's advice and test drove a VW Golf TDI. Best purchase I ever made, its a fun to drive car, really comfortable, and gets great gas milage :) I live in Jersey were we don't pump our own gas, lucky us. My usual gas attendant thought I went on a vacation, I was gone so long.

[MichaelD]

1:32 "And ugly's included, at no extra cost"! Kills me every time.

[notfadeaway]

I get 43 in my DSG wagon with lots of mountains. I also have a TDI A3. The 2 best cars I've ever owned.

[livefreest]

finally i've found the episode where he says "ugly is included at no extra-cost" best sentence ever.

[jefftutorials]

"Ugly is included at no extra cost"

[georgecollins]

We had one that got hit a couple years ago. Then we bought a A4, love that also. I'll probably be buying one of these same cars again soon

[loriculberson]

Just started shopping for a new car. Your videos have been a tremendous help! Honest, fair and detailed. You've got a fan in Texas! Thank you!

[scott]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who tried to find the "ugly at no extra cost" clip haha

[liamdenkers]

this car is a vw golf (at least, thats how its sold in europe). and there is already a new model, this one is 2009 - 2010 (again, in europe, i dont know if its different in america)

[thebrownguy]

A large aftermarket following and interchangeable parts from other VWs can improve handling performance and looks. I would love one of these!!

[qualitylandscapeandhauling]

Diesel and stick shift. That looks fun to drive.

[kingraver]

wagon + diesel + manual = car enthusiast

[manbearpigonabike]

The VW TDI engine is highly tuned for efficiency... if you chip the engine you can get 30%-40% boost in performance... ironically the chip will not hurt the MPG, unless you have a manual then you won't be able keep the foot off the accelerator.

[DEVUNK]

all I want is a manual, it will never have any problems like the DSG

[CrialCrial]

Cooley's reviews never get old. I've been watching for a long, long time now.

[godfatherNYC]

It's understated and classy looking.

[RyuukoGo]

I wonder how is the long term reliability...I plan to buy a new/used high MPG vehicle in a few months...and put on it 500+ miles a week.