2019 Toyota Corolla Vs. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta – Battle For Compact Car Supremacy!

Over the years we've seen a big refresh of the affordable C-segment

compact

car and today I have two of the newest entries for

2019

on my left, the all-new

2019

Volkswagen Jetta, and on my right, the all-new Toyota Corolla 2019. hatchback, but I know many of you are probably wondering which of these small,

compact

cars is worth your hard-earned money. That's what we're here to find out. Hey guys, thank you so much for watching before we start the Corolla vs Jetta comparison. test I wanted to quickly thank the sponsor of this video. Vince Aero collective watches. In fact, I have been working with Vince Aero for almost two years and the reason is simple because they offer distinctive, timeless, high-quality watches that always get me noticed every time I wear one of them.

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It has these really aggressive looking headlights with L-shaped LED daytime running lights. It has this huge grille that again reminds you a lot of Lexus products with how big the grille is. This particular one I'm showing you is the XS II trim, so it includes things like LED fog lights, full LED headlights will be standard equipment, it even has LED turn signals and then a ground effects kit a little bit more aggressive in general in Corollas. the design looks slower, it looks wider, it definitely doesn't look like any

corolla

from previous years, it just had a scruffy looking design, by the way this is the hatch model, which is new, a new body style in the US .US for 2019, but In contrast to the Jetta, as is typical for any German car, it has a much more conservative look, the big difference here is a much larger grille or, if you remember the old Jetta Mark 6, it was a a little boring.

Volkswagen essentially tried. To keep much of the design influences the same hair, but with the wider grille, these LED headlights are standard equipment across the board, as is the Corolla, although if you opt for the higher SEL trims, you'll get an upgraded LED projector . I also have just incandescent turn signals and then halogen fog lights on the lower fascia, none of that, you know, an aggressive skirt or a front spoiler like you have on the lower core, so this is a very much looking vehicle. more mature, none of them are particularly unattractive. It will just appeal to a different taste and a different personality depending on whether you want your hot hatch to be a little more mature and smooth looking or a little more aggressive but a little more boyracer now in contrast to the side profile.

I first talked about the wheels on the Corolla hatch. This wheel these wheels definitely look almost like a sports compact this car tries to remind you a little bit like a Volkswagen GTI or a Mazda 3 like a mazdaspeed3 now the Corolla hatch is actually much smaller than the Jetta the Corolla sedan it sits on base at about 104 inches long, it's about two inches shorter than the Corolla sedan and I was only one hundred and sixty-nine inches long, this is about 15 inches shorter than the Jetta there and about thirteen inches shorter than the Karla sedan, so keep in mind the The hatch is new this year, but will be followed by a sedan for the 2020 model year that I will be driving in February 2019.

Now, in contrast to the Jetta, the side profile of the Jetta definitely has a much more conventional way. Don't try to do anything with that light coupe styling, here you have these interesting character lines that run through the vehicle with a little more drama and then the wheels, this premium SEL comes with 17-inch wheels, so they're an inch bigger little. than the ones you get on the Corolla, but an inch larger than once you get to the base model, they're wrapped in a little bit narrower tires, they're a little bit more environmentally friendly tires to give the Jetta a little bit more, they're more upgraded fuels.

Inexpensive, this particular one has a sunroof option that is actually standard on this trim level. The Corolla hatch does not offer a sunroof, but Toyota is said to be able to offer it in the sedan version and then follow me to the rear profile of both vehicles. First start with the Jetta, this one has a very strange looking design. I love the standard LED taillights that Volkswagen includes—even on base models, you get an incandescent one for turn signals, but brake lights and reverse lights, as you can. Look, they're LED, you have an LED light sticker, the only thing I really hate that people like are these fake exhaust tips under here, they try to look like an exhaust, but if you look closely the exhaust is under the bumper, so he tries again. to give it a sporty ER look, but instead they could have done without that fake looking exhaust tip now, in terms of boot capacity the VW is also very good, it's a bit smaller than last year's Jetta with 14 cubic feet of space. the seats fold 60/40 which is always great and then I'll hear VW gives you a spare tire, a temporary space where you don't have to deal with a kid fixing a puncture, now in contrast to the rear Corollas and Obviously, this is the small hatch, it's not a completely direct comparison, but these two cars are in the same category and are about the same price.

Now the Corolla hatch definitely has a much more boyracer look. My tester is missing that big spoiler that comes out something that gives us a little more aggressive look, the LED taillights are also full LED, it has an LED entry area for the turn signal, the reverse slide and the rear license plate area too, and then Of course, Toyota had to copy Volkswagen with the unique fake exhaust down here, it tries to look like a real exhaust, but it's not like that at all. The hatch area gives the Corolla a slight advantage when you look at the VW when you open it.

The open cargo area here is rated at about seventeen point eight cubic feet of space. It actually looks smaller than Volkswagen Volkswagens when you compare it in real life terms. The difference is that you can fold those seats and then you can. It's kind of a package of things up to the roof, which gives the crawler the advantage of being a hatchback and then under the floor, here you can see the Corolla also gives you our temporary spare so you don't have to deal with a repair kit. These are compact cars and the interior will be an area where a lot of people will put a lot of emphasis on things.

Now, first of all, get into the Jetta. The door. What's that typical solid German feel like? It definitely feels heavy. It sounds like a bench tuck. I'm not that solid, maybe it's the eighties, but you can tell this is a German car even though it's built here in America. Now, first, as we get inside the Jetta, let me first show you the key fob, here is the current VW key. I have shown you this keychain before and other newer products. This particular one doesn't have a remote start, but you can get a cold weather package that will include it basically, just keep the key fob here, just put your feet on it. brake and then the start/stop button here is next to the gear lever and then the vehicle will start for you now.

The first thing you'll notice about the Volkswagen is definitely its high-tech interior. You have two LCD screens here. About the same size, it is an eight-inch screen, this is Volkswagen's digital cockpit screen, which is very similar to Dee's virtual cockpit. This screen here comes standard if you go for the SEL or premium SEL model which my tester is, this definitely makes the car The interior feels super high tech, if you remember the old Mark 6 Jetta it feels much better in terms of quality of construction, the dash here is a soft touch grainy material, it's got faux stitching here, it's got some aluminum look plastic down here.

Hard plastic to the touch, but it's okay. I did not expect that. I also appreciate the look of the vents. They're kind of buried down here with the audio or climate controls over there. The door panels also feature the same soft-touch materials. from the dash you have Express up/down for the front windows and then also for the rear windows, so I wasn't expecting it to be a great feature to have the steering panel as well, this is definitely becoming an old buzz, all we've seen. We've seen Volkswagen use this steering wheel in other products over the past five years, so I think it's time they updated it.

It has a nice flat bottom, it's basically telescoping and tilting and then the driver's seat on my side has a free person memory, which is unusual in this class, and it's also eight-way electric, which again is very good, as the seats also have three level heating or are also cooled and you can turn them on at the same time in case everyone is too hot or too cold, it is definitely a cool feature, only a handful of cars in this segment offer seats with cooling. I think the Kia and Hyundai are the last or only two that offer the cooled seat feature, now the seats also I think are very comfortable and supportive, they are a little harder but this is real leather.

If you go for the standard or lower trims, look at the leatherette trim, the head unit here is probably the centerpiece of this car. You have, you can see here Apple Carplay and Android Auto as standard. The haptic feedback is fantastic too. You can see here. You can access the shapes here if you want to use that, which also fills the screen nicely. to the Volkswagen interface, you can access it by pressing VW. This is basically your last car in infotainment system license. It works very well and also responds very quickly. I think VW has a really good disclosure system and after years something like that. lagging behind in the business this is a big improvement when you put the vehicle in reverse it has parking sensors in the rear and then you have a nice rear view camera here but there is no trajectory it has distant distance markers but there is no trajectory, very good resolution.

As it is, this controls the 8-speed automatic transmission, it has a sport mode there, a manual mode without paddles on the steering wheel and then you also have individual drive modes right here, where you can switch it between eco normal sport and custom, which It allows you to tailor the steering, suspension and throttle response to your liking. The center console here has a lot of empty buttons, which bothers me a little considering this is the fully loaded model. My tester, for example, is missing a heated steering wheel, which I think is what you get on the models with the cold weather package, you have an electronic parking brake, a good amount of storage here and then you have a little space of storage here with basically two USB ports that you get from there and there and then the glove box.

See it's huge, this is definitely bigger than I expected. The lid itself is not felt lined but is damaged, but overall the interior of the Jaya feels really nice. I love the digital display in the cabin. The brightness of the screens looks really impressive. The sunroof above you is a bit larger than the standard sunroof, so overall it will feel like a miniature luxury car, but in contrast, let's jump over to the Corolla and look at all the changes being made at Toyota, so after being in the Volkswagen and getting into the Toyota, the vibe is definitely Unlike the VW, I mean, there was a time like 15 years ago where the Jetta always had a higher quality interior than the Corolla and that didn't is necessarily the case.

Toyota has seriously improved the interior. Now let me speakfirst over the door. sounds when closed definitely doesn't sound as solid as the Jetta it has a bit of a 10 year old sound so again not necessarily the best but some of you may not even care now here is the keychain for The core allows you to see that it is the Toyota ignition button. Your current keychain feels very light. My tester has a six-speed manual transmission, so you have to depress a clutch pedal to start the vehicle, but when you do. just press this button here and it will start the engine and then of course you will have that typical Toyota starting sound.

It sounds a bit quieter than the 1.4-liter Jetta engine, which has a bit more of a throaty sound or note everything else. However, as for this interior, it has been completely updated compared to the previous generation, you can see that it has that tablet-style floating screen. Toyota has upgraded the materials here with some of that soft touch material with faux stitching along this part of the dash in this part of the dash it has these accent moldings painted in silver, it has the piano black accents, you know, the door panel materials are soft to the touch.which are nice and then the windows are expressed up and down for the four so there was a time when this was reserved for expensive luxury cars and now we have them in a compact car, an economical Corolla and a Volkswagen Jetta.

Now the instrument panel can be seen here. It has a 7 inch auxiliary screen that is optional, the base models do not have that screen, you can customize it, but not as much as you can in the Volkswagen, the steering wheel here that you can see is a tilt telescoping one, it is not a heated steering wheel. It doesn't have a flat bottom but it has some new switches compared to the top it could be from the previous generation. This driver's seat here has 10-way power adjustment. It has a two-way power adjustment for the lumbar area but no memory. seats like the Jetta and then you just get heated seats instead of heated and cooled seats like the Volkswagen, so again, Toyota doesn't offer all the features, but there are a couple of good things here, now let's talk about it first.

About the infotainment system here, this is basically Toyota's eight-inch Entune 3.0 system. You can see there is the home screen. You can customize it to your liking. Some guys would like to do that. You can basically see here. The response is relatively good for the user. infotainment system is a little slow moving between different menus and sub menus sometimes if you go back to the menu screen here you can see Apple Carplay is standard across the board the screen itself doesn't look as clear as what I saw in the Jetta, so that's a bit annoying, it's like Toyota doesn't use as bright a screen as Volkswagen likes, for example, if I go here two ways, I just don't look as good, it's a bit on the greener one and this It's something I noticed when you sit in cars back to back, it's not really a big deal but Toyota needs to work on improving the glass quality of that screen, there is clarity when you put the vehicle in reverse, you can look, it has a camera rear view, it has no trajectory, but it has distance markers, which again are good.

It doesn't look as clear as the VW's. The shift lever on the six-speed manual transmission is a little long and pulls, but it's nice and. Fluid and smooth, the clutch pull is also on the medium side. We'll talk about the driving dynamics of this later. You can see there is a button here to turn off the stability control. You can also turn active revolutions on and off. match feature, which is a new feature for the manual here, you've got an electronic parking brake, you've got cup holders over here and you've got a nice padded armrest over here with a little bit more storage and then it gives you a USB port over there, now The interior definitely doesn't feel as spacious in this car as the Jetta, it just feels a little more restricted, the windshields don't, as you know, open, there's a bigger pillar here, the glove box here is a little smaller too, It is not lined with felt.

It's damped and the Corolla overall offers a little less space and less storage. The seats, although comfortable, I actually find them more comfortable than the Jetta because they hold you in a little better. They are a little softer. and I also like the clock inserts you get on this particular trim, but overall, in terms of which feels more tech-oriented, it's definitely the VW, but the Corolla's interior feels a little more familiar and, In fact, I really like the design. this one too, so it will all depend on your personal taste, so get into the back seat of the Corolla hatch, this is a new model for this year and the only thing I notice right away is the fact that the back seat is quite tight against the door it doesn't even open all that's why it opens so it's a little hard to get in here or if you're trying to get in like a child seat in here it's a little hard but when you close the door you can see the leg room.

Toyota only quotes this at 30 inches of legroom, which is like 10 inches less than what you get in the listed car and you get a slightly flat floor here, but this is where I had the front seats to drive in and I'm five foot seven. , it's very narrow here, it feels dark, you have a mat pocket here and then Toyota gives you a nice armor, so it folds up with a cup holder, but in terms of features no heated rear seats, you know the vents of the rear seats, and then the materials are also hard to touch plastic, which is a downgrade from the front seats, so in terms of rear seat space, the Corolla is not what you would want if you really plan on doing it .

Put your tall friends or car seat in the back here, so unlike the Corolla, the Jetta's back seat basically feels like you're sitting in a class above. VW actually quotes the space here at around 37 inches of legroom, so 7 more inches of legroom and you can instantly feel how open the areas are, but the legroom, as you can see , is very good. I have good foot room under here. The hump in the floor is much higher, although compared to the Corliss, seating three people can be difficult. There are also no vents in the rear seats. Come back here and then VW just gives you a map pocket here on this side.

Huber seats are available if you opt for a cold weather package, but as you can see here, I have more headroom here, there's just a lot more light coming in, which is definitely a nice open feeling that you get now, you also have a Nice little armrest that folds down and gives you two cupholders and overall feels more like a midsize car, but it's surprising because the Corolla still has a lot more legroom than the crawler. hatch, but between these two I would definitely have to give the nod to the Jetta with four rear seats, so under the hood of these two compact cars they couldn't be more different, one is turbocharged and the other is naturally aspirated.

They are basically new or updated engines for the 2019 model year. Let's talk about the Jetta first. This is an engine that VW has been using for the last few years and Volkswagen decided to go with just one engine for 2019. It's a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine. Volkswagen's four-cylinder direct injection engine first showed us this engine a couple of years ago and it was the base engine. VW got rid of the old 1.8 turbo, so it now makes 147 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque now that torque is actually only like 1,400 rpm, so it has massive amounts of torque at low revs. .

VW actually offers the Jetta with two transmissions, a 6-speed manual which is only limited to the base model or all other Simmons will get an 8-speed automatic than this particular one. one has to basically depend on the gears compared to the previous model. Jettas are still only front-wheel drive. This one is rated at 30 in the city and 40 on the highway. Now you're looking at about eight twenty nine hundred pounds of curb weight relative to the Jetta, the Corolla, it's got an all-new engine for 2019, it's long overdue. The previous one had a 1.8 that ran for about 15 years.

They are basically two Toyota dynamic force 2-liter, direct injection, four-cylinder gasoline engines. It has a high compression ratio. It's basically a naturally aspirated Toyota. There is still no turbo on the Corolla and this is actually the more powerful option compared to the Jetta. 168 horsepower, but torque is significantly less at just 151 pound-feet and is reached at almost 5,000 rpm. Now the transmission options are Toyota. I'm actually going a very sporty route, my particular test vehicle has a 6-speed manual transmission with active rev matching and a Corolla, what in the world comes true? Or if you guys don't know how to drive, you can also get a CVT Transmission with a physical first gear, so it gives you good off-the-line responsiveness that you don't normally associate with CVTs.

Now, surprisingly, the Corolla is the heaviest vehicle despite being about 15 inches shorter and weighing around 3,000 pounds. and fuel economy with the manual is rated at 28 city 37 hwy they are all still front wheel drive this works regularly if they get the CVT they will get one called Peachy better up front but probably will are. I'm curious how the turbocharged car and the naturally aspirated manual car drive, so let's take them out on the road and see how they all perform, so one of these cars is turbocharged and the other is naturally aspirated. This comparison test can be a good test. way to show the differences between a turbo engine and a na engine in case you have never had the opportunity to drive a turbocharged engine.

Now obviously let's start first with the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The last time I drove this Jetta was almost a year ago, it was hard to imagine this had been on the market for a year and I started seeing them driving around my local DC area , so people are buying these things and for this generation Volkswagen has switched to using a 1.4. A liter turbo GLI will be shown at the Chicago Auto Show probably in February, but until then all we have is this 147-horsepower 1.4-liter turbo engine with a good 184 pound-feet of torque at just 1400 RPM, so when I want to pass someone, the horsepower is a little low compared to most of the competition and the previous generation with its old 1.8, but this thing has so much torque at low revs that you really don't have to accelerate the

jetta

l, which is the best.

To be honest, the best thing about the car is that it has an almost effortless mid-size sedan feel as you go down the road and the 8-speed automatic transmission I have in its sport setting right now and it produces really good shifts, it's very soft. Sometimes when it's in the highest gear it has trouble getting out of the highest gear, you have to put your foot past the click point and then it will go down relatively quickly, but if you don't put your foot past the click point. It won't downshift as quickly because VW has tuned this thing in pursuit of the best possible fuel economy now that it hits the highway, this is where the Jetta, you know, surprisingly does very well.

I mean, if you haven't driven a modern compact car in a long time this will seriously surprise many of you who have never driven it because it's basically gotten closer to mid-size levels of refinement in terms of quietness it has a relatively quiet cabin and Ride quality Despite being a semi-independent rear suspension with twist bar, it actually rides relatively well and the Jetta is still very tuned for comfort. This is no longer the sporty Jetta that disappeared when VW introduced the Mark 6. This new one has been somewhat refined. It's going to be a little more premium, but it still leans towards comfort and that's where the Corolla hatch will come in because Toyota has really turned that dial towards Sport and the new Corolla hatch, compared to this car which is more towards comfort, has very good visibility. around the Jetta it has a very thin low hood, eight pillars steering is electric and it's also relatively smooth, it's relatively quick, but the suspension is very soft, it has a lot of body lean, so that will deter some of you from move away from the Jetta, if you're especially looking for a sporty one, I'll be curious to see how VW tunes the GLI version considering it's supposed to be sportier orfinal, but with relatively comfortable seats, good visibility, you know a good trip. quality, a quiet interior, you'll feel like you've basically bought a mid-size car, unlike the compact cars that most people you know associate the harshness you associate with a compact car, now, unlike the Volkswagen Corolla , driver assistance aids are not standard.

Opt for the S trim with that driver assistance package or at least upgrade to an SE trim. My premium SEL comes standard with VW's full-range adaptive cruise control, has active lane-keeping assist, but again not standard, while the toy that makes its Toyota P sense of safety is a Kind of a standard drop in the VW value case, but this car feels very refined, very mid-size car-like, which is what you know some of you might be looking for now with a semi-independent twist. suspension and it's cold outside you can see the snow the Jetta is definitely not sporty or the steering goes a little dead on this exit ramp as I take it a little faster and the body leans quite a bit so again this is No It's the sporty Jetta, but I appreciate the low-end torque, the engine is relatively refined, you don't have to rev it as much.

I mean, it rattles a little when you start pushing it, so I really don't want to. but I appreciate the type of transmission, we should have paddleless paddles in this car and I said you can go into S mode on the shifter or you can use the shifter itself, very no, not too much in terms of tire school. Impressed, I'm taking this off ramp a little faster than I probably should, but I'm trying to test the handling of this car, but let's see what the acceleration is like, a little lag really quick, now this thing will short shift. at 6,000 rpm the redline seems like it's a little past 6,000, so the power actually drops off past 5500, so it's not really necessary, you shouldn't push the engine that hard.

I drove this car with the six-speed manual transmission, it's limited to the base model so I imagine many of you probably won't drive it, most people will probably end up getting the powerline version for not much more money now. In terms of fuel economy, VW rates this as 30 City 38 on the highway, in fact the computer has been telling me that I've been averaging around thirty-five point seven in my weeks of testing, so the economy of Fuel is great, this thing uses regular gas which is great. It's just a really nice car to drive, they basically took everything from the previous comfort-oriented Jetta, but made it feel a little more premium.

I love the digital display in the cabin. I love the new 8 inch touch screen. It just looks more modern and sophisticated than what you get in the Corolla. For me, in terms of interior quality, I didn't really hear any squeaks. rattles, there's a little bit of wind noise, but not much in terms of road noise, so I mean, like a nice commuter car that has the space of a midsize car from just a few years ago years, the Genival stands out a lot and I have no reason. Doubt that this is all this will continue to be a strong seller if VW's SUVs become the best sellers in its US lineup, you know you'll have to wait and see, but until then, the current generation, the new Jetta, it's an amazing compact car that Seriously, I'll give a lot of other compact cars a run for their money, but let's jump into the Corolla and see how it compares again.

Very different driving experience with the manual with a naturally aspirated engine, but let's see how the Corolla compares anyway, so when I was learning to drive, if you basically got into a Jetta and then drove a Corolla, then you'd be thinking, oh my god, German driving dynamics are far superior to Japanese, but nowadays, God, that makes me look old, you get into a Corolla hatch and this particular one I'm driving has a six-speed manual transmission. speeds, a 2-liter naturally aspirated engine that revs to almost 7,000 rpm and 168 horsepower, almost 170 horsepower, which is almost 30 horses more than the Jena, which has about 147, however, because This engine is naturally aspirated, you have to rev it because the torque and 151 are not reached until almost 5000 rpm, which means that to overtake people the revolutions have to go over 5000 all the time, while the Jetta I just got out of has all that low. -Final torque that doesn't really require you to rev this engine now, fortunately with the manual in this function Matic delight, you can't have enjoyed doing that.

Actually, I'm really surprised if you guys haven't driven the new Corolla. hatch or the next Corolla sedan that I will drive later or sorry next month in February this car look at this thing 5,000 rpm it is screaming and it loves to accelerate now of course the sound is not much you know? This is not like that VTEC crossover noise, but this car is a bit backwards, the engine itself is also very refined, it is part of the new dynamic force naturally aspirated engine with a high compression ratio, it has a lot of lean. combustion efficiency rating and you know, this is an amazing car, the ride quality on the Corolla hatch is also very stable, but I will say it is firmer than the Jettas, those 18 inch wheels definitely transmit more impact harshness, but it's not unbearable. just much firmer than you remember your grandmother's Corolla being.

This one has the makings, it has the good bones of a hot hatch, it's asking for a turbocharger, mr. be tied to that 2-liter engine with at least another 100 horsepower, so it would be nice to see him try to make a real hot hatch version. This xse version is like a warm hatch, but we live in a world where a Corolla is more fun to drive than a Volkswagen Jetta. The way the world goes these days, I will say that the Corolla's interior feels noticeably less spacious and you can see that I have to downshift all the time to overtake people, but it actually surprisingly enjoys being revved up, it likes it. hit it and hit it, which mixes things up with as much joy as a driving enthusiast.

I really appreciate this car, the shifter isn't bad either as it has longer throws, it's a long shifter, but I love the rev matching feature. You can turn it off with that button over there now, the only thing is that this car is not as fast and feels off as when you first step on it. It has good throttle response, but you have to wait for the revs to rise and that's it again. One downside to being a naturally aspirated engine, turbo engines simply make a lot more power, they feel easier. Fortunately, this Toyota has done a very good job with refining this engine, so you don't mind revving it.

I constantly go to third. and basically putting your foot down all the time in this thing, now coming back inside, it feels a little tighter than the Jetta. This is a considerably smaller car, like 15 inches, so it's a little over two feet shorter, but it makes the car a little more planted for power steering and the Corolla has a quicker ratio. I feel like the suspension has less body roll than the Jetta. The visibility here is not that good. This pillar is huge and the windshield feels a little smaller. The view from the rear is okay and it's surprising that this car doesn't have as good visibility as the Jetta, but I will say that Toyota's P Safety Sense, their suite of total safety drivers is standard on the Corolla, even with this manual you can be adaptable. cruise control which is great unlike the Volkswagen which requires you to buy you know an option or get the top level well yeah I just go to second position and it automatically hits the accelerator that's really good.

I mean, the steering should be crisp on this car. it has a lot less body lean, it's just a really fun car, remember in the new TNG there is a platform that is very rigid, very solid, feeling that Toyota is building sports cars, now you have driven them, they are really building cars sports and it is yours. design I mean, look at this, this car. I can take it much faster in the Jetta compared to this one, you know, on the same exit ramp and it feels much more responsive. I feel safer pushing the Corolla, it can handle a lot more, esp.

The beacon is attributed to the suspension tuning and that fully independent suspension in the rear, I love manuals for that reason, check this out, it will rev up to almost 7,000 rpm in a Corolla to make it fun to drive, it doesn't get any better than a stick. I mean the CVT in the Corolla is good, but I love the fact that Toyota offers a shifter on this top of the line xsv model, so Bravo Toyota, you've really developed a commuter car that will make you smile. I have a much bigger smile on my face because this is a manual even though it doesn't feel as quick as the Jetta.

I mean, the Jetta goes from zero to 60. The time is about a little over eight seconds. It probably feels the same, although there are times where I feel like this is more, it feels faster from the seat of my pants because I'm more engaged. I mean, that's the whole point of a manual transmission. Now you know, just settling into a cruiser where the car is quieter. I hear a bit more road noise in this car compared to the Jetta. Wind noise is less, although this car is a little more aerodynamic, you can feel it, but there is a little more road noise.

It's down to the 18-inch wheels that the ride is again a bit firmer. visibility isn't as good, the seats feel like they hug you more so again they give you more of that sporty vibe, especially with the cloth insert, it feels really good, the Jetta is a more comfortable car because it feels more spacious, it is easier. It's a little easier to drive, but the Corolla is more attractive. I'll have to wait until I drive the Corolla sedan next month in February to see if I really feel like the hatch model you know is how different it really feels. but this is seriously one of the sporty offerings in the segment, now it could use more power, it could just use another hundred more horsepower, but this is pretty impressive, although both the Volkswagen Jetta and the Toyota Corolla have always competed against each other in this segment.

You can see that both manufacturers took a completely different route for their redesigns for 2019, which has created something of an unconventional comparison test between the two, on the one hand we have the Jetta, which is a conventional sedan with a turbocharged engine and an automatic transmission, on the other hand. We have a very small hatchback with a manual transmission and a naturally aspirated engine. The two cars are still in the same price category, but they are two completely different vehicles, so choosing a winner in this comparison test will be based on my personal preference. Since I prefer to drive, it will all come down to that, let me first talk about the Jetta and its strong points: it has a very comfortable interior, a spacious interior, a very usable back seat, beautifully rendered digital displays on the instrument panel and it has the looks What do i consider.

To make them a little boring, it has a lot of that attractive, conservative design that will remind many people of an Audi, so if you are looking for a very comfortable commuter car that you know goes unnoticed, you are going to I want the Jetta that this one has tested It costs twenty-seven thousand seven hundred dollars. It is the most expensive Jetta. Basically, you can buy it expensive, but not as expensive as some of the other vehicles in this segment. Now, in contrast to the Jetta, the Corolla has a couple. From its other features, this is a vehicle that is essentially brand new.

We've never had the hatchback body style here in the United States, but it has a design that screams warm hatch. I really want Toyota to eventually offer an upgraded engine with this vehicle. GLI is coming, but there is no sign of a high-performance Corolla and the negative aspects of the Corolla basically have to do with the fact that the infotainment systems are not as beautifully rendered as those of the Jetta, the back seat is narrow although it has the versatility of a hatch, so if you're really looking for a little more space in the Corolla, you might want to wait for the sedan, but the six-speed manual transmission and this combination is lovely, it also got performance gas a little better than the Jetta I.

I averaged about 35 miles per gallon, the Jetta, this one could easily get 40 mpg if you drove it really easy. You can credit that to the 6u manual for the fact that it is a vacuum motornatural, but in terms of which is faster, the Jetta actually. I felt a little faster due to the torque, but which one do I prefer to drive. I definitely prefer driving the Corolla hatchback, which is surprising, we live in a world where it's more fun to drive a Corolla than a Volkswagen Jetta, so for that reason alone I'm choosing the 2019 hatchback as the winner for this redline comparison test. , since it was tested.

This one costs around twenty-four thousand three hundred dollars. If they wanted to add a CVT to this one, it would make it about two grand more expensive, but I hope you guys enjoyed my redline comparison test between the new Volkswagen Jetta and the new Toyota Corolla hatchback. If you're also checking out the Delia cars I'm testing, be sure to follow me on Instagram underlined red line reviews like us on Facebook and as always guys, keep subscribing to the Red Line of Easy YouTube channel for updates. latest reviews. Thanks so much for looking. I'll see you all in the next video.