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In the Jetta, they can now find an alternative that German carmakers have not offered so far in this price class. In Western Europe, the first generations of the Jetta had simply been considered notchback derivatives of the Golf. That is now a thing of the past. Because the new Jetta has fully separated itself from the Golf. Low cost of ownership In addition, the new Jetta is also one of the most economical vehicles of its class in terms of operating costs. Its positive economical traits add up to a convincing bottom line that is hard to beat. Consider the Jetta 1.2 TSI Trendline with 77 kW / 105 PS and BlueMotion Technology: Given a fuel consumption of just 5.3 l/100 km, favourable insurance rates (German classes: liability 17, full comprehensive 16, part comprehensive 18) and low costs for motor vehicle tax, maintenance and repair of parts subject to wear, this car attains the lowest Cost of Ownership (CoO) in the immediate competitive field.

Electro-mechanical power steering perfected The Scirocco – like all Golf, Jetta, Eos, Tiguan, Touran and Passat Volkswagen models – is delivered with electro­mechanical power steering as standard equipment. Its characteristic can be tuned to the specific car model. In this case, a newly programmed Scirocco characteristic map is used; among other things it offers stronger self-aligning torques and somewhat higher steering forces. And precisely these aspects give the driver more direct steering contact to the road. Also new is the electro-mechanical steering gear: the steering angle sensor, utilized by both the electro-mechanical steering system and ESP, has now been integrated in the pinion gear housing for the first time. That means that it no longer needs to be housed in the steering column switch module. Sensor quality is improved substantially. Another new development is the Scirocco's steering column. Volkswagen engineers improved both its crash behavior and stiffness.

With the Golf Cabriolet, introduced in 1979, Volkswagen launched an open car on the market that was at times the best-selling open car in the world. 6.99 million vehicles of the first generation Golf, including all derivatives such as the convertible and the Jetta (at that time structurally identical), were sold – 0.87 million Golf cars per year. Golf II. It was the second generation Golf that was the Volkswagen in which the baby-boomer generation, people who are now in their fifties and sixties, learned to drive. While its predecessor had already become a favourite of all driving instructors and learner drivers, the second Golf had now become firmly and inerasably established in the minds of these temporary allies. As of August 1983, they no longer sat quite so close to each other, since spatial utilisation had been improved once more.