Following yesterday’s debut of two Volkswagen idea automobiles, the Wolfsburg-based automaker has one other present automobile making its first look on the Specialty Gear Market Affiliation present in Las Vegas. The Jetta GLI Efficiency arrives as a motorsport-inspired model of the sporty sedan paying homage to Jetta’s touring automobile historical past. It comes with many visible and {hardware} upgrades, turning it into a way more potent machine than the inventory Jetta GLI is.
Beginning with the outside, the idea that’s based mostly on a 2022 Jetta GLI Autobahn now options 0.8 inches wider entrance and rear fenders, giving the small sedan a extra muscular look. This properly matches the bigger facet skirts and the bigger air intakes within the modified entrance bumper. The physique is completed in matte black shade with a customized hexagonal-themed vinyl wrap. Finishing the design adjustments is a set of 20-inch Rotiform monoblock wheels with customized covers.
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What occurs beneath the hood is unquestionably extra fascinating, although. There, the inventory 2.0-liter engine receives a brand new efficiency bundle from RacingLine, which features a carbon fiber cold-air consumption, a brand new intercooler, an oil administration package with a brand new oil cooler, and different {hardware} upgrades. The result’s a peak output of 350 horsepower (261 kilowatts) and 372 pound-feet (504 Newton-meters) of torque, up from the manufacturing unit 228 hp (170 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm) of torque.
The ability reaches the entrance wheels by way of the car’s inventory six-speed guide gearbox mated to an upgraded efficiency clutch bundle. Acceleration figures aren’t accessible in the mean time, however we count on the 0-62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) time to be across the five-second mark.
Stopping energy for the Jetta GLI idea is supplied by a brand new six-piston solid caliper brake package with carbon-ceramic discs. An upgraded coilover suspension package with decreasing springs and fully-adjustable strong high mounts delivers what Volkswagen describes as “a track-worthy suspension that’s simply as at house on the road.”
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Will it go into manufacturing? Not on this type. Nonetheless, Rotiform will make the idea’s wheel graphics accessible for obtain right here so you may really put them in your Jetta GLI.
