{"id":14592,"date":"2026-08-04T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:00:41","slug":"2026-volkswagen-jetta-sport-the-cheap-car-isnt-completely-extinct-yet-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14592","title":{"rendered":"2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport: The cheap car isn’t completely extinct yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Jonathan M. Gitlin
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\nAugust 3, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n

As so many career counselors and lifestyle coaches have explained, first impressions matter. A bad one can set the tone for an entire relationship, whether that’s with a person, a novel, a restaurant, or a car. And the 2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport and I did not get off to the best of starts.<\/p>\n

Picture the scene: You’ve been at home for a total of one night out of the previous eight, and you’ve just landed at the airport after an eight-hour flight. It’s 85\u02daF (30\u02daC) and raining. You could take the metro home. Sure, 80 minutes isn’t quick, but all you have to do is sit there, then walk home a block. But you can’t because there’s a car to be reviewed, waiting to be driven home. In rush hour.<\/p>\n

I will confess, I did not know VW made a Jetta Sport. For one thing, it’s not<\/em> the Jetta GLI. That car has plenty of power and torque and uprated suspension, and it can even be ordered with a six-speed manual, unlike the Golf GTI, although based on our most recent GLI drive<\/a>, you may regret ticking that particular box.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan M. Gitlin • August 3, 2026 As so many career counselors and lifestyle coaches have explained, first impressions matter. A bad one can set the tone for an entire relationship, whether that’s with a person, a novel, a restaurant, or a car. And the 2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport and I did not get off<\/p>\n

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