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Volkswagen Jetta VA3 2023.

The new Jetta VA3 sedan began to be sold for a minimum of 1.6 million rubles.

This inexpensive car is brought to us from China under a parallel import scheme. The sedan is positioned as an alternative to the Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Polo.

The Jetta VA3 sedan has fallen in price on the Russian market. Moreover, prices became more accessible gradually.

At the beginning of this year, a price tag of 1.69 million rubles was placed on the budget model.

By the end of summer, the sedan dropped in price to 1.65 million. Now such a car will cost 1.615 million.

The model itself is considered the closest relative of the previous generation Skoda Rapid. The Jetta VA3 has an original appearance and a wheelbase stretched to 4.5 meters. As a result, such a sedan offered buyers a more spacious trunk (546 liters).

The Jetta VA3 2023 is equipped with a 1.5-liter 112-horsepower naturally aspirated engine coupled with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic transmission from Aisin.

A similar transmission was equipped with domestically assembled VW Polo and Skoda Rapid.

The sedan is presented in three modifications: the base Aggressive for 1.615 million, Enjoyment for 1.785 million and the top Glory for 1.795 million rubles.

The most affordable sedan gets cloth trim and power windows front and rear.

Only the rear view mirrors are heated. If you look at safety, the list of equipment includes driver and passenger airbags and an assistant that helps when starting to move uphill.

The base also includes air conditioning, electric power steering, a 12-volt socket, multimedia with several speakers, an on-board computer, central locking and more.

As for the equipment of the 2023 Jetta BA3 sedan, the car interior has a fabric trim as standard. In addition, the car does not have heated seats.

But power windows are standardly installed front and rear. As for heating, it is provided for the exterior mirrors. They are also equipped with an electric drive.

Safety systems include driver and passenger airbags, as well as an assistant that helps when starting to move uphill.

The initial version of the Chinese model also includes an anti-theft system with an immobilizer, air conditioning, electric power steering, a 12-volt outlet, a multimedia complex with several speakers, an on-board computer and central locking.

In more expensive variations of the “Chinese”, tire pressure sensors, a sunroof, leather trim, curtains and side front airbags, light and rain sensors, a more modern infotainment system with support for voice commands and connectivity to Android Auto and Apple appear. CarPlay, cruise control, single-zone climate control, front center armrest and rear parking sensors.

By the way, earlier the publication “Behind the Wheel” called the Chinese VA3 the best replacement for the “state employees” who left our country. And there are several reasons for this.

Firstly, the car uses a number of components that are interchangeable with the VW Golf. Thus, Russians will not have problems servicing the sedan.

The car also has a very harmonious exterior design. In addition, the “Chinese” offers a good level of equipment.

Among the shortcomings of the model, experts highlighted the lack of cameras even in the top version, small exterior mirrors and insufficient visibility.