DETROIT SHOW: VW chases segment leadership with Jetta Hybrid

Author: Glenn Brooks | 11 January 2012

It already offers four- and five-cylinder petrol engines as well as a 2.0-litre diesel. Now the US market's Volkswagen Jetta is going after leadership of the compact segment by adding a petrol-electric powertrain to the mix.

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