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Welcome to Burnsville Volkswagen my name is Mike Barcalow today we will comparing the
2013 Toyota Corolla to the 2013 Jetta SE
so the Corollas
1.8 liter
uh... 4 cylinder motor
has variable valve timing puts out 138 horsepower
under the hood
of the jetta
we're looking at a 2.5 liter
5 cylinder motor puts out 170 horsepower
177 pound feet of torque so we are gonna get
great merging power, great around town power and then great cruising speed capabilities
and just feel like it more
substantial car on the road
so we will do exterior noise
vibration and harshness and some build quality comparisons next you can hear the
difference between
metal thickness on the two
verses
so nicely insulated and thicker seal on the volkswagen for starters
also you'll have side marker blinkers on the Jetta
where you don't have any side markers uh... on the Corolla
from a build quality standpoint
the
Corolla is going to have 3
uh... welds in your door so you have one, two, three
uh... making up your door and then you have a stamp hinge
for your door hinge
um...
which brings up the point of
in side-impact um... what is um....
the safest thing we can put in your side impact area
so on a Volkswagen
you'll notice there we have
one stamping for your entire door there aren't any weld points in or making up the door
frame
and they'll have a forged
steel hinge for your door frame
up top
we have a clean laser seam weld
uh... bringing the side part of the car to the
to the top part of the car making them one piece of metal
the B pillar
in the side impact area
is larger than the diameter of both my hands which is about
eighteen inches around
and then the corolla
that B pillar
i can actually get my hands to touch
which is about twelve inches around
more steel in the way of you and an outside crash
makes the vehicle safer
also some other things that
are important in here
is if you get hit in a side impact
you want more space between the
outside of your car and your seats. where you as the occupant can
freely move my hand between the seat and the B pillar
if you look over at the Corolla here
my hand jams between the b pillar and that seat again... so
less space
to absorb a crash on that car um... also our rocker panels between the two
cars
are significantly
different as far as space
from the outside of the car to the inside of the car it's all steel... so... about
seven inches
where I have got
a plastic rocker panel covering up that
and i can actually bridge that with the span of my hand thats less then six inches across
across there
so some significant differences of build quality
uh...
again thicker metal all the way down the car.
thicker windshields
thicker side windows so you just have a more isolated ride
a much more upgraded feel on the car
uh... we will do trunk next
so we will talk about operation of trunks for instance
uh... on the jetta
you have a nice little touch pad here
the trunk opens for you
you do have a key opening on the uh...
trunk of the Corolla
you also
pull that down it
and it beeps to tell you that it is open it won't completely open for you you
the Jetta will actually have a pull-down handle on the inside
there isn't anything on the inside of the Corolla you have to touch the grimy outside of the car in the winter time and it's
not
the nicest thing to do
in minnesota but
I just pull that down
really nice clean and easy
also you'll notice
the uh... truck area
uh... the trunk in the Jetta is 15.5 cubic ft of space. It's the largest in its class
it generally comes standard with the organization blocks another nice uh...
rubber back mat in here and rubber mats for the car as well as seat releases for
your seats
a
secondary pass through in here so if i have
skis or
hockey sticks or those types of items
get them through and still carry 4 passengers
now the Corolla is about 13.2 cubic feet of space
we do have
the releases on the uh...
seats up top here
under the floor here you have
tools you have a
emergency spare tire with all your tools underneath here
in the Volkswagen you actually have a full-size spare tire it's a tire that you can put on the
vehicle and drive if your in the middle of nowhere and drive for
hundreds of miles
uh... and not worry about it one bit
of coarse Volkwagen will come take your spare tire and change it for you and all those things to so
next we will do the interior stuff.
so we will talk about back seat
access and getting in. I put the seats all the way back in both in both cars
the Jetta is gonna have another 2
inches of leg room in the back seat
on anything that its gonna
be compared against which is
really cool actually but we'll show you what
getting into the
backseat of the
Corolla like if you have
two adults that are pretty tall
in the back or sorry
are in the front seat
uh... mine knees are rubbing on the back of the seat here i don't have an arm rest if
I'm
i'd like to be comfortable
and I've got
at least an inch and a half
uh... clearance between the seat and me I've got a nice armrest with
cup holders in as well
um, some storage
I've got map pockets inane water bottle pocket on the
uh... door as well
and that pass thru i mentioned so if
say we have a cooler along with some uh...
pop in it or whatever I can reach
thru to the cooler in the trunk so some neat little
features as well. Lets do front seat next...
so lets talk about how stuff is laid out in the Jetta
uh... obviously we talked about the steering wheel controls in the corolla
you have volume and presets for the radio here.
I also have controll over my bluetooth system for the phone
I also will be able to
stream
pandora radio or iheart radio or
my iTunes right from the phone
right to the radio and thats crystal clear quality uh...we have a 6 speaker stereo standard
with a higher quality speaker system
um...in the glove box
you have
an actual charging and interface for any type of
apple device
as well
uh... plus a storage shelf for your owners manual so you can actually use your glove box.
instead of
your owners manual sucking up all that space.
we talked about the the mirrors
uh... both cars actually have heated mirrors
uh... but the control for the Jetta is in a nice spot where I can actually you know where I can look at
both my mirrors at the same time
just adjust it without have to uh.. to
take my eyes off the road
um... again both cars have the uh... tilt telescope steering wheel
the Jetta is gonna have
Leather appointed seats
with power tilt
on both front seats and lumber adjustment on both front seats with height adjustment
so..uh... if you're passenger in this car you are not
second-class i guess
um... you get the same appointments of the driver
which is
crucial for a long drive
uh... on top of that the armrest is length and height adjustable at
different stages
so that if i need
you know that support for lateral control I have it. Um..
the transmission in the Jetta is a 6 speed verses the 5 speed thats in the
corolla
and i can
uh... control this bye
tap shifting through the gears uh... allows me to the drop down in the sport
mode
uh... and right back into drive if i want to without having to pull over
or do anything crazy
um... they also have heated seats
as an option as an extra convenience as well
and makes the car just a step above
everything else in the class
we will do some warranty stuff next
so lets talk about warranty differences for a minute
both cars are going to have a 3 year / 36 bumper-to-bumper timeframe both cars are going to
have a 5 year / 60 powertrain timeframe
Volkswagen is the only car in it's class thats gonna have a 12 year unlimited mileage
rust warranty
if you have any problem with surface rust on this vehicle you bring it to a Volkswagen
dealership and they are going to take care of your vehicle
both cars still have a maintenance plan
Volkswagne is gonna take an extra year
uh... covering out you out to 3 years or 36,000 miles also extending
that roadside assistance for that time as well
and last but not least
only one of these cars has legendary german handling
and thats the Jetta. I would loved to invite you into Burnsville Volkswagen and
take one of these out for a test drive I think you be excited at how nice this car is. and how much this kurds