自从大众发布了2019款捷达以后，大家就一直在等待更具运动风格的GLI版本的亮相，有人甚至已经绘制了该车的合成图。不过，近日，大众巴西公司设计主管JoséCarlosPavone在2019款捷达发布会上透露，捷达GLI将在明年1月的底特律北美车展首次亮相。Pavone还透露了该车的一些细节，他表示：“该车将采用专属的五辐轮圈和黑色车顶。”不过，目前不清楚这种设计是专门针对北美市场还是南美市场，好在GLI合成图上已经采用了上述设计。早先有报道称，GLI将搭载与GTI相同的2.0升涡轮增压引擎，功率164千瓦/220马力，扭矩349牛米。相对于老款GLI的156千瓦/210马力功率，280牛米扭矩是一个显著的提升。该车标配六速手动变速器，但可选装七速双离合器自动变速器。不过，动力升级并非新款GLI升级的全部。该车还将配备与高尔夫一样的多连杆独立后悬，相对于捷达标准版配备的更软的扭力梁式后悬是一个大幅提升。采用新悬挂后，该车将更具驾驶乐趣。由于新款捷达GLI将于明年上市，或许是明年一季度上市，因此大众选择在1月的底特律车展发布该车就是一个非常合适的时机，这有利于让新车更好的融入北美市场。

 

VW Suggests Jetta GLI Will Debut In January At Detroit Auto Show

Ever since VW debuted the new 2019 Jetta, we’ve been impatiently waiting for the sportier Jetta GLI. We even found a few renderings of the sporty Jetta to pacify our impatience. But it sounds like the wait for the Jetta GLI could conclude as soon as January during the Detroit Auto Show. José Carlos Pavone, Head of Design, Volkswagen Brazil, spoke with Autoblog.com.ar during the 2019 Vento (Jetta) presentation in Argentina last week where he hinted the GLI debut is coming.

 

Pavone also dished a few details about the car, saying it’ll have unique, five-spoke wheels and a black roof, though we don’t know if that’s for all of North America or specific to the southern continent. However, the few renderings we have of the GLI depict these design features. Earlier reports suggest the GLI will use the same turbocharged 2.0-liter engine from the GTI, which produces 220 horsepower (164 kilowatts) and 258 pound-feet (349 Newton-meters) of torque. That’s a noticeable power bump over the outgoing GLI’s 210 hp (156 kW) and 207 lb-ft (280 Nm). A six-speed manual is standard with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic available as an optional upgrade.

 

But more power isn’t the GLI’s only improvement. The car will also receive a multi-link independent rear suspension just like the Golf, which is a massive improvement over the standard Jetta’s softer torsion-beam rear suspension. The new suspension should make the sedan fun to drive.

 

With the GLI set to go on sale next year – possibly as early as the first quarter – the Detroit Auto Show would be the perfect venue to give the new trim a proper introduction to the North American market. It sounds like we won’t have to wait long.