Following yesterday’s debut of two Volkswagen concept vehicles, the Wolfsburg-based automaker has another show car making its first appearance at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. The Jetta GLI Performance arrives as a motorsport-inspired version of the sports sedan paying homage to Jetta’s touring car history. It comes with many visual and hardware upgrades, making it a much more powerful machine than the original Jetta GLI.
Starting with the exterior, the 2022 Jetta GLI Autobahn-based concept now features 0.8-inch wider front and rear fenders, giving the small sedan a more muscular appearance. This fits well with the larger side skirts and the larger air intakes of the modified front bumper. The body is finished in matte black with a custom hexagon-themed vinyl wrap. The design changes are topped off with a set of 20-inch Rotiform one-piece wheels with custom covers.
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What happens under the hood is surely more interesting, however. There the stock 2.0 liter engine gets a new performance package from RacingLine, which includes a carbon fiber cold air intake, new intercooler, oil management kit with new cooler oil and other hardware upgrades. The result is a peak output of 350 horsepower (261 kilowatts) and 372 pound-feet (504 Newton-meters) of torque, up from the factory 228 hp (170 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm). ) of torque.
Power reaches the front wheels through the vehicle’s standard six-speed manual transmission mated to an upgraded performance clutch assembly. Acceleration numbers aren’t available at this time, but we’d expect the 0-62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) time to be around the five-second mark.
The Jetta GLI Concept’s stopping power is provided by a new six-piston forged caliper brake kit with carbon-ceramic discs. An upgraded coilover suspension kit with fully adjustable lowering springs and solid top mounts delivers what Volkswagen describes as “track-worthy suspension that’s equally at home on the street.”
See all the news from the SEMA Show
Will it go into production? Not in this form. However, Rotiform will make the concept wheel graphics available for download here so you can actually put them in your Jetta GLI.
Following yesterday’s debut of two Volkswagen concept vehicles, the Wolfsburg-based automaker has another show car making its first appearance at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. The Jetta GLI Performance arrives as a motorsport-inspired version of the sports sedan paying homage to Jetta’s touring car history. It comes with many visual and hardware upgrades, making it a much more powerful machine than the original Jetta GLI.
Starting with the exterior, the 2022 Jetta GLI Autobahn-based concept now features 0.8-inch wider front and rear fenders, giving the small sedan a more muscular appearance. This fits well with the larger side skirts and the larger air intakes of the modified front bumper. The body is finished in matte black with a custom hexagon-themed vinyl wrap. The design changes are topped off with a set of 20-inch Rotiform one-piece wheels with custom covers.
18 Pictures
What happens under the hood is surely more interesting, however. There the stock 2.0 liter engine gets a new performance package from RacingLine, which includes a carbon fiber cold air intake, new intercooler, oil management kit with new cooler oil and other hardware upgrades. The result is a peak output of 350 horsepower (261 kilowatts) and 372 pound-feet (504 Newton-meters) of torque, up from the factory 228 hp (170 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm). ) of torque.
Power reaches the front wheels through the vehicle’s standard six-speed manual transmission mated to an upgraded performance clutch assembly. Acceleration numbers aren’t available at this time, but we’d expect the 0-62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) time to be around the five-second mark.
The Jetta GLI Concept’s stopping power is provided by a new six-piston forged caliper brake kit with carbon-ceramic discs. An upgraded coilover suspension kit with fully adjustable lowering springs and solid top mounts delivers what Volkswagen describes as “track-worthy suspension that’s equally at home on the street.”
See all the news from the SEMA Show
Will it go into production? Not in this form. However, Rotiform will make the concept wheel graphics available for download here so you can actually put them in your Jetta GLI.