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Find of the Day: 2011 Jetta 2.5

For all the attention that the Golf family gets, the Jetta is the actual workhorse in the Volkswagen North America family and this simultaneously stylish and murderously intimidating 2011 model is prime example of why.

Although the Golf is VW’s darling, the Jetta outsells it regularly in North America, thanks to our taste for sedans and our skepticism of hatch backs. This Jetta, being sold by forum user ST3VEN, does what all Jettas do, and quietly goes about the business of being, and looking, excellent.

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Sure, the wheels are fitted, the body is lowered, and its body kit kisses the asphalt, but thanks to its simple combination of colors it manages to remain almost understated.

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Under the hood it has Volkswagen’s 2.5-liter inline 5 with cold air intake and an AWE cat back exhaust, but that’s about it for engine mods. Still, though, be honest, who needs gobs of power in a car this low? And as a result of the minimal engine mods, the car should be as reliable as a stock Jetta.

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As for the ride, the Jetta has V2 air management, a Votex lip kit all around, and rolls on AG 18×9 wheels.

For sale in northern New Jersey, you can pick it up for $15,000.

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