Volkswagen Jetta König

The Volkswagen Jetta König, is a Chinese Volkswagen model produced by FAW-Volkswagen at its plants in Changchun and Chengdu. It was launched in 1997 and replaced the Volkswagen Jetta. In March 2010 itself was replaced by the Volkswagen Jetta Pionier.

The Jetta König was the result of the technical combination between Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Passat B4.

The most striking feature of the Jetta König was the new front end. The interior of the different equipment lines came from the Corrado and Passat B5. The dimensions of the vehicles are different depending on the chosen equipment line. Only the trunk volume of 660 liters is the same for all units.

Initially it was only the 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with 5 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1595 cc available. The power of it was 74 kW. It had a manual four-speed gearbox, which later was replaced by a five speed gearbox. From November 1998 onward, there was an option for a 4-speed automatic. A month earlier, the first units were made with ABS (option).

In April 2001, the equipment line Meeresbrise was launched with an EFI engine and a power of 64 kW. A 1.9-liter engine with a displacement of 1896 cc and a power output of 47 kW was added to the lineup in April 2002. The 1.6-liter engine was removed from the engine range. At the same time, the Jetta König was facelifted. At the same time the prestige model Meeresbrise was replaced by the new Avantgarde. It had dual airbags and can be recognized on the green or black tinted windows. In June 2002, the SDI engine with 68 kW was introduced. During the year 2004, the rear of the model was refreshed. From June 2009 the RSH engine (type EA111) engine with a power of 70 kW was available.

Following equipment lines of the Jetta König were offered: AT, ATF, Avantgarde, CDX, Ci, CT, GT, GTI, GTX, Meeresbrise