Detroit 2013: Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

Here in Detroit, Volkswagen is setting up to reveal its long-awaited entry in the gasoline-electric market place.The Jetta Hybrid will be powered by a turbocharged, 1.four-liter gasoline engine producing 150 hp (and 184 lb-ft). That internal-combustion unit's boosted by a 36-hp electric motor. The combined output will total in the range of 170 hp.Volkswagen says the car's combined fuel economy rating is 45 mpg — or about 20 percent greater than a similarly-powered Jetta sedan with a

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