Awsome Car for It's Class
I have the SEL version and it has a bunch of bells and whistles that I thought at first were kind of gimmicky but they actually turned out to be great. This version has the Beats audio which is definitely a step up from the base audio but still only above average. Visibility is high and safety rating is great. I traded in a 2015 2ss Chevy Camaro to get a more family friendly vehicle and the accessibility is 100x better but its hard to talk about performance as a comparison. After test driving some other comparable vehicles however, it actually has some get-up when you press on the accelerator. It has so many electronic features but somehow still only has manual seat functions. At the end of the day its pretty close to exactly what we were looking for, something that you can fit a car seat in and still puts a smile on your face when driving it. Characteristics rating below is based on comparison of my Camaro but also this Jetta in its class of vehicle.