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Autos archive for Dec. 2, 2013

MONDAY, DEC. 2, 2013

Readers relay thoughts and questions

Reader input regularly “steers” this column — a condition exemplified by the following responses. B.M. reported some good luck with truckers by writing, “My wife and I recently completed a 4,000 mile road trip to Illinois and back home. All except maybe 100 miles were…

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The 2014 Jetta receives a new engine, a modified suspension, new telematics and improved cabin materials. (Volkswagen)

VW Jetta, Reinvigorated

You’d never know by looking at it, but Volkswagen’s compact Jetta receives a batch of updates that make it the most desirable Jetta in recent years. For 2014: a new direct-injected turbocharged four replaces the five-cylinder engine that has powered the majority of Jettas sold;…

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