We pick our favorite new models for a grown-up road trip.
Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sportwagen: Maximum MPG
If
you think you can’t afford a Spring Break roadtrip this year, allow us
to suggest you ditch your big gas-gulping SUV for the new Volkswagen
Jetta TDI Sportwagen. You see, making the switch to this compact
“clean diesel” wagon—which gets an outstanding 42 MPG highway—will save
you some serious cash at every fill-up. Money that you can then blow
foolishly on tropical drinks at some sunny seaside resort. The fact
that the 2.0-liter turbodiesel under the hood and the European-tuned
suspension also make this surprisingly green car great fun to drive,
well, that’s just a bonus.