Modified 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid Sets New Speed Record for Hybrids at Bonneville Salt Flats at 185mph


With the slightly misleading title "VOLKSWAGEN'S JETTA HYBRID IS THE WORLDS FASTEST HYBRID", the German automaker informed us today about a new speed record achieved by a specially prepped Jetta Hybrid sedan driven by Motor Trend magazine writer Carlos Lago at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

We say 'misleading' because it gives the impression that the hybrid speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats was made by the same 2013 Jetta Hybrid saloon that you will soon be able to park under your garage, which obviously, is not the case as VW itself reveals further down in its press release.

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