VW Starts Accepting Orders For New Arteon Four-Door Coupe

[cawimmer430]

This is beautiful. 


VW Starts Accepting Orders For New Arteon Four-Door Coupe



It typically takes a while after an automaker reveals a new car for it to start taking orders. But not Volkswagen. At least not with the new Arteon.

The replacement for the sleek Passat-based CC, the Arteon was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show just the other day. And that wasn't just its show debut, it was also the first time anyone outside of the company had seen it.

Yet VW has already opened the order books – in its home market, at any rate. The new fastback sedan is launching in Germany with two powertrain options initially – both 2.0-liter turbo fours: a gasoline engine good for 276 horsepower, or a diesel rated at 237 hp.

Each comes mated to a dual-clutch transmission and 4Motion all-wheel drive. Other propulsion choices will follow in due course, but these will remain the top gasoline and diesel engines (for the time being at least).

No word on just when those first examples will start reaching customers precisely, or when sales will start in markets outside VW's home country. But for the German market, pricing starts at €49,325 and €51,600 for the TSI and TDI versions, respectively.

Similar money, in case you're wondering, will land you a BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe in comparable 430i xDrive or 430d spec.


Link: http://www.carscoops.com/2017/03/order-books-for-vws-sleek-new-arteon.html

[SJ_GTI]

Exterior looks kind of "meh" to me. Interior is nice though.

[cawimmer430]

Exterior looks kind of "meh" to me. Interior is nice though.

Design is highly subjective. I'm loving both the interior and exterior. I do like the current and future (what we see here) VW design language.

[Raza]

Very familiar design language.  Hard to get excited over it. 

But what's with the extra bit of body coloring on the grille?  It makes the hood look like it's sneezing. 

[cawimmer430]

Very familiar design language.  Hard to get excited over it. 

I prefer gradual, slow and evolutionary design language compared to say the shock value of the current Honda design language. 

[r0tor]

I think overall they did a great job on the styling.  The substance is where I'm a bit lost in

[68_427]

The CC was much more elegant.  This looks like it's trying too hard to be muscular like RAWR I'm an A7 TOOOOOO

[CaminoRacer]

I like it a lot. Clean design is always welcome.

[r0tor]

I like it a lot. Clean design is always welcome.

I agree... I think it would go towards the top of the heap of I were looking for a 4 door family car

[giant_mtb]

Looks good.

[Rich]

Looks like a 4dr S5 in person

[12,000 RPM]

I like it. IF they make it with the 3.6 it will be a good car.

[AltinD]

So one a few days back. The promo car with that yellowish color looks strange, but the shiny black one I saw looked really great ... and yeah, like a S5 indeed

[Cookie Monster]

I like it.

[Xer0]

It's hard to get excited for any VWAG product since they all look the same.  What makes this a VW instead of an Audi besides the badge?  maybe it's that obnoxious yellow?   Couldn't tell ya.  And 50K?  Jeez, it's priced like an Audi too

[SVT_Power]

VW, y u steal such good color and use on not so awesome car

[giant_mtb]

Oh damn, that's identical!