Volkswagen Arteon??? | What is this?

[SID297]

Am I the only one who has never heard of this thing? I think it's a good looking car, but VW only managed to sell 3,600 of them last year.

 

[ZYBORG]

Looks like an audi

 

[TK1299]

That might be a spin off of the Phaeton, which was a large luxury sedan made by Volkswagen. Stallone had one actually.

 

[7998]

It's a fancy Passat. It used to be called the CC.

 

[IronSnake]

I like it

 

[SHOdown220]

Guy at work has one saw it parked up front the other day. I thought it looked pretty good

 

[black92]

It's a very slick ride with AWD and even more slick when tuned. Overseas, they get a DCT but here in the states, we only get the slushbox. Car is on my short list of replacements and since they made so few, the prices are still up there on used ones.
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[CobraBob]

Yep, this model was launched in late 2017, I think. Loaded it goes for around $48K. Nice car IMO but doesn't seem to sell well. I have never seen one in the wild.

 

[Rb0891]

Looked at one for the last car I bought. Nice car, though not cheap. Ended up with a Regal Tourx because they were giving them away.

 

[KingBlack]

it is basically a rebadged Audi A7 with an A4 engine

 

[PhoenixM3]

Am I the only one who has never heard of this thing? I think it's a good looking car, but VW only managed to sell 3,600 of them last year.

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I thought it was electric or at least a hybrid.

 

[RedVenom48]

Looks like VW is trying to make the Panamera chassis profitable. At least, that VW looks like it's on a Panamera chassis.

 

[tones_RS3]

Looks like an audi

It does look like an Audi.
I think they are on the same platform, correct??

 

[1slo5ohh]

The RLine is really slick. They're pricey though, I think most people shopping around that price point would just go right to Audi

 

[dynasty_v6]

It's a very slick ride with AWD and even more slick when tuned. Overseas, they get a DCT but here in the states, we only get the slushbox. Car is on my short list of replacements and since they made so few, the prices are still up there on used ones.
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Gotta love picking up 100hp for 500 bucks

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[svtfocus2cobra]

They have been trying for years to make it work under various names (Phaeton, CC, now Arteon) and it just won't sell.

The ones in your post look a lot better than the older versions did. I worked on a few CCs in the past and they look like nothing special after a little bit of time, and they degrade just like a typical VW does.

 

[Corbic]

They have been trying for years to make it work under various names (Phaeton, CC, now Arteon) and it just won't sell.

The ones in your post look a lot better than the older versions did. I worked on a few CCs in the past and they look like nothing special after a little bit of time, and they degrade just like a typical VW does.

It's not a Phaeton.

Phaeton was a Audi A8 chassis with longitudinal W8 engine.

This is Passat based and a "Grand Coupe" styling that's all the rave with the Euros. It's FWD Turbo 4 with optional AWD. Transverse.

 

[gimmie11s]

Meh. Great looking car but no balls to back it up.

Needs more engine choices.

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

It's not a Phaeton.

Phaeton was a Audi A8 chassis with longitudinal W8 engine.

This is Passat based and a "Grand Coupe" styling that's all the rave with the Euros. It's FWD Turbo 4 with optional AWD. Transverse.

I was referring to the class it falls into.

 

[CobraBob]

Meh. Great looking car but no balls to back it up.

Needs more engine choices.

I agree. 268hp (2.0 liter turbo) doesn't cut the mustard. The interior is a bit bland compared to the competition (one of which is the Genesis G-70)