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This may not be a bad idea, and it was a long time in making, even without the emission scandal. Ever since its decision to go mass market, quality of material
by pcurve 11y ago
This may not be a bad idea, and it was a long time in making, even without the emission scandal.
Ever since its decision to go mass market, quality of materials took a steep dive. They also looked very dull because engineering and production cost was putting constraints on design detailing. For the past 5 years, VW has been making cars that are duller than Toyota Camry of late 90s. They were given benefit of the doubt by automotive press because journalists love German cars. But with its competitors seriously ramping up their product portfolio, riding the coattail of its former glory is coming to an end.
Their current lineup with exception of Golf is entirely uncompetitive, particularly Passat and Jetta. There are far more compelling offerings out there than these dull box on wheel that are product of severe cost engineering.
- skippytheroo 11y agoThe American variant of the Jetta was recently a stripped down cheapened version compared to the jettas sold elsewhere.They even removed the multilink rear suspension for the US model.
- S_A_P 11y agoI feel like the current VW lineup looks like it was made in the 1990s. The new Golf is nice, but my mkIV gti (while bloated and slow) was audi like in its quality. It also spent ever 4th month in the shop but that is largely better now.
- bubblesorting 11y agoI agree with Golf being the exception. I love my (mk7) GTI, and still smile when driving it--a year after buying. Tried a (United States) Passat for about a week, and it felt like a waterbed on wheels :( not sure if it was "because rental" or if that's how they are; any owners care to comment??
- arprocter 11y agoThat's a bit of an apples to oranges comparison. The Passat wasn't meant to be sporty (except for the R36)
- grillvogel 11y agono its generally agreed that the german passat had better handling than the new fat american version
- monksy 11y agoI would disagree. I really like the MKV model (the one that ended in 2010). However, they really cut costs+quality on the car in the next generation to compete with the toyotas. It's a shame because they look really dull as a result.
- noir_lord 11y agoInteresting you think the recent last few year VW's are 'dull', I think they are beautiful (beauty is in the eye of the beholder). I like the clean lines and unfussy design way more than other cars in their relevant classes (except the Lupo..not sure what happened with that one).
- grillvogel 11y agothe golf is the only one still made in germany