VW's North American CEO, Stefan Jacoby recently revealed more info about VW's upcoming mid-sized sedan.
In an interview with Automotive News, Jacoby discussed the upcoming sedan that will be built at VW's new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The un-named sedan will hit the market in the spring of 2012 with a price tag around $20,000. It will be powered by VW's current 2.0L and 2.5L engines. No official photos are renderings of the car have been released, but the styling was finalized a few weeks ago. The car is expected to be larger and sleeker than the current Passat.
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First for the third time I should play LOTTO!!!!!!!!!!
This car means nothing if a person 6'5" can't fit in the front seat or the back.
So far the only car that I can fit in comfortably is the GTI/GOLF.
Not everyone in America are midgets.
Posted by Fred "theflo" Oliver | April 27, 2009 11:21 AM
Posted on April 27, 2009 11:21
Not every American is 6'5" either, actually, most are much shorter than that. You're an idiot, go back to blogging on the Hannah Montana websites.
Posted by thetruth | April 27, 2009 11:42 AM
Posted on April 27, 2009 11:42
Hey thetruth, I'm 6'5" too, I will squash you like a bug.
Posted by fredster | April 27, 2009 12:09 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 12:09
my internet p*nis is 6'5", I will squash all of you
Posted by rflynn88 | April 27, 2009 12:42 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 12:42
I wish VW would just stop selling cars over here altogether.
Posted by gm0n3y | April 27, 2009 1:08 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 13:08
I want to know what the picture is? Did someone take the Chevy Camaro and put a VW logo on it...yeah I see what you did there.
Posted by Brian | April 27, 2009 2:12 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 14:12
Ditto Brian
Why don't they just license the Camaro and re badge/re interior it like they did the Routan? GM would probably do it for peanuts, just to up their capital for their impending bankruptcy settlement.
Posted by steve | April 27, 2009 2:50 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 14:50
Oh nevermind, this one went to crap at the starting bell.
Posted by zippy | April 27, 2009 4:30 PM
Posted on April 27, 2009 16:30
To thetruth, the real truth is you are an itty bitty teeny weeny short short man!
Yeah I agree now looking at the picture again very much like the new Camaro. Myabe this concept would work using the Pontiac formula of a wide track. Keeping the roof line elevated.
Most cars American or Foreign are going narrower and lower and that is not what the majority of car buyers want.
Posted by Fred "theflo" Oliver | April 28, 2009 9:23 AM
Posted on April 28, 2009 09:23
I'm an internet tough guy and love living my imaginary online life where I haven't been shunned by the rest society due to physical and personality flaws. Wait a second, that's not me, it's Fred Oliver, my bad.
Cars are going narrower and lower? The Accord and Camry have gained in size during each revision, and are the two most popular cars in the US market. Chevy/Ford full size pickups are still big regardless, actually it seems most vehicles have gained in size over the last 15 years or so. I don't see where "most" car buyers are preferring downsized cars, or where this trend of downsizing is even ocurring.
Excuse me now, I have to go teach Shaq how to block shots.
Posted by thetruth | April 28, 2009 12:00 PM
Posted on April 28, 2009 12:00
And windows keep getting shorter....
I personally like to have my arm out the window on a nice spring/fall day... But every generation of cars keeps upping the height of the door, which puts my elbow about level with my ear... And that's just not comfortable.
That's one of the reasons I don't like the Sky... It's to tall for what it is. IE, see the Miata or S2000 for proper door height/window height ratios.
Posted by Brian | April 28, 2009 3:06 PM
Posted on April 28, 2009 15:06
I understood that the reason they keep elevating the door height was to improve side impact protection. By lowering the door height back to the comfortable elbow level, everyone would flame the manufacture for making unsafe cars.. I miss the good-ol-days of unsafe, but fun to own, cars...
Posted by rawanduntamed | April 29, 2009 8:27 AM
Posted on April 29, 2009 08:27
@ rawanduntamed:
Dude, how right you are! Those 80s pocket rockets (and the sixties little convertibles too) were all good fun, even if unsafe by today's standards.
Posted by Kawi | April 30, 2009 2:58 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 14:58