VW’s new style maker 2018 Volkswagen Arteon First Drive
«Never has there been a sexier Volkswagen,» says Klaus Bischoff, VW’s design director. Though here it’s important to consider the gap between ‘sexier’ and plain sexy. I’m not sure the new Arteon is anywhere near the latter. But even if you aren’t in the market for a mid-sized, German four-door ‘coupe,’ you might want to remember the way this car looks. Arteon represents the new push up-market for VW, no longer content to leave the luxury space to sister-brand Audi.
And unlike the Phaeton, this time around Volkswagen is making this shift through fashion, not sticker price. So note the Arteon’s special design sauce in the way the grille segues into the headlamps, the multiple character lines up the hood which shoot up into the window graphic, and the center line which runs around the car and holds the design together. We’ll be seeing these cues again on other VWs.
Wait a minute, though, what about the Passat CC (Comfort Coupe), launched in 2008, which in the intervening nine years has been through one facelift and chassis change, lost its Passat moniker and did decent business with a nod to stylish and sporting motoring?
Erm, nothing much has changed. This is a CC replacement, with 5.2 inches added to its wheelbase to make a total of 111.9 and 2.4 inches to the overall length to make a total of 191.4. Front and rear overhangs are consequently lessened and the track is pulled out 1.4 inches at the front and 0.8 inches at the back. The trunk is a hulking 19.9 cu ft and if you fold the seats down you’ll get 55 cubic feet in there and loads up to 83 inches long.
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