by "ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad)
Published 10/09/2017 at 18:12
by "ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad)
Published 10/09/2017 at 18:12
Tags: volkswagen
; vw
; what is it
; halp
STARS: 2
Saw this Volkswagen with Arizona dealer plates driving around Los Angeles today. I thought it might be a non-US Golf Sportsvan but the taillights seem a bit different. Then I thought maybe it’s a Sharan but don’t those have sliding rear doors? Anyone know what this is?
"DutchieDC2R" (dutchiedc2r)
10/09/2017 at 18:16, STARS: 1
It seems to be a Touran Cross.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
10/09/2017 at 18:18, STARS: 2
A Mexican market VW van with AZ dealer plates driving around LA...hmmmmmmm.
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
10/09/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 1
Want to say Routan but it’s too small
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
10/09/2017 at 18:23, STARS: 2
It’s a slightly restyled one of these.
Touran.
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
10/09/2017 at 18:25, STARS: 1
Looks like a test mule. The body is off a 2nd facelift Touran (Golf based small van, like a Mazda 5), yeah they kept making that thing with only minor changes for ages, which was produced from 2010 - 2015. They finally put it onto the new platform, so this is just an old shell to diguise something else.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
10/09/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 0
Yeah I was thinking either routan with fender flares
"ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad)
10/09/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 0
Also, this thing had a huge bulge on the passenger side that I couldn’t get a photo of. Initial thought was maybe the car was an electric and this was where you plug it in. But then I saw tailpipes.
"Dogapult" (dogapult)
10/09/2017 at 18:32, STARS: 1
Not sure what’s up with the dealer plates, but it definitely looks like a drivetrain mule. check out the unfinished exhausts, odd fender flares, and tape on it.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
10/09/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 1
Routan isn’t even a VW, it’s a Chrysler. This old model Touran is a main reason why VW didn’t ‘need’ a great Tiguan as much. The Touran is an mpv; tall like a crossover but more practical and without the fake pretence of ruggedness.
"ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad)
10/09/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 0
I was thinking test mule as well. Wonder what they’re working on.
"ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad)
10/09/2017 at 18:35, STARS: 0
Ah there we go. Thx!
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
10/09/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 1
Given the extreme offset which they tried to hide under those flares it could be anything. Isn’t Porsche working on a sub-Macan crossover?
"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
10/09/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 3
VW should sell it up here. And also the Amarok.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
10/09/2017 at 20:15, STARS: 1
It’s a mule of the next-gen Skoda Kodiak RS. VW and Porsche might sell a few as well even though their stars are waning.
Audi will probably make an electric version using AC motors. SEAT will probably go old school with a supercharged V8 (but it won’t be sold in Spain...only Catalonia)