VW wants a new design language

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11/05/2013 at 08:22 • Filed to: None

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“ !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It was time like ten years ago, bub.
Of course, this being VW, the future design language probably won't move you, as it is hinted by this.

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DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/05/2013 at 08:44

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VW hastn't changed their design language since the 70's, when they introduced the Golf. It's all just evolution from there.


Kinja'd!!! duurtlang > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/05/2013 at 09:08

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I don't like modern day VW, but they've been doing fine the last decade or whatever. Just look at their sales. People seem to like it. Excluding the Jetta maybe, but that's a small niche model (in Western Europe).

The Golf Plus you've pictured is for old people. It's meant to be tall and look homely. The standard 5-door Golf is sleeker.

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This is how the old Golf Plus looks like

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Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > duurtlang
11/05/2013 at 09:27

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Toyota Corolla, best selling car in history. Wold I drive one ? No. Ok, maybe, if the alternatives were a bus at rush hour or a bicycle.


Kinja'd!!! duurtlang > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/05/2013 at 09:38

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Exactly. We tend to be a bit elitist on Jalopnik. Manufacturers aren't there to push our buttons with their bread and butter cars, they're here to sell as many vehicles as possible to the non-enthusiast.


Kinja'd!!! SkarTisu > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/05/2013 at 09:56

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No, they don't need a new design language. Their current one is good. The example shown looks nice though.

You know who needs new design language? Lexus, Toyota and Infiniti


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > SkarTisu
11/05/2013 at 10:22

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Sure is good, and I'm Luke Skywalker's long lost cousin...


Kinja'd!!! SkarTisu > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/05/2013 at 11:34

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Cool! Can you do the thing where you pick up objects using The Force?


Kinja'd!!! Manuél Ferrari > SkarTisu
11/05/2013 at 17:57

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I don't think it's that bad either. The bigger problem for VAG is that VWs look too much like Audis. I just can't justify buying an A4 when a Passat looks similar and is also FWD.


Kinja'd!!! captdownshift > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/06/2013 at 10:52

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everything is rumoured to be brown, with a diesel and liftgate going forward. They're now doing all of their design market research on the internet.