What Is This VW??

"ethan drives dumb cars" (helloroad) 10/09/2017 at 18:12 • Filed to: volkswagen, vw, what is it, halp

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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 > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:16

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It seems to be a Touran Cross.

DipodomysDeserti > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:18

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A Mexican market VW van with AZ dealer plates driving around LA...hmmmmmmm.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:22

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Want to say Routan but it’s too small

Cé hé sin > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:23

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It’s a slightly restyled one of these.

Touran.

Klaus Schmoll > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:25

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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 > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/09/2017 at 18:28

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Yeah I was thinking either routan with fender flares

ethan drives dumb cars > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:30

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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 > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:32

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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 > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/09/2017 at 18:33

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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 > Klaus Schmoll 10/09/2017 at 18:34

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I was thinking test mule as well. Wonder what they’re working on.

ethan drives dumb cars > DutchieDC2R 10/09/2017 at 18:35

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Ah there we go. Thx!

Klaus Schmoll > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:40

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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 > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 18:45

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VW should sell it up here. And also the Amarok.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ethan drives dumb cars 10/09/2017 at 20:15

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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)