Did anyone else not know the VW Arteon is already on sale?

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 09/26/2018 at 11:55 • Filed to: None

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Because I saw this one on the road today and had no idea that it was already available. 

Ash78, voting early and often > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 11:59

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It may not be...Jagvar used to work there (Herndon) and talked about seeing pre-production or even Eurospec versions of cars well before they hit US dealers.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 11:59

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nnnnnnnph that hits the sweetspot

random001 > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:01

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RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:02

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the VW what?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:02

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I didn’t even know it was a thing.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:03

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I must be off because that looks like a render.

TysMagic > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:05

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Does this replace the CC and the Beetle? I can’t not see beetle inspiration in that rear quarter roof line combo. 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:06

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I’ve seen one, but I think VW is doing dealership tours with them. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:06

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Was it this color? P ress vehicle perhaps?

Still says future model, no build and price available on their site

The Ghost of Oppo > Ash78, voting early and often 09/26/2018 at 12:07

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Can confirm, VWoA HQ gets all kinds of VAG cars and definitely would have an Arteon before they hit US lots.

Sovande > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:08

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They should take it back to being unavailable. It's terrible looking. 

fintail > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:10

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I’ve seen a few, in Germany :)

ToyotaFamily > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:15

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Guy I’m friends with on FB posted this a while back, it was getting serviced at dealership he worked at.

ToyotaFamily > ToyotaFamily 09/26/2018 at 12:16

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interstate366, now In The Industry > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:21

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I only saw an Atlas for the first time this week. Coming out of a school, of course, so that ad worked on someone.

Arrivederci > ToyotaFamily 09/26/2018 at 12:22

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I’m pretty sure that was a promotional vehicle.  It made the rounds on some VAG Fb pages I’m on.

Chariotoflove > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:26

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That’s a little less forgettable than other VWs, so it’s a good thing, I guess.

Darkbrador > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:30

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I’m gonna reheat my now cold and worn-out idea, but VW needs to build a performance version called the “Senna”. Arteon Senna.

I’ll see myself out.

404 - User No Longer Available > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:31

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So I checked on VW and Audi Canada.

Arteon starts at $ 47995, A5 Sportback $ 47950. And chances are the lease programs on the A5 would be decent, since BMW is massively discounting 4GCs here, sometimes it’s cheaper than a 3.

That could explain why I haven’t seen a single one.

ToyotaFamily > Arrivederci 09/26/2018 at 12:42

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Yeah, he mentioned something along those lines. This was at Lindsay VW which is fairly close to VW HQ.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/26/2018 at 12:50

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It will come only in early 2019  https://www.motor1.com/news/267501/volkswagen-arteon-delayed-us/

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often 09/26/2018 at 12:55

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This was in Rockville, MD which is not particularly close to VW HQ. It was like half a mile from a VW dealer though, and it did have VA plates.

Textured Soy Protein > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/26/2018 at 12:57

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Yes the pic I posted above that I took with my phone, while driving, like a douche who shouldn’t do such thing, looks to be the same as the one on the VW website.

VW USA headquarters is in a different part of the DC suburbs from where I took the pic , about 25 miles away.

Ash78, voting early and often > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 12:59

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Hmmmm....maybe a dealer demonstrator or something like that, doing the roadshow.

Textured Soy Protein > TysMagic 09/26/2018 at 13:00

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It’s a fancier more upmarket CC replacement, apparently.

Textured Soy Protein > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/26/2018 at 13:00

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Atlases are plentiful around me, but Tiguans are selling faster. 

Textured Soy Protein > Future next gen S2000 owner 09/26/2018 at 13:01

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There may be a slight motion blur to it since I took the picture while driving. 

Textured Soy Protein > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 09/26/2018 at 13:01

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The VW “We don’t want to call the CC the CC anymore so we’re going to call it the Arteon now.” 

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often 09/26/2018 at 13:02

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Herndon is about 25 miles away so it’s not super far, although that drive could easily take a couple hours during rush hour. 

IFTNFS > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 13:06

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My local dealer got a visit from one last week; a VW rep was driving it and it had Michigan manufacturer plates. They don’t expect to see any hit their lot for retail sales until the first quarter of next year, from what they told me.

Looks sharp. I like it better than the CC. 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 13:57

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Did not, but I must say that in that picture it looks really cool.

TysMagic > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 14:17

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quick google search shows it doesn’t have those same snazzy CC seats so I’m out

404 - User No Longer Available > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 16:24

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And I just saw this on my feeds:

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/09/waiting-to-exhale-vw-delays-u-s-arteon-launch-over-emissions-certification/

BahamaTodd > TysMagic 09/26/2018 at 17:19

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The rear shape probably has more to do with being a hatch.

BahamaTodd > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 17:21

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They are supposed to go on sale this Fall, so they could already be shipping.

BahamaTodd > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 17:27

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The Ft Lauderdale   auto show (S. FL) already had a pre-production model on displa y in March so it could be one of those vehicles.

TysMagic > BahamaTodd 09/26/2018 at 17:28

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as was the beetle - drawing unnecessary conclusions continues! 

BahamaTodd > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 18:16

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Actually, it has been delayed until 2019 due to delays with emissions testing.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20180926/RETAIL/180929815/vw-delays-arteons-u-s-launch-to-2019-over-emissions-certification?profile=1657

The new WLTP worldwide emissions standards testing has been very time consuming since all manufacturers have to certify just about every powertain and model variation that they have. So there’s a huge backlog in testing that needs to be done.  

Nauraushaun > Textured Soy Protein 09/26/2018 at 18:31

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It’s a very good looking car