Like an Audi but not

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 06/25/2019 at 14:28 • Filed to: None

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Took some pics of an Arteon the other day.

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:41

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R

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:44

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I wish it had the go to match the show . Needs an R version.

It’s expensive even with yuge discounts being offered right now.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:45

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Lovely-looking car and great pics.

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:45

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nice honda accord bro

Milky > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:55

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Your photos are nice, but this shit is fake yo.

Gerry197 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 14:58

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A few ground more, you can get the actual Audi version , the Audi A5 Sportback.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Gerry197 06/25/2019 at 15:13

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That’s dumb. I’d rather have the fully-loaded VW than a base model Audi any day.

412GTI > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 15:18

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Great looking photos! I dig the Arteon. 

Gerry197 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 15:25

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Did you actually match up the equipment levels? You think that Audi comes with steelie wheels, roll up windows and fabric seats?

This Arteon will sell like the CC before it, which is terrible because there is really no market for them.  I’m honesty surprised they brought it back to the US, but then again, VW needs a lease special car, which is what this will be. 

Svend > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 15:30

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Really great pictures there.

So many are complaining about the price and it’s ‘lack or power’.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 15:46

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Honestly thought it was a Chevy while scrolling. Not to compliment the Chevy, I feel that’s a huge negative for this thing. Headlights are neat. Should’ve continued the LED strips through the grill, like a modern early 90's grand prix. Everything else looks blend.

BahamaTodd > Gerry197 06/25/2019 at 16:01

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The A5 is also missing the interior room. The Arteon has 5" more legroom in the rear. Also almost twice the cargo room with the seats flat.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Gerry197 06/25/2019 at 16:07

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I was curious after reading your back and forth, top o’ the line Arteon vs. Mid Line A5 Sportback :

Had to add A5 Cold Weather Package to match a bit closer but otherwise the only upgrades, which I did for both, were: all weather floor mats, all weather trunk mats, upgraded wheel package (20" VW, 19" Audi). I could’ve spent more time to get them more identical, but this is still pretty close. If I were objective I’d admit it’s a close call. Loving Audis as I do though, I’d go A5 Sportback for sure. Gotta admit the VW is a great looking car though.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 16:22

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VW should pay you for those

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 16:29

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That looks much better than the New Audi designs, especially upfront.

MrSnrub > Gerry197 06/25/2019 at 16:34

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A loaded Arteon is pretty expensive but the entry-level SE isn’t exactly poverty-spec and goes for $35k, or around the same as a GTI Autobahn. That seems like a decent deal to me. I doubt you’ll find a new A5 for anything close to that price.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 06/25/2019 at 16:42

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boy I wish

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 16:42

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Gorgeous car and pictures. 

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 06/25/2019 at 16:42

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full width LED strips with a light up badge would have been the business

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Svend 06/25/2019 at 16:43

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Same engine as a golf R in a car that is only 300lbs heavier and a hell of a lot more spacious.

Svend > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2019 at 17:05

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Yes, but some seem to think you need a 0-60mph of five seconds and 300bhp to do a daily commute on I-### which will often see them doing no more than 35mph.

I despair sometimes. Lol.   

Spanfeller is a twat > Gerry197 06/25/2019 at 17:38

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The artheon is an MQB car; it has a transversely mounted engine, the A5 is MLB, and has a longitudinal engine

The Audi equivalent is the A3 sedan

facw > Svend 06/25/2019 at 19:04

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Yep. My ~ 210HP S60 accelerates faster than about 95% of the cars I see, not because it is fast, but because most people neither need nor use their more powerful cars (I don’t know how things are in the UK these days, but here 210HP is on the weak end for mid-sized cars).  

facw > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 06/25/2019 at 19:06

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But Real People™ tell me that Chevys look like Lexuses , Acuras , and BMWs...

Svend > facw 06/25/2019 at 19:40

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Our midsize is what you’d call small.

You can get a 1.6 diesel Skoda Octavia with 113bhp.

((think VW Golf with a larger bootspace))

A 0.9 Dacia Logan Stepway with 90bhp.

Citroen C5 Aircross, 1.2, 128bhp.

Kia Optima, 2.0 petrol, 241bhp.

Kia Optima, 1.6 diesel, 134bhp.

Peugeot 508, 1.5 diesel, 130bhp.

Ford Mondeo, 1.5 diesel, 118bhp.

Ford Mondeo, 1,5 petrol, 158bhp.

We don’t need large engines here. We have speed limits, we have traffic, etc... what’s the point of having a large engined car and paying extra roa d tax on emissions to sit in traffic next to a person sitting in a very similar car, who’s paying no r oad tax because they said, ‘I don’t need a 2.0+ engine capable of doing 0-60mph in five seconds because unless I use a motorway, I’m hardly likely to even get up to 60mph. So I’ll enjoy my 1.2, pay no road tax, but still able to sit at above the national speed limit on the motorway quite happily’.

Gerry197 > Spanfeller is a twat 06/25/2019 at 21:48

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No, you noticed I didn’t same the exact same platform. But it has nothing to do with size of the vehicle which determines what VAG platform is used.

The MQB and MLB can be used to fit a wide range of car sizes. From A5 to A8 for the MLB and A1 to Atlas with the MQB.

The main difference is the engine configuration for front drive applications, either transverse (MQB) or longitudinal (MLB).

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > facw 06/26/2019 at 09:03

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I’m a bot. That's probably the reason for the difference.