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Well isn"t this a pleasant surprise? It"s the Volkswagen Arteon a "five-door gran turismo" that"s set to sit above the capable yet impossibly dull Passat in VW"s line-up. In effect, it"s the replacement for the fine-looking CC VW"s take on the Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 4 Series Gran Turismo. A conventional, three-box saloon with a hatched-back and coupe-like roofline inspired by the Sport Coupe Concept GTE of Geneva 2015.And doesn"t it look interesting? The front-end is certainly a departure for VW. It could"ve stuck a swoopier rear-end on a Passat, but no. It"s instead given us something that looks like no other VW. And whatever you think of the way this thing looks, you"ve got to respect them for putting the effort in. Underneath the Arteon is the familiar MQB platform that also underpins, well, just about every other big VW. Longer, lower and wider than the Passat, the Arteon will come with the normal array of petrol and diesel engines highlights are the 1.5-litre TSI Evo" from the facelifted Golf, and the 276bhp 2.0-litre turbo four from the fast Superb and Leon Cupra, among others. The most powerful engines get seven-speed DSGs and 4Motion AWD as standard these are variously available as options across the range.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6954
Well isn"t this a pleasant surprise? It"s the Volkswagen Arteon a "five-door gran turismo" that"s set to sit above the capable yet impossibly dull Passat in VW"s line-up. In effect, it"s the replacement for the fine-looking CC VW"s take on the Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 4 Series Gran Turismo. A conventional, three-box saloon with a hatched-back and coupe-like roofline inspired by the Sport Coupe Concept GTE of Geneva 2015.And doesn"t it look interesting? The front-end is certainly a departure for VW. It could"ve stuck a swoopier rear-end on a Passat, but no. It"s instead given us something that looks like no other VW. And whatever you think of the way this thing looks, you"ve got to respect them for putting the effort in. Underneath the Arteon is the familiar MQB platform that also underpins, well, just about every other big VW. Longer, lower and wider than the Passat, the Arteon will come with the normal array of petrol and diesel engines highlights are the 1.5-litre TSI Evo" from the facelifted Golf, and the 276bhp 2.0-litre turbo four from the fast Superb and Leon Cupra, among others. The most powerful engines get seven-speed DSGs and 4Motion AWD as standard these are variously available as options across the range.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6954
