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HotCanadianChick posted:http://jalopnik.com/vw-will-bring-an-awd-manual-diesel-wagon-to-america-1562176442 Yes, that was the post I was replying to  But are you saying for a fact there is literally no difference between the corresponding Audi besides the badge? I'm not sure how you could even know such a thing.
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InitialDave posted:Diesels in regular cars are a pain with a manual, especially if you're used to driving a petrol. They really suit modern dual-clutch autos, though. My golf tdi manual is great to drive! I tried the dsg first and didn't care for it. I have no idea why you're saying they're a pain.
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HotCanadianChick posted:http://jalopnik.com/vw-will-bring-an-awd-manual-diesel-wagon-to-america-1562176442 This hasn't confirmed by VWoA. Like I said in my reply to the guy that beat you, you'll find it on the lot next to the GTD.
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Apr 17, 2014 21:43
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Well considering you can already buy a FWD Jetta Sportwagen TDI with a 6-speed manual in the USA, I don't think a 4Motion version of either the Jetta or Golf Sportwagen would be that far-fetched. And apparently the TDI variants are selling reasonably well, too, at least as of a few months ago: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086833_volkswagen-august-sales-boosted-by-tdi-diesel-models Guinness fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Apr 17, 2014 |
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two_beer_bishes posted:My golf tdi manual is great to drive! I tried the dsg first and didn't care for it. I have no idea why you're saying they're a pain. because there's no point in revving out a given gear, or holding it in gear to keep it in the power band. With a diesel it's just hhuuhh *shift hhuuhh *shift* hhuuhh *shift*. Sure the torque is nice, but there's no incentive to having control over what gear you're in, it's all over by the time it sounds like it's getting interesting. Diesels are best left to auto gearboxes.
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Apr 17, 2014 21:51
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Hog Obituary posted:Some guy on reddit got up close to the new Z06 (with Z07 aero package?) That's a sexy looking car, but those exhausts, something about em seems so cheap and after-thought-y
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Linedance posted:because there's no point in revving out a given gear, or holding it in gear to keep it in the power band. With a diesel it's just hhuuhh *shift hhuuhh *shift* hhuuhh *shift*. Sure the torque is nice, but there's no incentive to having control over what gear you're in, it's all over by the time it sounds like it's getting interesting. Diesels are best left to auto gearboxes.
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Apr 17, 2014 21:58
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Linedance posted:because there's no point in revving out a given gear, or holding it in gear to keep it in the power band. With a diesel it's just hhuuhh *shift hhuuhh *shift* hhuuhh *shift*. Sure the torque is nice, but there's no incentive to having control over what gear you're in, it's all over by the time it sounds like it's getting interesting. Diesels are best left to auto gearboxes. This is the only diesel and/or manual diesel I have ever driven, and it seems ok to me:  My experience with it so far has been *put in gear* *let clutch out* *push accelerator for 3 seconds* *hit redline at 2500 RPM* *upshift* *push accelerator for 3 seconds* *hit redline again* *upshift*, repeat ad nauseam until you're in 10 HI.
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fknlo posted:This hasn't confirmed by VWoA. Like I said in my reply to the guy that beat you, you'll find it on the lot next to the GTD. Yeah that Jalopnik article is pure clickbait garbage. It says they're bringing one for an auto show and they run the tag line they're bringing it to the USA.
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Apr 17, 2014 22:12
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Morphix posted:That's a sexy looking car, but those exhausts, something about em seems so cheap and after-thought-y Any idea what? They remind me of the tigershark stype tips on my Corsa exhaust, so I like the look of them quite a bit. These fan out more at the edges which I don't like but from a distance I doubt I'd notice that. But are you seeing something I'm not here? Are they made of cheap plastic and I just can't see it? 
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Apr 17, 2014 22:24
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Personally, I don't like the look of center exhausts and wish they'd put two pipes on each side, but I like the rest of the car enough to overlook the one thing I don't care for.
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Apr 17, 2014 22:29
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yep, even if it had 6 inches between the sets it wouldn't look so silly (IMO).  Are former Corvette owners in favor of the "4 pipes in a row" look?
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Guinness posted:Well considering you can already buy a FWD Jetta Sportwagen TDI with a 6-speed manual in the USA, I don't think a 4Motion version of either the Jetta or Golf Sportwagen would be that far-fetched. VWoA sells like 3,600 TDI SportWagen 6-speeds in the US, for a whopping 300 per month or 0.00022% of the new vehicle market. I wouldn't be holding my breath too hard about bringing over another sub-model of an already very niche model. That being said, if there's any shot at all, we have a shot at 4Motion just because of the MQB platform. Previously, it made less than no sense to bring a niche vehicle that would do little to establish brand identity, would add tremendous parts and service complexity, and would not be sold at a premium along the lines of the R models. MQB will make it a lot easier to bring over 4Motion vehicles.
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The new Honda HR-V subcompact crossover looks surprisingly good. Too bad it'll probably just get a Civic engine with a CVT.
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Keyser S0ze posted:yep, even if it had 6 inches between the sets it wouldn't look so silly (IMO). I kind of like having the logo plate recessed in between the sets of 2 on the C5 but I'm not a huge fan of all 4 right together. I think with a redesign as drastic as the C7 was it would have been a good time to just do two on opposite sides but I guess it's a little late now.
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Morphix posted:That's a sexy looking car, but those exhausts, something about em seems so cheap and after-thought-y  
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Bovril Delight posted:Yeah that Jalopnik article is pure clickbait garbage. It says they're bringing one for an auto show and they run the tag line they're bringing it to the USA. They're just doing what VW does. HEY LOOK AT THIS GTD THAT'S TOTALLY GONNA COME TO THE US! yeah, we're not actually bringing that to the US... HEY LOOK AT THIS 4MOTION GOLF WAGON WITH A DIESEL AND A 6 SPEED THAT'S TOTALLY GONNA COME TO THE US! repeat. It rallies the fan boys and gets them a little news coverage even though they never bring any of that poo poo here.
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Did anyone else notice Wolverine clinging to the undercarriage of this car? Those tips do go with the look of the car better I agree, but I will say whenever I'm behind a car in traffic it just doesn't sit well with me when you see wide stylized exhausts with just a normal round hole in the middle of them. Same goes for cars that have fancy holes in the bumper then a normal round tip that comes right up to the edge of them.
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Apr 17, 2014 23:06
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See now that works and effectively hides the multiple pipes. I am okay with center exhausts (Porsche Boxster/Cayman). I just can't handle the 4 in a row look in my old age, it might as well be:  Get off my goddamned lawn.
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Apr 17, 2014 23:08
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Keyser S0ze posted:yep, even if it had 6 inches between the sets it wouldn't look so silly (IMO). Also having them two to a side would echo the distinctive 2+2 taillights that every Corvette has had since forever. Also just generally a row of 4 just looks goofy. At that point you might as well just stack them into a cube like Pagani does or just have two big ones or something. 
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Tacier posted:The new Honda HR-V subcompact crossover looks surprisingly good. Too bad it'll probably just get a Civic engine with a CVT. It's always had a similar four cylinder to the Accord, why would that change?
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Tekne posted:I don't think the exhausts look cheap, but they don't gel with sharp and angular aesthetic of the C7. These Borla tips go better with the car. Along with what others said, the four in a row exhausts look silly to me, the actual layout of them seems off to me for some reason. I think they'd look much better if it was two on each side. There is so many ways to do quad exhausts that look great, here is another example 
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Cream_Filling posted:Also having them two to a side would echo the distinctive 2+2 taillights that every Corvette has had since forever. Also just generally a row of 4 just looks goofy. At that point you might as well just stack them into a cube like Pagani does or just have two big ones or something. What about stacks through the roof? 
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So, silly question. The current Sportwagons on lots right now are still based on the last gen Golf, correct? Does anyone know if there's any option package that has the multiple driver memory settings? I'd just call or visit a dealer, but that's either a long distance call or a 20 hour flight.
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If you ask me, the C7 needs something like a Lamborghini or Koenigsegg-style single exhaust outlet. Preferably with a fuel injector inside so it can spit flames.
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I kind of want a 4C now. But something is telling me it's going to be smart to wait at least a year.
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actionjackson posted:I would say that's the worst thing I've seen this week, but then there's this This is precisely the car I imagine as the "future safety car" when I read "A Nice Morning Drive" or listen to "Red Barchetta". MrChips posted:If you ask me, the C7 needs something like a Lamborghini or Koenigsegg-style single exhaust outlet. Preferably with a fuel injector inside so it can spit flames. Two words: Lake Pipes.
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Morphix posted:There is so many ways to do quad exhausts that look great, here is another example
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Comrade Flynn posted:I kind of want a 4C now. But something is telling me it's going to be smart to wait at least a year. I'm super interested provided we actually get it and it meets the rumored $55k base price. I'm definitely in no rush to be the first to own one though...
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fknlo posted:I'm super interested provided we actually get it and it meets the rumored $55k base price. I'm definitely in no rush to be the first to own one though... Their whole "we are going to improve the car every year" announcement is scary. I don't want to get 2001 Z06'd.
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YF19pilot posted:This is precisely the car I imagine as the "future safety car" when I read "A Nice Morning Drive" or listen to "Red Barchetta". One word: zoomies e- through the hood, like a truck puller
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Comrade Flynn posted:I kind of want a 4C now. But something is telling me it's going to be smart to wait at least a year. I wonder how outrageous the insurance is going to be on them.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:It's always had a similar four cylinder to the Accord, why would that change? Well, it's using the Fit platform and they'll probably want to price it a few thousand dollars cheaper than the CR-V, so I assumed the 1.5L engine in the current Fit and the Civic engine would be the only options on the table in order to cut costs, and the Fit's engine doesn't seem powerful enough to motivate something that's going to weigh ~3000+lbs. I don't know anything about cars though, so I hope I'm wrong.
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I don't mind the quad exhaust on the Z06 but are those the taillights that will be on the production model?
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Tacier posted:Well, it's using the Fit platform and they'll probably want to price it a few thousand dollars cheaper than the CR-V, so I assumed the 1.5L engine in the current Fit and the Civic engine would be the only options on the table in order to cut costs, and the Fit's engine doesn't seem powerful enough to motivate something that's going to weigh ~3000+lbs. I don't know anything about cars though, so I hope I'm wrong. I think it's supposed to be the same as the japanese Honda Vezel which is already on sale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Vezel quote:The conventional Vezel is equipped with a 1.5-liter direct-injection DOHC i-VTEC I4 engine coupled to a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and it is available in front-wheel and all-wheel drive versions. The Japanese version is 2600 lbs by their standards so it'll probably still be pretty light.
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Tacier posted:Well, it's using the Fit platform and they'll probably want to price it a few thousand dollars cheaper than the CR-V, so I assumed the 1.5L engine in the current Fit and the Civic engine would be the only options on the table in order to cut costs, and the Fit's engine doesn't seem powerful enough to motivate something that's going to weigh ~3000+lbs. I don't know anything about cars though, so I hope I'm wrong. Haha christ, I read it as CR-V and it looks basically the same. But there's no way that thing weighs 3K+. Edit: I dig the poo poo out of that C-pillar mounted door handle though. KYOON GRIFFEY JR fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Apr 18, 2014 |
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iwentdoodie posted:So, silly question. I don't believe that the JSW has ever offered power seats with memory. Cursory research indicates that's the case on VW's website.
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iwentdoodie posted:So, silly question. Not available, my '13 model JSW tdi with nav and sunroof has manual fwd/aft slide, power height and tilt adjustable.
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BraveUlysses posted:Who asks this kind of question in AI? Someone from where manual and diesel is the povo spec model that you'd be provided as a fleet car (if your boss really hated you).
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Cream_Filling posted:The Japanese version is 2600 lbs by their standards so it'll probably still be pretty light. I didn't realize it was so light. I think I was imagining it as a little smaller than a CX-5 when it's probably not much bigger than a Juke.
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