VW Arteon- The Future of VW

Volkswagen Group, in the wake of Diesel Gate, is poised to make themselves the worldwide leader in electric cars by the year 2025.The German car giant has shifted its focus towards the future, a future of electric vehicles.

VW has started the process of moving towards the all-electric age, and that starts with updating their aging lineup. VW has already teased an elongated four-door sedan that will be the cornerstone of the company’s style evolution. And this next year at the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen will debut the Arteon. The Arteon will be a four-door fastback and be positioned above the Passat making it the largest and likely most expensive car in the model in the brand’s lineup. And it’s expected to hit the U.S. market in 2018.

The main obstacle that VW needs to overcome is the fact that sales are down in the U.S. for large sedans and mid-size cars. Large sedans sales are down 14.1% this year and mid-size is down 12.2%. Those sales have gone towards sport utility vehicles as Americans have moved away from sedans amid low gas prices.

VW’s electric initiative is a step in the right direction for the German automaker after the last year of negative press and the Volkswagen Arteon is the start of the future. Check out our inventory and contact

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The T-Cross is changing VW’s Game

VW is coming out with a new convertible, but it’s not a Beetle or a CC, it happens to be VW’s new crossover the T-Cross.  And there aren’t many crossover convertibles on the market, in fact, there’s only one and that the T-Cross.

               

The T-Cross is VW’s first step in their effort to bring more subcompact crossovers to the market.  The new VW crossover points the future of VW in a new direction, with its sleek new body panels, headlights that literally blend into the grill and invisible air vents that are hidden into dash features. The new VW is also doing away with all interior switchgear, the physical controls gear shifter and window switches, as everything else controlled by touch-sensitive buttons on the two massive touch screens.

               

 

The infotainment system is also quite impressive; on-screen information can be moved around much like your smartphone. The T-Cross also employs a system called the Predictive Driving Profile, which ties into the cars navigation system and is capable of controlling the cars adaptive dampers and drivetrain to identify terrain and adjust on the fly.

In the wake of VW’s Dieselgate, they have figured out the full economy with the T-Cross. The T-Cross has 1.0-liter gas engine, putting out just 108 horsepower. And while the T-Cross won’t win a sprint with a 10.3 0-60, it will win the marathon, having a staggering 47-mpg! The T-Cross has a 500 mile range, while only having a 10.6-gallon fuel tank.

While we are still waiting on a release date and pricing for the VW T-Cross, you can still check out our other great VW Inventory and contact us now to schedule an appointment to get your VW today!