Comments on: Next VW Polo to get Scirocco-inspired design

By: inline6

inline6 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:32:07 +0000

If I were VW, I’d bring over the Up! 3-door and van, with rear engines. I’d bring the Polo 5-door, and redo the Beetle on the Polo platform as that car’s 3-door and convertible counterparts. I’d keep the Rabbit/GTI line as-is (but drop the prices a bit), update the Jetta to look better, and add the Scirocco to the line. The Passat sedan and wagon would remain as they are, while the CC and Eos get grouped into a new “Quantum” line (with the Eos getting a Passat CC-type facelift). I’d bring over the Touran, let the Routan live out its life cycle, and keep the Tiguan. But the Touareg’s next redo sees it at a lower price. And the Phaeton needs to stay in Europe. VW has Audi. Let them build cars and crossovers in the Touareg’s and Phaeton’s price class.

By: zoomzoomer

zoomzoomer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:04:15 +0000

inline6, I’m betting your guess is about as good as VWs these days.

By: inline6

inline6 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:56:17 +0000

I’ve heard they might be bringing the Polo to the US. If so, I’d be interested.

Then again, VW’s plans for the US seem to be a bit chaotic. Will we get a new, smaller, more space-efficient Beetle? Will we get the Polo alongside it? What about the Up!? Will the Passat sedan and wagon get dropped in lieu of the CC and a new US-specific Camry-fighter? What’s the strategy with the Phaeton? Will the Scirocco come if the exchange rates work out? When and where will the American VW plant be?

Lots of questions. But whatever VW delivers us, I hope it’s good.

By: livelyjay

livelyjay — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:38:43 +0000

Bring it to the US already!

By: HemiRoadRunner

HemiRoadRunner — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:39:28 +0000

A mushroom walks into a bar. The bartender says, “We don’t serve vegetables!” The mushroom responds, “But I’m a fungi!”