2018MY Arteon Discussion Thread

[Vexed]

I'm a little disappointed that it does 0-100km/h in the same speed as my R36 (5.6s) - which is slower than the latest Golf R!

ABT in Germany have a tune available..



... does anyone know if this will be available in Australia? and is it possible to get an engine tune without voiding the warranty?

- being a turbo, it's only a matter of time until someone offers a tune for it I guess.

You can get ABT tunes for VW in Australia, and it comes with a solid warranty, but it costs double the price of anything else in the market.
The other thing is, VAG are usually conservative with their 0-100 figures, it might be a little bit faster than the official quoted time.

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[Wynnston]

You can get ABT tunes for VW in Australia, and it comes with a solid warranty, but it costs double the price of anything else in the market.
The other thing is, VAG are usually conservative with their 0-100 figures, it might be a little bit faster than the official quoted time.

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Yep, my 206 TSI sedan Passat is advertised 5.5 sec 0-100. It does 5.0 flat using Launch Control at a drag strip. 13.3 sec quarter.

[Mr_206]

A couple pics from VW Essendon

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A couple pics from VW Essendon

Looks nice in black.

I looked at a BMW 430i Gran Tourismo yesterday... nice car, but it was even slower at 5.9s... maybe my expectations are just too high after owning the R36.

[Mr_206]

Black did look tough but would be a pain to keep clean (Have had a blk car in the past) plus you lose the black details in the front bumber and rear. I've gone with the silver one shown above - Pyrite Silver which i think looks the best!

[Elmura]

As a Passat R36 ex owner, and currently a modified CC owner, the Arteon has appeal for me in appearance, features, technology, and easily boosted performance.

There's one aspect I don't like about the appearance: looking side on, the rear end looks like it's been stretched from part way through the rear door. The roof line stretches all the way to the tail lights. Certainly not in perspective with the front half.

Funny thing with VW - they seem to ensure the best resolved designs are left for Audi brand. The R36 had a stretched looking rear. The 09-12 CC has great appearance from some angles, but it's front end is almost universally disliked. The '12-16 improved the front end at the expense of the rear!

Those wheels look great but don't have enough offset so the wheels sit inside the body, limiting the potentially aggressive appearance.

And what's with the footrest and pedals?

Arteon repeats the approach.... almost there. Needs 20mm lowering, wider wheelbase, change out the footrest.

[Mr_206]

And what's with the footrest and pedals?

Arteon repeats the approach.... almost there. Needs 20mm lowering, wider wheelbase, change out the footrest.

Whats wrong with the footrest?

Every car looks better if its lowered 20mm and made a wider wheelbase but its a car for useability for the masses, not the small percentage of people who will mod their cars

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There's one aspect I don't like about the appearance: looking side on, the rear end looks like it's been stretched from part way through the rear door. The roof line stretches all the way to the tail lights. Certainly not in perspective with the front half.

Have you had a chance to look at one in person? I thought the rear-end looked quite stretched (and rounded) in photos, but didn't notice that in person - it looked balanced.. Or perhaps I just need to take a look from lower-down/further away to see it.

For me (at this stage), it's the base performance.. I can't bring myself to buy a $80K premium coupe that is slower than a Golf!! and also the Passat it's based on.

The Arteon, Passat & Golf can all be tuned/tweaked, but you're starting from a base... if the Golf R (213kW) is just a tuned 206, why didn't VW just tune the Arteon to be a few tenths of a second faster?

I'm holding out hope that they'll offer a more potent option in the near'ish future...

[Mr_206]

I'm holding out hope that they'll offer a more potent option in the near'ish future...

There is a remour a 6 cylinder turbo may find its way into the Arteon. But i suspect it would be 2-3 yrs away

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There is a remour a 6 cylinder turbo may find its way into the Arteon. But i suspect it would be 2-3 yrs away

Right, I've heard that rumor too, sounds promising

In 2-3 years, there may be some electric options too. VW have an AEROe 'performance coupe' on their electric roadmap in the 2019-2022 timeframe.. though the Tesla model 3 with ludicrous mode should also be available in AU by then..