2018MY Arteon Discussion Thread

[Ozsko]

I suppose because it might appear from my earlier postings that I am critical of the car which in a way I most probably am. It is not a bad car but it does lack that little extra that should be there IMO. I am positive it is a nice thing to drive, does everything very well etc but that is not sufficient for the price. At that level I want someone to get in the car and be surprised at the interior, not like I did yesterday, got in it and instantly thought it is my car with a bigger screen.

[DreamensioN]

I suppose because it might appear from my earlier postings that I am critical of the car which in a way I most probably am. It is not a bad car but it does lack that little extra that should be there IMO. I am positive it is a nice thing to drive, does everything very well etc but that is not sufficient for the price. At that level I want someone to get in the car and be surprised at the interior, not like I did yesterday, got in it and instantly thought it is my car with a bigger screen.

I'm in the same boat with you guys. I'm having a very hard time to see where the extra cash goes for what you get. When I was in the dealership on Saturday, I even said straight up to the guy that I'm comparing the Arteon against the Superb Sportline (which lets face it...is really the main competitor here), and I asked him to explain to me the benefits of the Arteon over the Superb as I would really like to know where the price difference is going.

And he couldn't. He just pointed out some random bits of technology on the car which I was already fully aware of and almost gave up trying to justify its cost. That didn't give me a lot of confidence that it's actually worth the extra money (or he just didn't know the Arteon well enough to talk about it).

I'm all ok with paying the extra cash for an Arteon, as long as I know what I'm getting. But so far I haven't found anybody, or any information that can explain why it costs what it does and what the value proposition is against the Superb Sportline.

Because right now...the Superb looks the clear winner - and when you factor in a corporate discount on the Superb, vs an assumed full retail (or minimal discount) on the Arteon, that's nearly $20,000 difference. And that's not really a lump of cash to be casually dismissed - especially from prospective buyers in our segment.

[DreamensioN]

I'm all ok with paying the extra cash for an Arteon, as long as I know what I'm getting. But so far I haven't found anybody, or any information that can explain why it costs what it does and what the value proposition is against the Superb Sportline.

And what I mean by this is, apart from a...
- 360 degree camera
- LED headlights
- massage function
- 20" rims with the upgraded sound system
- an extra gear
- heads up display that doesn't work with polarised sunglasses

...what does the Arteon offer above the Superb Sportline? I can't see $20k of added value just in those things. Especially when the Superb includes...
- rear integrated sunshades
- Qi wireless charging
- chilled center console storage
- space to hold a tablet in the center console storage
- 5yr warranty

[dArK5HaD0w]

...what does the Arteon offer above the Superb Sportline? I can't see $20k of added value just in those things. Especially when the Superb includes...
- rear integrated sunshades
- Qi wireless charging
- chilled center console storage
- space to hold a tablet in the center console storage
- 5yr warranty

psst.....u forgot to mention it also comes with not one, but TWO umbrellas in the front doors!!!
plus an extra 60L of boot space with the seats up.



wat i do like about the Arteon is its predictive cruise control (smarter version of acc)- where it uses camera + gps to read the road ahead, so if a turn/bend is coming up, it will slow down, and then speed back to the preset speed.
brilliant i say!!