2018MY Arteon Discussion Thread

[Mr_206]

your also forgetting the Arteon has far more advanced safety features over the Skoda...

Just depends on what you value... for me the wireless charger would be nice but no biggie, cooled glovebox is a gimmick (old car had it never used it), cooled seats would be nice feature i guess... never had it

[Ozsko]

I have never compared the two cars on that level, what extra does the Arteon have over the Superb?

[DreamensioN]

your also forgetting the Arteon has far more advanced safety features over the Skoda...

Well this is what I looked at aswell.
They both have traffic jam assist, blind spot assist, lane assist, fatigue detection, adaptive cruise control, front assist/collision detection etc. But what spun me out is they both have that thing where the car will pull over and automatically call emergency services. I thought that was with the Arteon only and was a whole new thing. Then I found out Skoda already had it.

And...I just found out the MY18 Superb has "Surround Area View" (aka 360 degree camera).

[Vexed]

Well this is what I looked at aswell.
They both have traffic jam assist, blind spot assist, lane assist, fatigue detection, adaptive cruise control, front assist/collision detection etc. But what spun me out is they both have that thing where the car will pull over and automatically call emergency services. I thought that was with the Arteon only and was a whole new thing. Then I found out Skoda already had it.

And...I just found out the MY18 Superb has "Surround Area View" (aka 360 degree camera).

The pull over part is more advanced in the Arteon... It will move to the left lane and pull over... In the current Superb, it will just pull over in the same lane.

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[rsp8]

But what spun me out is they both have that thing where the car will pull over and automatically call emergency services. I thought that was with the Arteon only and was a whole new thing. Then I found out Skoda already had it.

And...I just found out the MY18 Superb has "Surround Area View" (aka 360 degree camera).

I ordered my Sportline based on the MY17 I test drove, this thread is just making me happier now you keep pointing out MY18 changes I wasn’t even aware of! I thought the only difference was the bigger screen without tactile buttons.

I’m not sure if the Arteon and the Sportline are direct competition, not in the same way as the Passat R-line, purely because the Arteon is such a distinctive look.

I do believe though that if they ever put the digital dash in the Superb Sportline and opened a few more dealers, they’d never sell another Passat (Ok I am being slightly tongue in cheek, but not much).

The Skoda also has the configurable interior lighting colour which might turn out to be a gimmick, but I liked it.

[DreamensioN]

So for anybody interested...I'm keeping a side by side comparison here.
Superb Sportline vs VW Arteon - Google Sheets

This is just the things that I'm deeming important to me and how they compare in each car. I'll add more to this as I come across it but hopefully if someone else is trying to decide between the Superb vs Arteon - this will help them with the finer points.

[Mr_206]

Hopefully none affected here 2018 Volkswagen Golf, Passat, Arteon recalled

[hadrami]

So this is our story...

Our 2012 CC 125TDI got rear ended last week. Thankfully the mrs is OK but the car is a write off, hence looking at new options.

The cars we have shortlisted are, in no particular order:
Arteon
Jaguar XE (or XF)
Audi A5 sportback
BMW 430 Gran Coupe

Test drove the Arteon, great car, looks like a beast, has all the things she is looking in a car (except probably a mouse for the touch screen) but the question we keep coming to is is $70k too much for a VW when you can get an Audi, Jag or BMW.

I have been looking at demo cars with maximum 5000kms and you can get one of those 3 brands heavily discounted. Arteon being a new car, not so much and the price would have to have a 6 in front and include the pano roof for us to pull the trigger. Wishful thinking.

But those 3 brands don't tick all our options either.

The BMW cabin/infotainment is nice, but the dials look like a 2000 model BMW. Reviews aren't as good as the others.

Audi A5 Sportback in S Line is fantastic with the virtual cockpit, cabin and space, but rear window opens only halfway and the tank capacity on the TDI is a miserly 40 litres, yes 40 litres. I don't know what they were thinking. Even the petrol variant is only 54 litres which for a car this size is still small. In comparison the Arteon is 66 litres.

The Jaguar looks nice, interior isn't bad but not as sporty/refined as the others. Looks more prestige. While the car's price isn't too bad, once you add a few options you're well above the 70k mark.

Arteon pretty much ticks all the boxes, except the wheel mouse. A diesel engine would have been great.

My question was actually going to be, what mileage are you getting out of the car on a tank? Our old CC was a TDI and would easily get 800+, so less trips to the petrol station and more steady prices. Petrol can jump up 30c in a day...

And did you consider any of those other brands?

Thanks in advance.

[Vexed]

So this is our story...

Our 2012 CC 125TDI got rear ended last week. Thankfully the mrs is OK but the car is a write off, hence looking at new options.

The cars we have shortlisted are, in no particular order:
Arteon
Jaguar XE (or XF)
Audi A5 sportback
BMW 430 Gran Coupe

Test drove the Arteon, great car, looks like a beast, has all the things she is looking in a car (except probably a mouse for the touch screen) but the question we keep coming to is is $70k too much for a VW when you can get an Audi, Jag or BMW.

I have been looking at demo cars with maximum 5000kms and you can get one of those 3 brands heavily discounted. Arteon being a new car, not so much and the price would have to have a 6 in front and include the pano roof for us to pull the trigger. Wishful thinking.

But those 3 brands don't tick all our options either.

The BMW cabin/infotainment is nice, but the dials look like a 2000 model BMW. Reviews aren't as good as the others.

Audi A5 Sportback in S Line is fantastic with the virtual cockpit, cabin and space, but rear window opens only halfway and the tank capacity on the TDI is a miserly 40 litres, yes 40 litres. I don't know what they were thinking. Even the petrol variant is only 54 litres which for a car this size is still small. In comparison the Arteon is 66 litres.

The Jaguar looks nice, interior isn't bad but not as sporty/refined as the others. Looks more prestige. While the car's price isn't too bad, once you add a few options you're well above the 70k mark.

Arteon pretty much ticks all the boxes, except the wheel mouse. A diesel engine would have been great.

My question was actually going to be, what mileage are you getting out of the car on a tank? Our old CC was a TDI and would easily get 800+, so less trips to the petrol station and more steady prices. Petrol can jump up 30c in a day...

And did you consider any of those other brands?

Thanks in advance.

I have a similar 206 engine on my Superb, it does around 600KM per tank.
The Arteon has a 7-speed DSG transmission, mine has 6-speed. The Arteon could be more efficient there.


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[Mr_206]

So this is our story...

Our 2012 CC 125TDI got rear ended last week. Thankfully the mrs is OK but the car is a write off, hence looking at new options.

The cars we have shortlisted are, in no particular order:
Arteon
Jaguar XE (or XF)
Audi A5 sportback
BMW 430 Gran Coupe

Depends what size of car your after too... the Arteon is the biggest of all of them and packed with far more tech than all the others. Sure you can tick boxes in the others but would be closer to 90-100k