2017 Volkswagen Arteon Overseas Preview Drive | Volkswagen Puts Prestige Brands On Notice With Its Newest Four-Door Coupe
Despite Volkswagen’s origins as a car for the masses, the brand has more recently explored its premium side with cars like the Touareg, Passat CC, and the overseas-only Phaeton muscling in on traditional luxury territory.
In Australia the brand has positioned itself as a kind of top-spec mainstream brand, bringing premium tech and upmarket interiors to cars like the Polo and Golf, but now Volkswagen is unabashedly targeting the likes of the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series with its new Arteon four-door coupe.
Vehicle Style: Medium sedan
Price: TBA
Engine/trans: 206kW/350Nm 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo petrol | 6sp automatic
OVERVIEW
Although it wears a new name, the Arteon will sit in the Volkswagen range as a successor to the Passat CC (later known just as the CC) and picks up a new Volkswagen naming convention that sees prestige models wear an ‘eon’ suffix, like the Chinese market Phideon limo.
Australia will get a single specification when the car arrives before the end of the year, with the same 206kW turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine as the Passat 206TSI, and with sporty R-Line interior and exterior styling as standard.