dirtyjeffer
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| [Auto] AJAC car of the year awards announced
I mentioned in another thread recently that VW is going to pursue being the World's number 1 auto maker (in something like 5-10 years). They are currently number 3 (I believe Toyota and GM were the only ones ahead of them). In this list, VW AG is well represented with 6 winners in the 12 categories.
Here is the list:
The winners of each category are:
Small Car Under $21,000: Mazda3
Small Car Over $21,000: Mazda3 Sport
Family Car Under $30,000: Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI
Family Car Over $30,000: Ford Taurus
Luxury Car Over $50,000: BMW 335d Sedan
Prestige Over $75,000: Porsche Panamera Turbo
Sport/Performance Under $50,000: Volkswagen Golf GTI
Sport/Performance Over $50,000: Audi S4
Convertible: Audi A5 Cabriolet
SUV/CUV Under $35,000: Subaru Outback
SUV/CUV $35,000 to $60,000: Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel
SUV/CUV Over $60,000: Lexus RX450h
»www.canadiandriver.com/2009/10/3···nced.htm
I was actually at the VW dealership yesterday to see what was new and was told that going forward, all new models will be available with a TDI option. Also, there is going to be a new product launched and most likely made at the new Chattanooga facility late 2011 or early 2012. Since the Jetta is currently larger and more expensive than cars like the Civic and Corolla, a new sedan will launch to help VW compete in that market.
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dirtyjeffer
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decx
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Well, these are all new cars that, most here haven't have much exposure to them, much less the opportunity to try yet. It's rather hard to formulate much of a comment other than about superficial aspects of any of those cars. |
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dirtyjeffer
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London, ON | what are you talking about??...we are men...we already know everything about cars!  |
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pat_lc2000
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Ottawa, ON | reply to dirtyjeffer
I believe VW was or is the current largest car company in the world, depending on some things. This is an odd list, as we are never going to get two of these cars in North America (the desiel BMW and the Audi 5) |
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dirtyjeffer
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| said by pat_lc2000  :
I believe VW was or is the current largest car company in the world, depending on some things.
no, they are third...their goal is to become number one within the next 5-10 years though.
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This is an odd list, as we are never going to get two of these cars in North America (the desiel BMW and the Audi 5)
what do you mean??
the BMW 335d has been available here for several months now.
»www.bmw.ca/ca/en/newvehicles/3se···ine.html
you can play around on the site to view or build a 335d, but it is a web based application, so i can't link directly to it.
the A5 Cabriolet is also here too:
»www.audi.ca/ca/brand/en/models/a···let.html
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Thane_Bitter
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I like the Mazda 3, seems like a fun thing to drive. VW needs an inexpensive car (something along the lines of the rabbit but with greater durability), the Golf (though nice) is over priced for what you get.
On the subject of cars, it appears that Ford has beat quarterly expectations, though I think the cash for clunkers was the reason, and next quarter things might reverse."Revenue came in $31 billion, which was 9% higher than analysts had estimated. Meanwhile, the pace of cost reductions beat Ford's own projections. The automaker reduced automotive costs by $1 billion in the quarter, bringing the nine-month total to $4.9 billion, ahead of the full-year 2009 target of $4 billion."
»www.thestreet.com/story/10620502···=GOOGLEN |
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decx
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said by dirtyjeffer :what are you talking about??...we are men...we already know everything about cars! Ah, so that's no one commented. We already knew what was on the list. |
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dirtyjeffer
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said by Thane_Bitter :I like the Mazda 3, seems like a fun thing to drive. VW needs an inexpensive car (something along the lines of the rabbit but with greater durability), the Golf (though nice) is over priced for what you get. VW is going to be launching a new product next year (i believe)...the only "cheap" car they currently have (and only in Canada) is the City Golf...it is basically a last gen Golf that is imported here to compete in the $15,000 market (although most of them are probably equipped to about the $20,000 mark)...the only problem with that car is it is rather dated, especially its rather uninspiring 115HP 2.0L 4 cylinder engine...their new car will compete much better against the likes of the Civic and Corolla in terms of pricing and overall value...my guess is it will be something like a Polo sedan...perhaps a revival of the "Fox" nameplate is due back?
the Golf is pricier than its competitors, but is often better equipped...a mid-level TDI Golf is about $25,000 and is pretty well equipped meaning it isn't that much more than a well equipped Corolla or Civic.
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dirtyjeffer
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said by Thane_Bitter :On the subject of cars, it appears that Ford has beat quarterly expectations, though I think the cash for clunkers was the reason, and next quarter things might reverse. "Revenue came in $31 billion, which was 9% higher than analysts had estimated. Meanwhile, the pace of cost reductions beat Ford's own projections. The automaker reduced automotive costs by $1 billion in the quarter, bringing the nine-month total to $4.9 billion, ahead of the full-year 2009 target of $4 billion."
»www.thestreet.com/story/10620502···=GOOGLEN i have been a firm believer in Ford being able to turn things around all along...that said, i don't think my next purchase will be one of their cars...with them pulling out of St Thomas, and the new Focus to be built in China, i would rather spend my money elsewhere...there is no reason why they can't retool the factory in St Thomas and build Focus' there for North America.
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Mike2009
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I'd really like one of these VW Polo diesels.
»autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=2028812 |
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kingb71
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1 edit | They have a bunch of other small cars too, that I've seen in the Caribbean, the Lupo & the Gol(?).
They're clearly available in other parts of the world, I don't know why they don't bring them here? They need to stop looking at the high end of the market & concentrate on the low end.
And increase the reliability, especially of the components. |
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Mike2009
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Norman Wells, NT | There's a Fox available in the UK. Looks a bit small to me though.
»www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/fox/ |
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travisc
join:2001-11-09
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»www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009···les.html
Don't think #1 for VW is 5-10 years away. |
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Anav
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THe new diesels have pep and are OH SO quiet. Rather amazing. The new golf wagon seems very nice. There is a new smaller SUV (than the toureg) that looks promising when it gets TDId. |
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kingb71
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2 edits | The Tiguan, are they putting the TDi in that too? I didn't know that. |
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dirtyjeffer
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| said by kingb71 :The Tiguan, are they putting the TDi in that too? I didn't know that. the Tiguan is available in a TDI, but not in North America...my guy at the VW dealership received confirmation that every new VW from 2010 and forward will be available in a TDI...the problem is, we may not see a Tiguan here, but it is possible its replacement will be.
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dirtyjeffer
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that is nice, but i don't know how much different from the Golf it would be...that said, it is also why i mentioned the Polo sedan (unless they rebadge it with a different name)...i don't think the 1.6L TDI engine is a "Clean Diesel" engine, which it would have to be in order to be sold in North America..that said, they could always dump the 2.0L in there...i can't imagine the 1.6L is that much cheaper to build...although, the even better fuel economy would really be a plus.
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dirtyjeffer
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yea, it kind of looks like a Chevrolet Aveo.
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dirtyjeffer
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yikes...although, i don't think it will be next year either...i think realistically, 5 years is a good target.
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