2019 Volkswagen Arteon - Review & Road Test
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- While the name might leave you scratching your head, the Volkswagen Arteon is a sedan that might help you understand why sedans still need to stick around. What is it about the Arteon that makes it special? Kelley Blue Book's Lyn Woodward walks you through all the reasons why. She even talks about that color!
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The big three: " We're going to stop building sedans.
German and Asian car companies: " Thank you"
Not like they had any real competition from Detroit
@@richard165s True, but Detroit did develop that market for a production vehicle
DODGE CHARGER THE KING OF SEDANS!!!
@@richard165s The only good new sedans that came from the US were the Lincoln Continental, Charger and the Chevy SS(though I wish it stayed longer).
Geeth San Cadillac CT6 also
Is anyone else addicted to watching car review videos?😂
Noa Williams
Yes Redline, Driven, KBB, Steve Hammes, Raiti Rides, Autoguide etc lol many more
Same here. That’s why I have been thinking of reviewing my own car
Noa Williams yes i love to be up to date but know I’m never going to buy one of them new lol 😂
Redline ,KBB , Carwow , Autogefühl is among my favorite
I love it. It reminds of how poor I am.
“Presenting the 2019 Volkswagen Arteon, available in R.Kelly Gold” 😂😂
I would call the color: FULL URINE BOTTLE METALLIC
golfbuddy1969, exactly
Failed Drug Test Full Urine Bottle Metallic
Same
Check your urine it's too dark.
jben212 that’s why the urine “bottle” is key...just calling it urine metallic wouldn’t work, unless someone was severely dehydrated.
Dehydrated piss yellow, but I kind of like it. Kind of reminds me of the m4's austin yellow.
diarrhea yellow
I love how Lyn's reviews have gotten so smooth and enthusiastic...with a touch of that Woodward humor. A great partner with Micah. Miss Zach, but I am glad to have these two.
Zach was the best... dang!!!
It’s literally the replacement for the Passat CC. It’s based on the European Passat, and in China, it’s called the “new CC.”
Yes, the name plate carries over. The chassis is A5, im sure she was told that, but it comes off as a suggestion in the video.
@@xFactoryUSA the chassis isn't A5. The Arteon has a transverse engine, the A5 is longitudinal. The chassis is from a Passat. Just like the old CC.
@@kangvp9512 @UCfirJyyVKSzrQnci36Dqs2w the Chassis is the FF layout from their MQB platform. Which is the same as the Passat in Europe but not in the US/China who has the Passat on the old platform. So while it is a direct replacement for the CC is is noticeably bigger and on a whole new chassis that what the old CC and new Passat (US) share.
@@drakeheth that proves nothing. You can't avoid the fact that the Arteon is the successor to the CC. Of course the chassis will be different from the old one.
AssRamming FatPeople I was agreeing that it’s the replacement. I was just saying it’s a whole new car in terms of size and chassis and does share the Passat platform for the US and China passats
The designing is brilliant but the price is what's going to demotivate potential buyers (🇨🇦)
Indeed. Much better value @ Kia, Honda, Toyota etc.
The wheels in the review are the Rosario 20"
In a sea of black and whites crossovers, this really sticks out. Like it a lot!
I’m really enjoy this host’s videos! Entertaining and informative without making the video too long.
I would purchase this in 2 years when the price goes down. I own a 2015 Passat Turbo that I purchased in 2017 with 15k. It has been fantastic on fuel, driving experience and low-cost maintenance.
Hey, the price has gone down lol
Anyone who says "Death to sedans" is off my dating list. Sorry, but i love sedans. They are more fun on turns & get better mpg.
Adithya Ramachandran yes!!! I own a sedan and that long wheelbase is fun to swing around some tight corners
... handle better, better ride and better MPG. But, they're not as roomy and people prefer the higher position of crossovers. Everything has a trade-off. But, the "death to sedans" isn't so much a statement as much an observation of consumer buying patterns. More and more people are abandoning sedans for crossovers.
The Regal tour X has more cargo room than a Chevy Tahoe with the 3rd row down, and gets twice the MPG. So not all sedans are impractical. The Tahoe’s engine also has bad power density compared to the regal tour X, so it’s not as fun.
Lynn, the real question is, dollar for dollar, which would you choose between all the other lift backs?
"24k dijon" could get a little tiring
So frustrated with the VW brand. I can agree this is a sharp car but with a 2.0 at this price point it is a non starter for me. A TDI or V6 would have almost made it worth the price. The fact that there are no more 2dr GTIs, Golf Rs and now the wagon. I will likely look elsewhere.
cool story bro.
Jonathan Marquise u read it.
@@gigi9467 yes I did, scro.
Jonathan Marquise thats ur bad then.
@@gigi9467 cool story scro.
i really don’t understand why fastback sedans aren’t more popular with the hatchback and big trunk
I must agree, "Kelly Yellow" is a good name for that color. Snappy!
One thing is certain with any VW: You're going to become best friends with your mechanic!
47,000 dollars for that car is way too much Kia stinger gt1, Genesis g70 with the 3.3 turbo engine, Lexus gs much better buys at that price
@Dank Meme 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤡🤡🤡
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@Dank Meme 😂🤣😂🤣 keep those brilliant comments coming 😂🤣😂
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If only they had a v6 option for this with that kinda price
Why does the number of cylinders matter that much?
@@ALMX5DP because it adds a layer of premium gravitas to a vehicle
To me because the Vw turbo 4 cylinders have a carbon buildup and other mechanical issues. The naturally aspirated V6 has lot of power and less issues than the 4 cylinder
@@bennyang8049 correct. Old saying. No replacement for displacement.
They do have a V6 one. It’s just called the R/RS5 Sportback 🤣🤣. It also gets you RWD. lol
PART 1 - POWER: I was out testing many different vehicles - not as a tester but as a customer looking to lease something. Firstly, I do not understand the pre-occupation with HP and 6cyl. today. Where do I need all that power? Light to light racing? Accelerating down the onramp to jam on the brakes to decelerate to an almost-legal highway speed? Passing perhaps? Well, as for the Arteon, I have ordered a 190 HP FWD version and there is plenty of power to overtake on lots of winding country roads and I can drive along at 140 MPH and do just fine and it does not take but a couple of seconds longer to reach that speed than the 270 HP version. Yes, I live in Germany, where you can really use the speed, etc. and drive on windy roads every day outside of the cities. I used significantly less fuel than the big HP version and the extra push of the higher HP is simply not needed. Except, in my opinion, as a prestige thing. And the often attacked "4-banger" is so smooth and quiet - I just don't understand the need, except again as relating to prestige and a cooler sound. I spend quite a bit of time in a car, and smoothness and good handling and extended high speeds (when possible, cuz the roads are crowded) of 110 MPH as well as quick and agile passing on the windy roads are all necessary characteristics for me. And, after having tested the Arteon with more and less HP (and of course other competitors), I am greatly satisfied with the performance of the 170 HP version and can even save some gas and tax money.
Color = multi thousand dollar price discount within 6 months of sitting on dealer lots.
Ethan Youngblood it is funny how diametral different the taste in the NA is. Where I live in Europe, I see them everywhere and it looks stunning in person.
Happy Labor Day weekend Lyn! Happy to start off my day to your lucious blonde metallic reviews! 🤣 Stan Smith’s FTW!
"Have You Any Grey Poupon" yellow.
Love the colour. Finally not another silver or black car. Very close to my former 1999 GTI futura yellow!
Want to get rid of any possible lag? Drive the car aggressively, and use sport mode. Issue solved. The transmission learns your driving style.
Great review with superb energy! I love the colour. Looking for one in this spec now! 😊
At 0:47, someone call Gretchen wieners, this girls trying to make FETCH happen! 😂
Why would you use a "polarizing" color to introduce/show off the car?
Huh... It is literally considered the replacement for Volkswagen's CC.
I drive 3.6 VW CC Executive Edition with 4motion and this in the CC has the same interior... Except mine is two tone. you don't have to try to sell this car by comparing it to Audi. We all know that Volkswagen and Audi are basically the same car with slightly different aesthetics and a higher price tag.
Volkswagen has really stepped up their game
I think this is the ride I'll be buying next Spring. Looks like a nice road trip cruiser.
it’s called the “baby's surprise metallic”
Stunning exterior but that interior is depressing
I dont understand why? I think the interior is beautiful! Fits the car very well.
PART 2 - FORM: The Arteon is a 4-door sedan hatchback. What a great combination! It looks great, smooth and artful. It seats 4 in great comfort, even relatively tall people. It has quite a lot of cargo space, in fact more than SUVs in the same size category. You can park it easier (remember, I am in Germany and size does matter!). It uses less fuel (and especially in my 170 HP version). It handles well, even on those VERY curvy roads. Why then would you want an SUV unless you are a farmer or need to regularly pull horses to competitions? It does not have to be an Arteon - it could be one of its competitors (well, there are not that many 4-door sedan hatchbacks, but a couple) or even a station wagon (remember those... I am in Europe, so they are all over as one of the top-selling car forms). To me (leaving out the "I am up here in an SUV cool factor), these vehicles just make more sense.
Age Of Arteon, almost, but not quite, is it me or does it look good only when its driving? The interior looks much better though imo, love the integrated screen and hey, volume and tuning knobs! Almost laughed at a Luxury sedan with a 4banger, lol, despite it's turbo I still feel a V6 would have been more in line with luxurious, but that's just me, not a fan of the auto start/stop feature either, that being said Lyn makes me want to give it a test drive, I'd be so up for it
Not a fan of black or dark wheels. Color is cool.. *goldeon*.
She’s just Holly Flax of the car reviews world
How about *gold amber glow* 🤔 😏 🤷♂️
Great lighting!
Grey Poupon metallic.
Gorgeous car, though. A little bit more affordable and I would definitely consider it.
Urine yellow ?
always looking forward to KBB Lyn review
She reminds me of Holly from the Office. Lol
So no V6 and turbo lag. Boo! That V6 actually sounded nice as well, I can't wrap my head around a car built to look good but sound mundane in all forms.
Close to 50k for a 4 banger. No thanks.
Dont option it up and it wont be.
Mercedes and Audi sells 50k+ 4 bangers and people happily buy those I don't see what the problem is
@@RevengerReloaded Yup
You pay that much for one and you’re an idiot. They’re discounting them like crazy, loaded closer to $40k.
Nice review; you clearly liked the car but for the turbo lag. Yes, marketing should consider color names like "bug guts Yellow." it has a ring to it! Great sense of humor. :)
How will the American consumer punishing tariffs imposed by the stable genius affect the price - the car is manufactured in the EU.
The interior is from the European Passat.
I would call that color "ugly".
AR B HiLaRiOuS
I can understand it's higher price range compare to it's rivals but come on really?
For 47k I'm gonna look for other, better performing sedan
such as?
VW stepping up their game 👍
Its gold, gold
There’s just one problem with this nice looking vehicle. It’s made by VW. It’ll be plagued with constant electrical issues, not to mention excess oil consumption, and the companies willingness to address it. We’ve seen it all before with VW.
I’ve been driving new or near new VW’s since 2006, none of them have used oil or had electrical problems ever, in fact they’ve been completely trouble free accept for my V6 CC had a bent tail light bulb holder that a VW tech fixed free of charge when it was out of warranty. Couldn’t recommend VW highly enough
I saw one on the street the other day, the rear end is a little bit boring and and it is blase in white. It's as if they worked hours on the other three sides then called in sick, but that poop gold color is iconic.
That clamshell bonnet is life!
I also think the infotainment display is easy to negotiate 😂
I call it a cool color! I have the atlas in the same color! I get more compliments than any car I have had
Maybe the color can be called “diaper dijon”
I like that?😂
Another sporty sedan that doesn’t have the powerful engine it needs. Good looking but not sure of the sportiness. Will never buy a VW group car tho after they cheated.
Will happily buy a stinger. GT to boot. Plus it’s cheaper here in Canada than the US
@@josegeorge9512
I think if you look at most car company histories you will find several that "cheated" at something.
Honda for example had nearly 5 years of vehicles with "paper" automatic transmissions.
Nissan and their CVT.
Toyota and their 2.4 cylinder engines that towards the end drank oil like it was oxygen.
GM and transmissions on some cars, engines, particularly diesel engines, and pickup trucks with VERY rust prone bodies.
Well, you get the idea.
@@howardkerr8174 @UCQY5ikejvh4acnUiY7E6nVw or How Ford cheated MPG Rating, Mercedes/BMW/GM/Fiat/Chrysler/Dodge/Ram who also cheated diesel emissions....
The idea of VW as a name that commands a premium is ridiculous. It has never been a premium brand, and it is never going to be.
For $10,000 less, a Hyundai Sonata is just as fetching, roomier, better equipped, rides as well, gets better mileage, and is less that a second slower from 0-60 as a tradeoff.
To top it off, the Hyundai Sonata has an excellent chance of breaking 100,000 without any electrical gremlins. The VW, not so much.
As a killer value proposition in the large-ish midsize market, the Hyundai has it, hands down. If I wanted to spend $48,000 on a solid midsize performance sedan, I'd get a barely broken-in BMW 5 Series, or, better yet, buy a brand new, nicely optioned Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack.
The VW Arteon, however, is neither a practical or performance value.
Are you joking? Everyone has a sonata.. this VW is way better than a Sonat and I love Hyundai but this one goes to VW.
I wouldn't wanna be seen driving a Sonata though
LOL!!! Sonata...
@@MrTARIQSs I would Sonata is epic but not better than this beauty too
@@MrTARIQSs I wouldn't wanna be called Tariq. But what's that got to do with anything?
Lyn I know they don't compete, but did you like this or the Acura RDX more?
It needs more power the Kia Stinger has the 3.3L TTV6 with 365hp and the Acura TLX has a 290hp 3.5 L V6 . If they turned up the Golf Rs 292hp turbo 4 to 300+ it would make more sense .
Why oh why today are there so many discussions about power? Are we still punching it from light to light? Or speeding down the onramp to jam on the brakes to decelerate to legal speeds? Oh, I can also rev my car at the light and impress you! Ridiculous talk. My soon-to-be basic 2 Liter no 4WD 190 HP will get me moving just fine on the Autobahn and the acceleration and passing works just fine and yes, I am in Germany, the land of the Autobahn and fast drivers.
Kurkuma= Turmeric
Color is something like turmeric yellow (like cloth dyed with natural turmeric dye)
You may want to point out that the dashboard is Identical to the European Passat, whereas the rest of the interior features bear a close resemblance. In that sense at least, it IS in fact the replacement for the Passat CC.
Howdy, great and comical review as always!😸😸
Are you guys located in Long Beach? All your recent reviews have been done at The Pike so I’m curious haha
Is it quiter than Passat 2013?
I would get this car simply because I’ve never seen one on the road.
Just bought mine
It’s looks like an electric car 👀 I like it
The best part about the Arteon is that it’s a LIFTBACK!!!
Agreed, and the worst part is that it's a 4-door coupe, so lacks rear head room.
@@gregsullivan7408 It doesn't. I am over 6ft tall. Lots of headroom and space.
@@pitbullmukhtar I'm 6' tall, and my head hits the roof if I let my head lean back against the headrest. Further, I asked a taller friend what he though of the Arteon for use as a limo (I'm a chauffeur) - he advised me against it, and said he bumped his head getting in. Another chauffeur I've spoken to agrees - not enough rear head room. It's a shame because it does have enough leg room (*just* enough), and a great boot/trunk, and the car looks fantastic IMHO.
It's not turbo lag, it's transmission lag. this 8-speed is fairly slow and anemic. It feels much better with DSG.
Good review. That price is sort of high for the segment.
VW should name this color Golden Glory Metallic
No super-villain....but just you wait till the warranty ends, and ain't no villain super enough who's gonna scare you more....hehehe....
Awesome review....and a nice lookin car too.....mebbe things have moved on since the CC....?
Finally they put the blis lights in the mirror housing like how porsche does it. Much better than having the little light in the mirror.
Does she ever use signal lights?
It is a replacement for the Vw cc
Does it pass emissions?????
I’d buy it
I'm looking at buying one used anyone in the comments how owned this once, I'd love yoir feedback!!
Looks alright
Is a panoramic sunroof different than a dual pane sunroof?
Bug splatter yellow. The way you mentioned the build quality 😁😁
Buick Regal sport back and stinger are both cheaper and can be picked up used now. This is 10k too expensive.
Cool car
I somewhat like the color it stands out
Love the colour. Different. Bold like the car.
what's the point of having a 4 cylinder if it's going to give gas mileage of a v6?
I'm surprised the Toyota Avalon wasn't mentioned. I'd love to see a comparison between the Avalon and the Arteon.
Surprisingly, I would personally pick the V6 Avalon over the Arteon.
Looks good! Funny review! Keep it up!
Lyn is definitely a top
Treasure gold metallic
Luke-o 1234
Yes
You have to negotiate with the infotainment system?? Glad to hear it's easy to at least.
Turbo lag?? Really for that price??
Unicorn Prostate Explosion? I mean, it does have a nice brilliance to it. Not a fan of the name in a ploy to pique the interest of Chinese consumers.
Can anyone tell me where this wall they shot in front if is? I'm pretty sure it's in LBC. But couldn't extrapolate from the buildings seen in the reflections.
The interior looks really outdated other than the instrument cluster
Love your videos!
Platinum mustard for the color
Beautiful car that nobody is buying. I work for one of the busiest VW dealers in Canada and so far we only sold ONE. Meanwhile Tiguans are flying off the lot.
Gold yellow??