{"id":21847,"date":"2018-02-08T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=21847"},"modified":"2018-02-08T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T16:30:51","slug":"vw-introduces-artful-arteon-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/vw-introduces-artful-arteon-sedan","title":{"rendered":"VW introduces artful Arteon sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9c223a04dc4959ddb7c71309a3a2249b8a0ba4f7\/c=220-0-3779-2669&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/08\/DetroitNews\/B99627640Z.1_20180208110444_000_GS11RQ4ES.1-0.jpg\" alt=\"180204 VW Arteon_026\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\">The Volkswagen Arteon debuted at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday and the all-new 2019 sports sedan lives up to its name as the German brand\u2019s artfully crafted design halo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Replacing the stylish-but-misbegotten CC sedan that limped to just 1,355 sales last year after peak sales of nearly 30,000 units in 2011, the Arteon hopes to improve on the CC\u2019s record with more of everything: more-dramatic styling, more legroom, more-nimble handling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Arteon has a hatchback trunk that has become all the rage in upscale sedans from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/henry-payne\/2018\/01\/03\/buick-regal-sportback-review\/109133438\/\">Audi A7 to the Kia Stinger and Buick Regal Sportback<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/henry-payne\/2017\/10\/23\/payne-stinger-points-new-path-kia\/106946262\/\">Like the Stinger<\/a>, VW hopes Arteon will be a mainstream, upscale alternative to pricier premium models from Acura and Audi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">VW CEO of North America Hinrich Woebcken calls the Arteon a \u201cbrand shaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">From its wide grille and LED headlights to its clamshell hood and long wheelbase \u2013 five inches longer than the CC \u2013 the athletic Arteon brings visual drama to VW\u2019s conservatively styled lineup of Jetta and Passat sedans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-QoUuYaBCR4M\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/c57d4673555f8fa740036c15c33a8286ff1174fb\/c=222-0-3778-2667&amp;r=x408&amp;c=540x405\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/08\/DetroitNews\/B99627640Z.1_20180208110444_000_GS11RQ4JM.1-0.jpg\" alt=\"If it's as good as the German-market model when it\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/2018\/02\/08\/DetroitNews\/B99627640Z.1_20180208110444_000_GS11RQ4JM.1-0.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/4044b1e7645488621f157de466cf1a990870caa2\/r=500x333\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/08\/DetroitNews\/B99627640Z.1_20180208110444_000_GS11RQ4JM.1-0.jpg\" \/>If it&#8217;s as good as the German-market model when it arrives stateside next summer, the Volkswagen Arteon will hold a lot of appeal for style-conscious buyers on a budget, writes Autoweek.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Volkswagon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\u00a0The Arteon is based on VW\u2019s versatile, front-wheel drive MQB platform and will offer all-wheel drive in upper trims. Likely starting at a mid-$30,000 price point, the Arteon will come with standard leather; a 268-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbo-4; eight-speed transmission; and smartphone app connectivity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Upper trims will offer goodies like a panoramic sunroof, digital cockpit and massaging driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">For all its exterior beauty and backseat comfort, the Arteon has received mixed reviews in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cIf it\u2019s as good as the German-market model when it arrives stateside next summer, the Volkswagen Arteon will hold a lot of appeal for style-conscious buyers on a budget,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/autoweek.com\/article\/car-reviews\/2019-volkswagen-arteon-first-drive-bargain-german-gt#ixzz56TPvfCiN\">writes Autoweek.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cBefore you sign on the dotted line you\u2019ve got to think: \u2018No, I don\u2019t want a Mercedes CLS or a BMW 4-series or an Audi A5 Sportback. I want that sort of thing but with a VW badge at the front and a boot the size of the Blue John Cavern at the back,\u2019\u201d wrote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.driving.co.uk\/car-reviews\/clarkson\/clarkson-review-2018-volkswagen-arteon\/\">The Grand Tour\u2019s Jeremy Clarkson in London\u2019s Sunday Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The 2019 Arteon will be available in SE, SEL and SEL Premium trim levels and is due to arrive on dealer lots in the third quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Volkswagen Arteon debuted at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday and the all-new 2019 sports sedan lives up to its name as the German brand\u2019s artfully crafted design halo. Replacing the stylish-but-misbegotten CC sedan that limped to just 1,355 sales last year after peak sales of nearly 30,000 units in 2011, the Arteon hopes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21848,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21847\/revisions\/21848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}