Wednesday, September 13, 2006

VW Touran



Mostly a new front end for this Europe only VW.
It seems to share its new headlights design with the new Sebring.

That should make it easy to rebadge a Dodge minivan as a VW next year. They won't even have to change the lights...

That brush metal on the dash would be a welcome addition in the Rabbit/Jetta interior. Anything that could make it just a little more attractive would be an improvement.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Unlike the new Sebring, this car isn't a piece of shit.

Vince Burlapp said...

Who knows...
A lot of VWs are.

In the US at least, Chryslers are rated much more reliable than VWs.

Ahura said...

Yes it is. Its one of the most boring car in the planet. But now it has a nose with some design in it. The Sebring has nothing to do with it. Just look at the Polo, Passat en Eos.. they all have the same kind of headlights

The grille looks ugly. Its a half chrome grill..

Gonzo said...

VW has losrt it, what you ask? the charm and appeal they had many generations ago!!!!

Anonymous said...

I drove 1500km though europe in one of these about 3 years ago and I absolutely loved it. Had 7 seats, 6 speed manual, 1.6 FSI. It was the base model rental car at the time. We got 37mpg. Enough said.

MKK said...

Ford C-Max and S-Max look much better than VW. Keep this on the east side of Atlantic, and bring us "American" brands from Europe.

Anonymous said...

And this van is getting popular in China as well.

Anonymous said...

i wish they would place the nav screen higher on the dash (swap with the rotary switches). otherwise the design looks good for a minivan !

Jung said...

Hrmm... I'm not sure if I like how the entire lineup of VWs have basically 2 front face design... the one that looks like Passat, and one that looks like Golf.

Audi is guilty of doing the same thing. I mean, design jobs at VW must be very boring.

Anonymous said...

Zzzzzzzzz....

Anonymous said...

... response to jung above, brand recognition. everyone does it.

nichard rixon said...

http://jalopnik.com/cars/concept-cars/kerplunk-teaser-shots-of-the-suzuki-splash-concept-200692.php

Rather try one of these(maybe tweak a few features, make it larger if it comes to USA,,,like the did the "Swift", now called sx4-stretched platform of Swift/awd/fwd now, for USA).

Jack Yan said...

Reminds me more of the Eos’s headlights than the Sebring’s.