Acura TLX discontinued

[edyvw]

I'm well aware of whom owns whom, as I worked sales and as a lot tech for a VW dealership unfortunately during peak dieselgate. VW is in a weird limbo, but some of their decisions boggle the mind. I had so many customers that said if VW built the Amarok here they'd order one today yet when corporate office sort of said Okay. Tge last two revisions of the passat lost awd when most. Companies were adding awd throughout their lineup. The VW CC was only available with awd if you had the vr6 and automatic

Their North American strategy is absolutely bonkers. And big part of that is so they don’t butcher Audi sales.
I know about CC. I had 2010 2.0T. It was really good car. I traded in that car for X5 with 127k on original water pump that was still good. DSG was absolute gem, engine was like tailored made fir the Rockies with that transmission combination. If it was AWD, it would be hard to get rid of it. But then, what about A4?
Now, Audi is far behind MB and BMW, and VW is on life support in the US. Atlas could be much bigger success if they had turbo VR6 in it too, regular European suspension instead of trying to appease average Toyota driver.

 

[goblin]

Well, isn't VW in the US only Mexican-built models, plus a few German-built for the elite models ?

As for the Amarok: Like every other small pick-up truck, it's subject to the chicken tax if not built in North America. The Amarok is made in Argentina.
Mitsubishi is in a lot more trouble than VW in the US, if they could import the L200 - they would too.

Speaking of VW - I've always been partial to the EOS. Now that they are inexpensive, should I look into them ?

 

[edyvw]

Well, isn't VW in the US only Mexican-built models, plus a few German-built for the elite models ?

As for the Amarok: Like every other small pick-up truck, it's subject to the chicken tax if not built in North America. The Amarok is made in Argentina.
Mitsubishi is in a lot more trouble than VW in the US, if they could import the L200 - they would too.

Speaking of VW - I've always been partial to the EOS. Now that they are inexpensive, should I look into them ?

They have a plant in Tennessee where they build Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and ID4.
So what if they are Mexico-made? Not sure if that is a downside.

 

[TomYoung]

Speaking of VW - I've always been partial to the EOS. Now that they are inexpensive, should I look into them ?

Why not? But better hurry, as most of these have been in the junkyards for a while.

 

[goblin]

They have a plant in Tennessee where they build Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and ID4.
So what if they are Mexico-made? Not sure if that is a downside.

Not a downside. Just that they would limit the available models to what they can get out of the Mexico plants, as they are (or at least were) tariff free, and closer. Add the US-built ones and you have a whole range of models that are mostly North America specific. Add the local partnerships, and you end up with a rebadge called Routan, but no Sharan and no Touran. Things like that.

 

[Nessism1]

How come VW talk has infiltrated this Honda/Acura thread? Honda/Acura vehicles are at least, 1000x better than a VW, so how come this thread has drifted off topic?

 

[edyvw]

How come VW talk has infiltrated this Honda/Acura thread? Honda/Acura vehicles are at least, 1000x better than a VW, so how come this thread has drifted off topic?

Considering I have a Honda and a VW, I would say your brother's girlfriend cousin's boyfriend, who had a crappy VW, might be wrong.

 

[goblin]

Technically, the thread was never on topic. It never drifted off topic, it briefly barged through it and left