VW Rabbit gets a nod from CR
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Originally Posted By: BrianWC
Ya know, for being so highly rated, it must not have sold too well. Given the fact that VW is already restyling it, it amounts to the shortest generation of Golf/Rabbit.
IMHO, I liked the looks, just not the FE.
Actually the MkV was just a stop gap to producing it cheaper. The design was only slated to last maybe 3 years tops.
It was something like that at least.
Ya know, for being so highly rated, it must not have sold too well. Given the fact that VW is already restyling it, it amounts to the shortest generation of Golf/Rabbit.
IMHO, I liked the looks, just not the FE.
Actually the MkV was just a stop gap to producing it cheaper. The design was only slated to last maybe 3 years tops.
It was something like that at least.
Originally Posted By: BrianWC
Ya know, for being so highly rated, it must not have sold too well. Given the fact that VW is already restyling it, it amounts to the shortest generation of Golf/Rabbit.
The Mk5 was introduced in Europe at least 18 months before it arrived in North America... that was early summer 2006 I believe, so the Mk5 actually started in production back in 2004. Now Europe will get the Mk6 in a few months, and there is no word when it will come to North America. We will get the GTI, maybe next year sometime. But no word on the Rabbit, only a promise that it will come eventually.
Ya know, for being so highly rated, it must not have sold too well. Given the fact that VW is already restyling it, it amounts to the shortest generation of Golf/Rabbit.
The Mk5 was introduced in Europe at least 18 months before it arrived in North America... that was early summer 2006 I believe, so the Mk5 actually started in production back in 2004. Now Europe will get the Mk6 in a few months, and there is no word when it will come to North America. We will get the GTI, maybe next year sometime. But no word on the Rabbit, only a promise that it will come eventually.
That's just NASTY...someone hit the dollar menu at McDonald's a bit much!!
Originally Posted By: MrCritical
I would say if anyone's on their way to outselling Toyota, it's Hyundai.
I don't know if anyone's ever looked up the Hyundai Global site, but man, that's impressive how they've diversified. Looks like they have money to burn.
Their quality has gone up at at amazing rate, just like Honda did. Their cars are less expensive than almost anyone else's, just like Honda was.
Hyundai has made leaps and bounds. One of my neighbors has a 2007 or 2008 Elantra and it is a great car. The sound system is excellent, the car is very comfortable, and the fit and finish seems to be on par with my dad's 2004 Civic Hybrid if not slightly better. It does not have cutting edge technology or styling, but it is definitely a great all around car.
I would say if anyone's on their way to outselling Toyota, it's Hyundai.
I don't know if anyone's ever looked up the Hyundai Global site, but man, that's impressive how they've diversified. Looks like they have money to burn.
Their quality has gone up at at amazing rate, just like Honda did. Their cars are less expensive than almost anyone else's, just like Honda was.
Hyundai has made leaps and bounds. One of my neighbors has a 2007 or 2008 Elantra and it is a great car. The sound system is excellent, the car is very comfortable, and the fit and finish seems to be on par with my dad's 2004 Civic Hybrid if not slightly better. It does not have cutting edge technology or styling, but it is definitely a great all around car.
They just need to better their rather abysmal gas-mileage figures, and I'd be gung-ho for one...
Originally Posted By: saaber1
Has anybody heard real world highway mpg figures for the new TDI jettas yet?
Not really. For one thing, all the test-drive vehicles have the direct-shift gearbox (DSG), which produces fuel mileage close to a manual transmission but not quite as high. Secondly, there's no way to get a good fuel economy test until you have a chance to drive 2000+ miles and get an average of at least three tanks.
And finally, if a new owner does a proper break-in, fuel mileage will increase gradually until about 20k miles and then level off. New TDIs generally get about 3 mpg less than after their engines are broken in.
Based on what I've read and heard, the 2009 Jetta TDI with common-rail injection system -- despite being considerably more powerful than the pumpe-duse (PD) engines sold from 2004-2006 -- should get the same or maybe slight better fuel economy than the PD's. I wouldn't expect any 60+ mpg results like some folks get with the VE engine (2003-and-earlier injection system), but I suppose it's possible if someone cares to drive slowly enough.
Has anybody heard real world highway mpg figures for the new TDI jettas yet?
Not really. For one thing, all the test-drive vehicles have the direct-shift gearbox (DSG), which produces fuel mileage close to a manual transmission but not quite as high. Secondly, there's no way to get a good fuel economy test until you have a chance to drive 2000+ miles and get an average of at least three tanks.
And finally, if a new owner does a proper break-in, fuel mileage will increase gradually until about 20k miles and then level off. New TDIs generally get about 3 mpg less than after their engines are broken in.
Based on what I've read and heard, the 2009 Jetta TDI with common-rail injection system -- despite being considerably more powerful than the pumpe-duse (PD) engines sold from 2004-2006 -- should get the same or maybe slight better fuel economy than the PD's. I wouldn't expect any 60+ mpg results like some folks get with the VE engine (2003-and-earlier injection system), but I suppose it's possible if someone cares to drive slowly enough.
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