The Arteon definitely drives better and more comfortable than my mercedes W205 C200 on Malaysian road

Thank you so for much for doing this review Kon...thinking of buying one

Cool review kon....thanks

Still so much better and cheaper to own than a junk Q3 which is RM260K mark. I know it is in different segment but just my 2 cents.

Have been waiting for this review since the launch. What your take on this compare with A5 if I want to purchase it few years later as a used car?

Kon, is it better to drive than a G20 320i?

I prefer when the screen is integrated into the dashboard rather than my A5 screen just glued on it

Since last year end, Volkswagon Malaysia start to take booking at around RM 298K. That price is for 220hp or more... But after that maybe consider Malaysian market and our people's special need, then drop to this price with same engine as Passat! One of their selling strategy...

Yes!! The 220PS will definitely beef it up and match the chassis.

At 220k for this vs 240k for the 320i (which we all know you would buy it for 220k at the endless BMW "sale"), it is honestly a hard sell for the Arteon - yes sure it has DCC but aside from that, it has less safety features compared to the 320i, drivetrain isn't as lively (the B48 is great even in 20i form), the 320i has a better ownership package with the 5 year warranty and service and of course, for the DSG detractors, the 320i runs a torque converter. And it is not to say the G20's passive suspension is terrible or anything VW Malaysia own-goaled themselves on this one really, if they wanted to charge near premium pricing, on a semi-premium car, with only one real standout feature, that honestly is wishful thinking. The 2016 B8 Passat 2.0 TSI was just about the 200k mark, and that had the same DCC, effectively the same interior as this and standard Lane Assist on the 2.0. Even if they offered the 2.0T 280PS 4Motion (the pre-facelift globally either had the 190PS FWD or the 280PS 4Motion, but the facelift now gets the 270PS FWD and AWD if not mistaken) with the 240k price and put in the driver assist features, this can then compete against your 330i, C300, S60 T5 and so on from a value standpoint. Why sell the 190PS in our already tiny market, which will essentially just cannabalise your B8 sales? I have come to know the Arteon platform well as I am considering to step into one here, unfortunately in North America for me, there aren't that many that were sold due to how close the base ones were priced to the Audi A5 Sportback 2.0T. We only get the 280PS 4Motion with and without R Line & driver assist - but as it turns out companies like APR can tune your 280PS up to an over 300+ PS car in stage 1 so that's solid, basically my dream Golf R 4 door, even more practical and sleeper car.

Did you switch to SPORT mode in the first place? It's totally different feeling when accelerating, engine and transmission become very aggressive

even lowest spec 3 series and c class has some of the safety system that arteon doesnt have....

Thank you for pointing out the chassis can take more power kon, I'm sure they'll be people modifying to stage 1 or stage 2 on this vw.

Kon I'm thinking of taking one or should I still buy the Passat?

For such a expensive car,u would expect them to gv u 220ps but no,they cheapened to gv u 190ps.

The Arteon in its softest configuration is still firmer than the passive suspension in the Passat Elegance having driven them back-to-back.

Thanks for the review. I think I will still go for the G20 320i or the C200 instead. No ADAS is really a bummer.

At this price but no AEB and blind spot monitoring, aiyoooooo

It is also can beat A4 ,XE and S60 as well...Not just as the C200 W205 and 320i...

the silver arteon look like civic from side view

Wow!

Why is this car being compared to C segment cars 320i / C200? Isn't the Arteon a D segment car

Just like Passat like what you said? Then why buy Arteon?

So which will u chose, E/C Class or this?

how’s the quality in long run, worry the german reliability.

tyres?

Wait for the face-lifted model.VW Malaysia is always late to the punch.

Any current Volkswagen's owners out there who can share their recent post sales services experience? How's their services like? Is technician knowledgeable enough to solve problems ?

Test drove this the other day, the power is really a let down

No!

You look tired. Haha

I have not seen a single arteon on the road

Bad presentation

German cars are not what they used to be.