The arteon exterior is the best looking vw imo

This car is rare and beautiful. Although I barely see any on the road, kudos to VW for not giving up on it. Great Review!

Lmao “ you have to go deep in the menus, and go through a couple of settings (almost crash)” 🤣

There is actually an easier and quicker way to turn off the lane keep assist. You have to press the button on the end of the left steering wheel stalk and it brings up a menu in the digital dash cluster. The lane keep assist is the top option so you just press the OK button on the right side of the steering wheel and it’s turned off.

This is the best review of the 2021 Arteon that I've seen thus far - detailed and honest. Great job!

My Arteon Premium R-line is such a head turner. Constantly getting comments and stares. I'm in love with it.

Just bought a 2021 SEL Premium last week. Awesome car with great looks and nice technology. This car is replacing a 2008 BMW 528i that I purchased new thirteen years ago. I am a German car enthusiast and love my BMW but there are a few things that BMW is doing now which I don’t like. The first thing is unless you are purchasing a black or white exterior paint job then you are paying extra for any metallic paint. Second is run flat tires. I don’t like them as I prefer a traditional spare and RFT’s are expensive. The third thing is a base 530 car which runs you over 50k comes with vinyl (sensatec) seating covers. To get to the Napa line of leather you have to jump two trim levels which takes the car to over 60k. My Arteon has Napa leather seating, a full size spare with the matching wheel, and there was no up charge for pyrite silver metallic on the exterior. To me this is an awesome car which I got at 42k and free money from VW credit.

When it comes to car reviews, your channel is one my favorites. Always looking forward to your videos. Keep up the great work.

The volume knob pointing up at all times is so relatable.

Picking mine up today!! Can't wait.

Very good and unique review. I like how you mention the long term quirks that may get annoying. Genuine / honest review. Thank you!

This is like a less expensive Audi A5. I really enjoy the hatchback design!

Im not sure if it's the KZfaq algorithm or ive not been searching properly but I'm ticked that I just found this channel. Subbed after two vids. Commentary useful, keeps focus on what I wanna see, and no corniness lol. (Also the shank comment on the Passat video had me rolling. Can't unsee it now)

Thanks for another great review. I currently drive a super-clean Avalon with a killer Focal sound system and, as a wedding photographer whose car gets frequently used as a luxury Uber, I REALLY like the space & storage matrix they've put together here. Due to historical reliability, I'm always drawn to an Avalon or ES350 but this car is compelling to me. It's not a GTI, but no car with a big backseat will ever be a GTI. I'll probably get an ƒ-Sport ES350, and just admire Arteons at the stop light. Fun to drive? Everything's a sports car compared to an F-150 or Ridgeline.

thank you for this.. I was contemplating whether to get this or an A5.. this review helps a ton.

Nice POV Topher! love the arteon!! I want one of these when I grow up sometime.

For all those who have an issue with the price, I hear you, but take a look at what they are actually selling for. The VW dealer near me has them advertised for more than $6,000 below msrp. That really changes the equation!

What fantasy land do manufacturers think we live in? In any major city you would have a bent rim within a week with this wheel and tire combo. Bring back the 17 and 18 inch wheels.

Few interesting things I found for North American market was: 1. Port injection per press release 2. Tri zone AC standard on all variants . Avalon has only dual zone. 3. Bottle holders & glove box has padding. I think SE which is under 35k is the best variant to go with. Got the chance to test drive arteon se & accord 2.0 yesterday and I personally liked fit and finish of vw is excellent. Doors are heavy, camera has more clarity and infotainment has best contrast & audio sound is very nice. Accord 2.0t runs on 87 octane which saves money in pump, very soft & comfortable seat. One thing I observed Honda offers ota update which is very nice.

I think this is the most Beautiful car in the world

the price is OUCH. coming from someone who used to own a GTI. thats well into Audi/BMW money. this car's biggest problem is the existence of the A5 sportback which most ppl will spend the extra for

That Foot Clapping Ritual...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The reverse camera popping out, it doesn't get dirty. As a canadian midway thru winter the amount of times of ive had to wipe the camera vs the mk7 golf which is 5 years old has never needed to be cleaned.

Nice video! I was wondering maybe in the future you could do a pov drive about the new 2021 golf gti. Would make a great video!

Always got fire music 🔥🔥🤙🏼

Amazing content

Volkswagen usually gets one thing right. And thats pricing. But this time, they screwed it up. Nobody's should pay that money for a Volkswagen accord.

To turn off Lane keep assist you press the button at the very top of the left steering wheel stock. It brings up the safety assist menu in the dash. You can turn off/on any safety assist. Same as other VW's.

I really love this vw!!!

Just guessing that compare to my 18 golf r. On the left stock there's a button on the outside tip. Click it. Brings a menu up. Turn off lane keep.

I came here to see the updates to the Arteon because I have the 2019. I didn’t realize this channel was based in metro Detroit until I saw the St. Joe’s Sports Dome!

Mantap mobil ini ulasan anda sangat bermanfaat...semoga lebih terinci lg contoh tes kecepatan 0-100 kmj dll...menariknya anda perdengarkan suara saund sistem di tiap mobil ulasan,sangat bermanfaat bro👍👍

Fun fact about the Arteon is it was actually manufactured in Germany!

Oh my god how related I feel that you clean your shoes before getting in the car, nobody understands why I do this. 😭❤️

I really like the sound of the door shutting. Also, I prefer it with the turbine wheels. In my opinion. 🙃

Amazing car . tons of torque

Is the optical disc player still retained inside the glove compartment? Camera was moving too fast......

Lane keeping assist can be easily accessed if you press the Turn Signal lever. You have an physical button and you have all the assist option on the digital cluster. You don’t have to go thru the menu at all

Great in between luxury/mainstream Car!

were you cruising in minnnesota bro ?

okhere is my opinion on it and to point out some of the things that you missed in your 1st 6 minute review. First of this year I went from 2010 CC ,which I had for couple of years, to 2016 Audi A7, which by the way is an excellent 4 door performance car, the supercharge in that engine makes a lot of difference comparing it to turbo, literally instant power and super fast!. I could not even imagine how rs7 would feel. That being said I had a break down, even though it had only 46k miles on it and the break down cost me 5300$ to fix it, it was software/electronic issue that pretty much controls everything in that car. If you gonna buy Audi make sure it is brand new or get every possible coverage you can get when buying used one. That made me to go back to a dealership after only 4 months and find something else. I decided to go with 2021 VW Arteon R line. The main reason I decided on it was because of the looks, It resembles A7 pretty close, also all the tech in it is very similar to what my A7 had so it was pretty easy to get used to navigating through it. I had that car for 2 weeks now and I have few things to say. 1st of even though it has 268 hp of the line is super slow! There is no that instant kick the Audi had even with all drives, it takes about 1 to 1.5 seconds for Turbo to kick in and then you can feel little kick but whoever you gonna race they will already be car and a half ahead of you and you will always have to play catch up game, 2nd thing that anoyes me is delay between gear changes! Even when you put in "manual" so you can shift gears on shift pedals there is a huge delay between each gears. Another thing it is pretty big car but the outside mirrors feel really small comparing it to my CC and A7. Now in my own opinion for these issues i brought up 49k is definitely not worth it. Another thing what is annoying even when you go to main settings and you turn off all the assist features off and then once you stop and turn off your car and go back in all of them will be back on so you have to do it again before leaving. All this has to be done before you start driving because once you drive you can not navigate anything in car setting, it is locked due to "your safety" which is so stupid because you also have passenger who can play with all that. A7 you could do anything you wanted while driving. As far as line assist goes you can actually press button on your left nob where high beams are and you will get the screen pop up and you can actually turn it off right there with pushing ok button, so you do not need to do that in mail screen in the middle as you said. Also what you were wrong about, the spare tire is doughnut tire, it is not same size as on the car. Another annoying thing are all the controls are touch screen for everything so you have to be right on it to adjust. even if is as simple as increasing your temp, when driving is almost impossible to get it right because your hand moves around. VW SHOULD HAVE LEFT ACTUAL NOBS FOR STUFF LIKE THIS! and yet they leave manual adjustment for steering wheel tilt, it is not adjustable by pushing the button like in A7. Same it goes with controls on the steering wheel, you have to be right on it or you will push the wrong button. Another bad thing is the trim at the bottom of doors feels really cheep and it seams like it will eventually pop out or bent outwards. Now the good things I like: steering wheel is super nice, it feels superb in your hands, even better than A7's felt, ambient lights are cool to and you can adjust it to any color you like. It looks very nice at night in the door panels and around dashboard. A lot of room, seats are comfortable and actually dont feel cheap, Another good thing you can open and close your trunk with foot movement under the bumper, you can also start the car remotely as well so it will be nice in the winter. Also another cool thing when you start your car at night it does little headlight display so it is entertaining to watch it from inside the car and you also have LED stripe across the entire front bumper. So overall I do not thing it is worth 49k, I also thing that engine is way too small for that car, it should have been at least V6 or perhaps inline 5 with supercharger, the car should have minimum of 300hp, it actually handles desent so no changes there. The only reason I got it because I wanted something brand new and German so I can have varanty till I pay it off and then I can buy brand new Audi. I would give 6/10 for this car overall score, it could definitely been better with few things, but it is much much better than a lot of other VW models.

When are the honk tests coming in?

Just so you are aware… you can access lane assist within the steering wheel buttons. You can turn it on and off through there.

Worth noting that discounts here in the Seattle area of both the mid-trim SEL R-Line and the top trim SEL Premium R-Line are currently discounted by $6000 or more. That brings the transaction price of the R-Line with optional AWD down to that of a fully loaded top trim Honda Accord and a bit less than a Camry XSE with a V6 engine, neither of which offer AWD. At $42,000, the top trim SEL Premium is only slightly more than a top trim Camry.

I actually really like the exterior and interior, but yeah - hard to pick this over an A5 or even a Stinger, especially with the new 300hp 2.5Ls coming out

I can't wait to lease that car!

Topher. Which sounds better; HK or Fender audio?

I think the biggest problem with this car is that the interior is too similar to all the other VWs, even those that cost half as much. Hard to justify close to $50k when it shares half of its interior with a Jetta or Golf. But it’s beautiful and I hope they keep producing it.

I see the Arteon compared to the Audi A5 a lot. Now, I may represent just a small percentage of shoppers with 2 young kids in car seats, but with this in mind, the A5 can not even be considered in the conversation. The difference in rear seat leg room is a full 5 inches!! The Arteon even has a 3" advantage on the A7. The folks out there who are familiar with how massive rear facing car seats are understand.

I assume that new 8 speed is ZF's torque converter unit? Nice video as always mate! The arteon looks like a good buy, let down a bit by the hefty price tag

Great review comparing the positives with the negatives, pricing and other car comparisons.

You can click the button on the end of the turn signal to quickly access your assist systems

How does this compare to the Regal GS? Looking for a new commuter car (mostly highway)

Will it ever shut up with warning noises whenever you open the door or touch a button? It would be pretty annoying for me.

Really weird how the lane keep and safety stuff is buried in a menu now. In my 2020 GLI there's a button on the steering wheel that goes directly to it. Oh yeah and the gauge illumination being in the infotainment is annoying. I miss how it was a dial in my GTI.

This car looks very close to the VW Virtus (made in Brazil) which I have one. The GTS model, 1.4 litre with 150 HP and almost the same interior features. Nice cars... the Arteon and mine. hehe Regards from Brazil.

You can toggle the safety systems via the digital dashboard w/ the steering wheel controls. You can use an OBD Eleven to turn on Adaptive Lane Assist, which makes the system so much better. I do not know why VW does not activate it for the American market.

You can set it on your DD using your wheel buttons, i had the same problem but played around and sorted it

Loved the random Doug DeMuro shout out. 😅

One thing to note is that this has the IS38 2.0t like the Golf R and S3 meaning with something like a JB4 you're near 350hp. Audi A4 and A5 only have the IS20 turbo like the GTI.

Is this better than Avalon or Maxima? I still can’t wrap my head around your statement that GTI is better than Arteon. GTI is two segments lower.

Does the rear view cameras also allow the option of the top down view as well when in reverse.... like a split screen like the Infiniti? I’ve only seen the basic rear camera turn on when in reverse on videos.

which sound system is better? this arteon or mazda3?

Do the steering touch buttons work with gloves? I don't know what VW is thinking with the new generation vehicles... touch screens everywhere

I just bought a 2022 VW Arteon SEL R-Line. Anyone know if the standard sound system has any improvement over the prior sound system? I know the Harmon Kardon Premium 12 speaker system in the Premium trim is better but the mid level trim seemed to be the best compromise of equipment and price.

The smiley face can’t be unseen

Sounds like it has more road noise than expected?

Bro, the user manual is supposed to be in that "something going on up there" slot in the glovebox.

Does the U.S get the shooting brake version?

Absolutely LOVE mine. Picked up last Saturday, same car but black. I agree with a few things Topher said but I disagree about the sound system. It sounds fantastic once you play around with the settings. Transmission is fine too. Ignore the price. You can get them under MSRP. I got a great deal.

I totally agree with your dislikes about it . I literally have the same compliments about it

You can push the little asisst button on the indicator lever then its off.

Great car

I have a 17 passat and the volume knob kills me too.

That's actually VW's old interior tech. The one that still worked properly 🤣

My 21 Arteon does the same thing with the vented seat. It turns on by itself if I get out of the car and back in and start up within like 15 minutes. It's weird

Definitely now worth. Probably if they have priced around 35k, would have been great

Can you at least turn off lane keep assist with voice commands?

(08:43) - (08:48) The way that red Jeep teleported was pretty cool.

So you would definitely take the TLX SHWD advance over this even with the small back seat, no spare, and less cargo room? There is supposed to be a 300hp version of the Arteon coming soon…

So the lane assist menu doesnt come up in the dash with your steering wheel controls anymore?

10:17 THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST FACTUAL THING IVE EVER HEARD, my brother had a 2013 a4 that dude ALWAYS had it tilted and it bugged the life outta me

2023 adds 30hp for a total over 300hp and also adds DSG. Basically it's a Golf R in a fastback body. Has the same 2.0T 7DSG 4MOTION.

i’m just waiting for you to drive a hellcat on the channel LMAOAO

Just bought my wife a 2021 for her birthday i hope she likes it

does this same car have LED lightnings in interior

Arteon🔥

i really like wagon arteon, nicest on market

Outside is awesome but inside is just ok. But overall is a really good product.

How would this compare to a Kia K5?

I haven’t driven anything than a VW since 2009. 🤔 That was my first VW. I’d love a truck but dam, they’re too costly. VW’s are awesome.

The problem with VAG cars is that they're all made from the same parts bins using different marques to carpet bomb every price point from SKODA/SEAT to Audi. You described the problem perfectly, at the upper price brackets for VW, you might aswell buy the Audi equivalent.

Song?

(08:13) The way you said “car” was pretty funny

It’s basically a longer Golf R. I guess if you like longer cars then it’s a good option, though I think the R is cooler and plenty functional.

Must be a new mode, never seen that kind of vw interior.

That’s a beautiful vehicle. Looks like an Audi with a VW badge!

How does it compare with the Toyota Avalon

That compartment under the temperature controls is a wireless charger.

The shift looks like last gen's Porsche 911 991