This thing is halfway between a VW and an Audi; Vowdi

Say what you want but ultimately the Arteon is the poor man's Audi A7. And theres absolutely no wrong with that

That hatch is innovative. How could anyone call this boring lol

The sunroof screen is so that you can tilt the sunroof up to get a breeze and still have shade on a sunny day. It's thin to let the air through.

Absolutely love these reviews from nathan they are always very well done and very informative!

Volkswagen must have hired a brand new design team. Their cars are becoming a lot more sexy

I love a fastback. You know corporate culture, VW cannot exceed design or features of an AUDI or any other family member.

This is the best sedan design I have seen in years. The designers are brilliant, the subtle yet striking lines and the way they sculpt the front wheel fenders, and C pillars is genius.

I was thinking of getting a Tiguan SEL 4-Motion R-Line, but the Arteon has enough utility with the hatchback, for me to change my mind. The driving dynamics will be so much better on the Arteon than the Tiguan. Will be putting in my order for the Arteon soon.

Would you choose arteon or c250? Great review! :)

Nice...but my old dead PASSAT engine left a piss poor after taste. No more

Do the doors feel thin as they did in the CC

I was excited about this car when I heard it was coming, but honestly, not a single thing about the Arteon or any newer VW makes me want to replace my 07 passat wagon 3.6 4mo. I can retrofit the same headunit, install aftermarket headlights, have the real leather and real wood dash and had a guy pull up next to me in a big ass dodge Ram to tell me "that 3.6 is sick" after a roll on from 60-90 with ease. Vw should've sourced the Audi 3 liter supercharged setup, cause every reviewer, says looks fast moves slow. My car looks like im on my way to pick up my daughter (which i often am) but on the low hauls ass.

It would be interesting to have all the haters post a pic of what they drive. So many miss the point with what VW is doing with the Arteon. It is not meant for drags strip performance. It's meant to be a grand touring car with more upscale styling than the Passat. Reliability and service costs of VW's are very reasonable in my experience. You are getting everything Europe gets with the exceptions of what is not allowed in this country due to regulations or what VW does not think would be profitable/desired in this market. No VR6 for the Europeans, either. It is very interesting and somewhat puzzling why so many commenters seem to rate cars by how much horsepower they produce and if they'd "smoke" the car next to them at the stoplight.

Negating the void of warranty, I wonder if flashing the ECU with software from Revo or APR mitigates the turbo lag???

This is amazing ! I love this car and i will buy it :)

Curious to know if you can actually install the DSG transmission in this car?

I drove one. Beautiful styling but needs more power. I have waited so long for this car to be approved by EPA and the fact we get one slow engine, and no manual transmission, or a performance version, leaves me cold

In the jeep world, they sell sunshades for the roof. It allows airflow and sunshine, but prevents you from getting sunburned and perhaps, as you suggested, bugs. Similar thought process here?

I actually prefer to have the sunroof open with the ability to close the shade. That’s one thing Kia fails at

A lot of VW Group cars have that same lag problem. Even stuff like the RS5.

Good job reviewer that was fun 😆

Please tell me it’s not the same size as the cc? 😩😩

I love this car ! dont get all this lack of power but then they want great fuel economy but also lots of space to store things .We see this reviews that literally confuse consumers. I would buy something like this for sure .

Wish the offered the dsg transmission which would probably help wth the lag

I’m not a fan of turbos. But vw did a car right. Awd. Why do people get a cuv? Extra room a awd. We want all season performance.

Everyone in here is talking bad about reliability of VW. I deal with VW's a lot. This 2.0T is bulletproof. They fixed all the issues that the 2nd gen 2.0 had. These 3rd gen are great motors

I'm so happy that they haven't abandoned sedans yet!

Good review of a nice car that doesn't have a customer segment (larger, near luxury sedan from a mass market brand) worth the billions of investment. It will be gone in a few years.

The sunroof shade is for the sun. It allows you to have the sunroof open without the sun beaming down on the driver.

I do have the 240hp bi-turbo Diesel with the R-Line trim version of it which is available in Europe . It is a great car and it is a shame that the US Version is not as great as the European version. Why get rid of the dynamic indicators? Are they not allowed in the US?

Unless you go for AWD I'd rather get a loaded Accord 2.0t or Mazda 6 turbo for $36k. Over $40k? Stinger GT all the way!

The cc was your favorite vw? Lol. Hasn't this car been out for almost a year? You can open the sunroof and close the shade on a 1st Gen mini.

The blank buttons are for all the goodies VW decided we can’t have in the US. Also, what you said is turbo lag I think is the damn auto trans. since the majority of Americans do not like the “jerkiness” of the DSG the car comes equipped with in Europe.

@ 2:53, you don’t wave your foot left & right in the air under the bumper to open the hatch, your simply kick your foot forward in the air under the bumper.

I want a Jetta GLI

Power delivery is easily rectified by a quick flash tune.... plenty more horsepower and torque available which should help with the hesitation style turbo lag you mentioned Stage 1 gets you 85hp and 125tq

Like the styling but it does need better engine options.

Why didn’t VW use the dual clutch transmission with the R model engine or VR6? #Arteon

the blank buttons around a stick shift are because in Europe they have way more futures which means really fully loaded you can get only in Europe

My mechanic friend wants to trade a panamera for my RLX, what do you guys think?

My 16 Maxima SR with a CVT smoked this on the highway last night. I was disappointed, because I was thinking about trading the max for one of these...

It's the same console that VAG uses in the Audi that has more tech and other features. It's just a cost cutting maneuver common in the industry.

Great looking ....needs a better turbo or v6

That mesh sunroof shade will not cut it in Arizona.

There is a lag coz you get 8 speed automatic , back in EU we have 7 speed dsg , and mine after chiptunning wil do 0-100km (o-60mh) 4.2 sec

Get a room already

when did dana white start doing car reviews??

Most of the lag is in the throttle programming response because it's fly by wire

I'll take the Stinger with the the twin turbo V6

"See how easy that was!?" Hahahaha

Almost looks like the MK7 EA888 GTi engine. I’m sure a COBB/APR tune will fix the not enough “power” issue

I just read an article on why they hid the real exhaust pipes. This is done to eliminate the black soot that comes out of direct injection engines from getting on the exhaust pipe, thus keeping them clean looking.

So beautiful Car amazing machine

VW version of the A5 Sportback?

Beautiful car, but Volkswagen car dealer experience in Orem Utah left me a bad taste. Here you have to wait 2 weeks to get your car serviced whereas Ford well same day

An APR tune will help eliminate that turbo lag.

I love it, but for the price it deserves a 6 cylinder. For the same price you can get a Stinger GT with awd that would smoke the Arteon.

There is no turbo lag once this vehicle is broken in and premium fuel and traction control on sport the engine is the golf r engine minus the dsg transmission

I guess if you really want fast, get it chipped at APR & maybe some other aftermarket goodies that I imagine will surely make it to market soon. If every there was VW to modify and tweak more power out of, the Arteon is it.

VWs is a peculiar manufactures in that it occupies a niche segment of near luxury. Maybe that sells well in the European market, but few North Americans know what to make of it. It should compete against the Toyota Camera or Honda Accord, but even though its fit and finish is easily superior, it generally lacks their utilitarian nature and gets beaten by their fuel economy. On the other hand, it might be a better bargain than even the lowers priced entrants from Mercedes, BMW or Acura, at equal cost, but lacks their better recognized luxury nameplates and subsequent prestige value. The other obvious issue --- and this is a big one -- is that they're severely under-powered. VW offers a world-class turbo 4 (which explains whey they put it in everything they make) but they definitely needs to break the 300 hp barrier with a decent 6 cylinder motor. I realize fuel economy is an issue, so perhaps develop hybrid? Otherwise, there's no way Americans would ever pay over 40 grand for any 4 cylinder VW, especially when comparable 6s are available in the same or near the same segment.

It’s not really 4 wheel drive - it’s 4 motion. Wheels receive power when needed.

Very nice

I saw it on the street and had to goodle it. It's not boring

Dude, with the cavernous additional trunk storage space for toothpicks, I’m in! Exactly the reason we keep coming back for more from Nathan and TFL.

Same engine as an A5 Sportback but 7 MPG less on the HWY?!?

In my area (San Francisco bay area) people go for the VW CCs, the Jettas and Passats. They just buy Audis! No one wants to pay the high price tag for this car. I own two Passats myself.

I've had one VW....that was enough....never again.

How did your beard get so dark

I was about to buy this on carvana, and instantly canceled it with you showing me how a bigger guy gets in and out, - SUV here i come

As another bald guy Nathan, you should know it's so you can have air from the sunroof without getting sunburn lol

Accord 2.0 for driving pleasure over this anyday. Accord just jumps over this arteon

It's a nice car it's not boring at all .

I am so totally mystified about why so many car companies, High end and average car companies use the swiping your foot under the rear bumper technique to unlock the rear hatches and trunks as a standard process. I've always thought that that was a little primitive. The proximity aproach toward the rear of a vehicle technology to automatically unlock the hatches and trunks that Hyundai and Kia vehicles use would be a whole lot more logical and easier to use...am i wrong in my thinking ?..Totally surprised and disappointed 😞 that the Higher end luxury cars companies use the swiping under the bumper technology.

Volkswagen needs to shove a VR6 in one of these then I’ll buy it (no turbo crap)

That turbo lag is SOOOO disappointing. Especially since it’s in sport mode SMH

Isn't 268HP pretty good? The Accord 2.0 has 252HP so it has that beat.

Why are those slots empty - mass production.

Why everyone compares it with Audi and not a trash Ford ? VW is semi-premium, don't compare it with BMWs.... its great and its very sold in Europe, but of course Americans have to be haters.

Exhaust note is the last thing I wanna hear in a sedan.

I have a cc and thinking about replacing that with this until I saw the price! It is way over priced imo. Also whoever thinks that this car is boring had never experienced an APR or Unitronic tune to wake up this car!

5:45 USB port location OMG These A/C controls on VWs are since 1900

Vw should of gave us the European version period

This car looks more Audi than the new Audis 😂

I wonder will it come in diesel...... lol nevermind

Yeah, it’ll look real good spending it’s like at the shop 😂 no thanks.

it’s such a shame the great design doesn’t continue in the inside :/

I was driving on i94 today when I saw the arteon in white. It looked stupidly gorgeous! I still would never buy another German car though

I hate that stupid shade (fabric) to cover the sunroof. It's useless when it's super sunny and hot outside. I don't know why in the world most cars are using that now instead of the old piece of plastic.

Laggy power delivery and poor exhaust note? If only VW marketed an innovative narrow angle inline V6 to fit in transverse front drive cars that was famous for its low end torque and supple auditory stimulation...

Never watched Nathan do a car review, the boy just don’t look right in a car, he’s a truck man! But good review, I’m always amazed at how highly the Europeans value VW’s and what pieces of crap these cars are in the US, but people I know with Mercs and BMW’s seem to have a lots of problems too, is exquisite German Engineering a myth?

It just kinda looks like the Malibu towards the back

It actually would have been nice as a two door coupe.

They should have put the VR-6 engine in these cars. That 4 cyl even with the higher H.P. doesn't cut it because it's over taxed for the size and weight of the car. This is typical of what VW is doing in the States. They're offering nice packages with puny and weak engines while in their European versions they offer their strongest and better performing engines. That's why I stop buying VW.

I'm a VW fan and have owned them for years but this car just seems late to the game not sure what it is. I feel you could grab a turbo Accord for less and has nearly the same power for cheaper. I don't know what VW is trying to accomplish with this car the Passat is the Accord-Camry fighter etc.. what is this supposed to be going after? Kia Stinger maybe?

It has amazing looks!!!

Need engine from the RS3

Did he just do an entire video with no gauge coverage, not even a pic ?

Know a guy tuned the shit out of this car, said its now a better S5, may God have mercy on his soul

The R-Line version is better