Comments on: Details Emerge For VW’s Chattanooga Chariot

By: autonut

autonut — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:24:26 +0000

You have to see silver lining in this for Detroit. If VW wants decent car for US market to compete with Accord and Camry, all they need to do is to re badge existing Skoda for our market. The car should be manufactured in Czech Republic. Skoda is following Lexus/Toyota in European quality ratings and is the best quality brand in VW group. VW board/management makes GM & Ford look intelligent.

By: bill h.

bill h. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:57:31 +0000

And hopeful that it won’t get “Malibuized” like the 1979-84 Rabbits (excepting the GTI).

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:14 +0000

Camry and Accord are the targets here.

By: stude

stude — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:56:27 +0000

Given the size requirements, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw something built on the Skoda Superb platform – which would be no bad thing, at all.

Can’t see us getting the twin hatch/trunk thingy, but I sat in one in the UK a couple of weeks ago, and the space (particularly in the back) and the build quality were terrific.

By: Michael Karesh

Michael Karesh — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:43:34 +0000

Probably larger than a Passat. And cheaper to produce.

If they want this thing to fill a plant, it’ll have to be about the size of the Accord and Mazda6.