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What's Wrong With This Picture: It's A Wagon! Edition
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Edward Niedermeyer
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Published: July 20th, 2011
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Hey, it’s a station wagon… and it’s built by Audi. Also, you may not be able to tell from this angle, but it’s new. Really. What, you couldn’t tell?
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Published July 20th, 2011 10:35 AM
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- Statikboy I see only old Preludes in red. And a concept in white.Pretty sure this is going to end up being simply a Civic coupe. Maybe a slightly shorter wheelbase or wider track than the sedan, but mechanically identical to the Civic in Touring and/or Si trims.
- SCE to AUX With these items under the pros:[list][*]It's quick, though it seems to take the powertrain a second to get sorted when you go from cruising to tromping on it.[/*][*]The powertrain transitions are mostly smooth, though occasionally harsh.[/*][/list]I'd much rather go electric or pure ICE I hate herky-jerky hybrid drivetrains.The list of cons is pretty damning for a new vehicle. Who is buying these things?
- Jrhurren Nissan is in a sad state of affairs. Even the Z mentioned, nice though it is, will get passed over 3 times by better vehicles in the category. And that’s pretty much the story of Nissan right now. Zero of their vehicles are competitive in the segment. The only people I know who drive them are company cars that were “take it or leave it”.
- Jrhurren I rented a RAV for a 12 day vacation with lots of driving. I walked away from the experience pretty unimpressed. Count me in with Team Honda. Never had a bad one yet
- ToolGuy I don't deserve a vehicle like this.
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I wanted to ease the pain for you guys by saying the F11 (5-series Touring) is the nicer car anyway (stick, diesel, RWD or AWD, you name it)...but then I realised you don't get those either, so that would just be cruel. Seriously though, although we get some sweet vehicles here in Europe we also have to pay through the nose for them generally speaking so really the joke is on us...
I see little future for this type of upscale vehicle in the US, but can envision an oil price increase selling many more Hyundai Elantra Touring type cars..