The Volkswagen Arteon is the main Volkswagen innovation at the Geneva Motor Show. The new elite sedan is the successor to the CC model. It maintains the coupé lines and is more prestigious than the Passat, but still maintains its popularity.
Volkswagen Arteon, predicted by the study Sports Coupe, it is luxury limousine, which has the best technology of the brand. Dynamic sedan in execution fastback looking for buyers who want more from the Passat, but the arrival of popularity. It's coming to the roads in June 2017, compared to the model CC but it will be six centimeters longer. It is placed on the MQB platform and measures approx 4.9 meters (4862 millimeters).
The wheelbase is 2.84 meters long, which is 13 centimeters more than the CC and also five more than the Passat, with which it shares technical characteristics. Arteon is decorated with integrated LED headlights. The basic volume of the trunk is 563 liters, but if the seat backrests are folded down, it increases to 1557 liters.
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Inside we find 9.2-inch central (infotainment) screen with hand gesture recognition and upgraded Passat digital instrument panel. It adds a touch of prestige ambient lighting. It has a number of safety assistance systems available, including a second-generation automatic call for help system that stops the car if the driver loses consciousness and safely changes lanes. We will be able to choose between three four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines with a turbo blower. The power range of gas stations is between 110 (150 hp) and 206 kW (280 hp), and diesels between 110 (150 hp) and 176 kW (240 hp). The 1.5-liter TSI evo engine is new, and the rest of the engine range will be two-liter. Four-wheel drive will also be available. In the more powerful versions, they are seven-speed gearbox DSG and drive 4motion serial. Although three people can sit in the back, the emphasis is on the two side seats.
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