KITEWAGON
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Maybe because you live in Texas? I don't think that anyone has ever given me a hard time about driving a wagon. But it could be the company that I keep as well.I get so much crap for driving a wagon.
Maybe because you live in Texas? I don't think that anyone has ever given me a hard time about driving a wagon. But it could be the company that I keep as well.I get so much crap for driving a wagon.
I am surprised at that reaction in Austin. Maybe you need to add a biodiesel sticker.I get so much crap for driving a wagon. But really...compared to a SUV or CUV, a wagon has all the utility, gets better mpg, plus handles so much better.
AWD, 6spd Manual, Diesel, Wagon = Love.
I am surprised at that reaction in Austin. Maybe you need to add a biodiesel sticker.
Not to spoil the party, but "Wagen" means car in German.i can't quite put my finger on why, these volks-wagens...
That must be a fairly big corner.IMO looks like they are finally giving more options to us because Mazda is right around the corner with the Sky Active-D in the 6.
The Polo isn't MQB either, actually a year older than the Jetta, but got upgraded to the new infotainment.I noticed the same thing. However, since the Jetta is not yet on the MQB platform, that may be why.
Not me. No desire for the extra costs: up front, upkeep, and extra fuel. Our current FWD wagon with 4 good winter tires, traction control and stability control works just fine in the worst that Quebec winters can throw at us, and consumes less than 5 L/100 km on the highway (at least in summer) and less than 6 in winter. I'm sure AWD would add: thousands to the purchase cost, at least 1.0 L/100 km in consumption, and just one more thing to go wrong.So looking forward to this with 4motion. Up here in the Great White North, we love these things!
This is something I've seen people on here complain about not having. I pulled this from Green Car Congress concerning the new Jetta coming out.One new aerodynamic feature on the Jetta TDI 1.8T and 2.0 TDI Clean Diesel is a closeable shutter for the radiator grille. Closing the radiator shutter helps shorten the warm-up phase of the engine due to reduced air cooling. If the engine coolant temperature drops below a predefined temperature threshold while driving, the radiator shutter remains shut. Once the engine moves beyond the warm-up phase, the shutter can open and close based on vehicle speed and cooling demands. When closed, frontal airflow is guided around the body, which helps to improve the car's aerodynamics and thus reduces fuel consumption.
I like that this is a Golf Sportswagen R TDI 4 Motion. I doubt we will see many (if any) with that full combination here.
Same reason STI's and EVO's go through tires so fast, AWD, and when your buying 18 inchers your going to have to go deep into your pockets...Having driven a 4Motion Passat I can tell you that AWD chews up tires alot faster than FWD only. One possible future repair that may be required is the drive shaft/aka Torque-Tube. It went in my 4Motion Passat. $2,000 repair!
I'm of two minds on the whole 4Motion thing. I really liked it especially in the winter but there is a cost associated with it from the get-go...tires, more fuel, more maintenance. I really don't know if I'm going to rush out and get one. I really do love my Golf Wagon Comfortline for it's simplicity (as compared to my GLX 4Motion Passat). If anything I'll wait a while to see how it does in NA.
I do however think it's long overdue coming to North America
The good stuff/fun stuff always costs more to buy but more to maintain. I think at some point though it becomes the law of diminishing returns.Same reason STI's and EVO's go through tires so fast, AWD, and when your buying 18 inchers your going to have to go deep into your pockets...
I thought I had also read about post combustion injections that sent unburnt fuel into the cat to help raise temperature, depending on conditions. EDIT: this is to start active regeneration.Heat-up phase
If the oxidising catalytic converter and particulate filter are still cold, the engine management system triggers up to two targeted secondary injections immediately after the main injection. This brings the oxidising catalytic converter and the particulate filter up to operating temperature as quickly as possible.
The fuel that is injected during post-injection burns in the cylinder and increases the temperature level of the combustion. The heat that it generates passes through the flow of air in the exhaust system to the oxidising catalytic converter and particulate filter, and heats them up.
The heating phase is complete as soon as the operating temperature of the oxidising catalytic converter and the particulate filter have been attained for a certain period of time.