Comments on: First Look: 2010 Volkswagen Golf http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2009/04/first-look-2010-volkswagen-golf/ The Voice of the Automotive World Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9323 By: Ken Zino http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2009/04/first-look-2010-volkswagen-golf/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 Ken Zino Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:41:17 +0000 https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/?p=4319#comment-2596 James, I should have made it clearer than I did: Inside, the car is plush with chrome accents and leather seats. For those who still think of the Golf as an econobox should be dissuaded by the equipment offered, including automatic lane spacing control, as well as electronic chassis control or even “Park Assist,” which parallel parks the car. <em>How all this stuff is packaged in various models and ultimately priced in the U.S. remains to be seen.</em> VW has not released the details you are looking for; and you bring up the real marketing issue -- here versus Europe -- where customers view compacts as much more expensive cars than they are considered here, and are willing to pay higher prices. We will have to wait and see what is offered here and at what prices. James, I should have made it clearer than I did:

Inside, the car is plush with chrome accents and leather seats. For those who still think of the Golf as an econobox should be dissuaded by the equipment offered, including automatic lane spacing control, as well as electronic chassis control or even “Park Assist,” which parallel parks the car. How all this stuff is packaged in various models and ultimately priced in the U.S. remains to be seen.

VW has not released the details you are looking for; and you bring up the real marketing issue — here versus Europe — where customers view compacts as much more expensive cars than they are considered here, and are willing to pay higher prices. We will have to wait and see what is offered here and at what prices.

]]> By: James Coleman http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2009/04/first-look-2010-volkswagen-golf/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 James Coleman Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:50:21 +0000 https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/?p=4319#comment-2595 Mentions were made about the luxurious list of optional equipment on the Golf, including leather interiors, but this seems to be a European market equipment list. Has VW issued a statement about what options will be offered in the U.S.? In the Mk V golf (Rabbit) in the U.S., you can't even get a leather-wrapped steering wheel unless you upgrade to the GTI. Mentions were made about the luxurious list of optional equipment on the Golf, including leather interiors, but this seems to be a European market equipment list. Has VW issued a statement about what options will be offered in the U.S.? In the Mk V golf (Rabbit) in the U.S., you can’t even get a leather-wrapped steering wheel unless you upgrade to the GTI.

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