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The 270hp VW Passat W8...

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<< And aphex, the stock 1.8T Passat is NOT what I'd call "speedy." >>


Yah, what's up with that? 0-60 in 7.6 seconds or so is plenty respectable. Altho I admit the new crop of cars out now are faster, but it's still better than most of the cars out there. Low RPM torque is really fun, too. 😀 >>


hmm...I've always heard it was over 8 seconds with the 5 speed. It does have some down-low grunt though.
 


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<< And aphex, the stock 1.8T Passat is NOT what I'd call "speedy." >>


Yah, what's up with that? 0-60 in 7.6 seconds or so is plenty respectable. Altho I admit the new crop of cars out now are faster, but it's still better than most of the cars out there. Low RPM torque is really fun, too. 😀 >>


hmm...I've always heard it was over 8 seconds with the 5 speed. It does have some down-low grunt though. >>



Naaa, shes right... mid 7's for the 5, mid 8's for the tip


Anywhoo...HERE is some opinions from people who have drivin the W8
 


<< Big mistake IMHO. I wouldn't pay $40k for a Passat. I'd rather have a loaded A4 or a prev-gen S4 and screw the W8 over.

The W8 makes no sense to me in a car like the Passat. Who the f*&k is going to buy a W8 Passat?? The fact that a Passat starts at $21,000 and goes to $40,000 shows you that VW is f*&king around too much with their product lines. Anytime you can DOUBLE the price of the same basic car, I say that you are adding too many features to a car that doesn't deserve it.

Get a loaded 3-Series and drop kick the Passat from here to timbucktu. >>

I agree 100%.

I like VW's plenty but $40k for a VW passenger vehicle? You have GOT to be f**king kidding me.
 


<< Naaa, shes right... mid 7's for the 5, mid 8's for the tip >>


I'm a guy...


<< I like VW's plenty but $40k for a VW passenger vehicle? You have GOT to be f**king kidding me. >>


As opposed to 40k for a VW delivery truck? 😛
 


<< As opposed to 40k for a VW delivery truck? 😛 >>

Nah I seemed to remember VW was making a supercar or something so I wanted to cover bases just incase. Looking at the pics of the link below are they joking with those wheels? I mean they have to be, right? I hate to be a nissan fanboy but give me a fully loadex maxima and a lovely home theater setup with the cash left over.

Or give me an audi for pete's sake!
 


<< I'm a guy... >>



Dont blame me... Cant imagine where i got that idea from 😀

Anywhoo.. My bad
 


<< I would like better wheels. Have you driven a new Passat Skoorb? Just curious >>

No... I've driven a late model golf though 🙂 I'm sure the passat is a nice car but it's still a VW. You could take an audi and do nothing but replace its badge with a VW badge and you'd have to sell it for less. I simply can't imagine anybody "paying $40k for a VW".
 
I think you guys might be surprized... I think they will sell better than you think... But, we shall see...
 
OK if Kia came out with a really sweet sedan with a V8 and a bunch of other nifty stuff would people pay $35k for it if otherwise it was worth that? I think not, cause it's a kia! VW is better but still...
 


<< I think you guys might be surprized... I think they will sell better than you think... But, we shall see... >>

Quite possibly - afterall they did market research before making it. I am just going on ASSumptions.
 


<< OK if Kia came out with a really sweet sedan with a V8 and a bunch of other nifty stuff would people pay $35k for it if otherwise it was worth that? I think not, cause it's a kia! VW is better but still... >>



Thats not a fair comparison... Im sorry...
 
i wouldn't buy one. why would i? we all know it will fall apart at 25,000 miles anyway....all VW's do...POS...



















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<< OK if Kia came out with a really sweet sedan with a V8 and a bunch of other nifty stuff would people pay $35k for it if otherwise it was worth that? I think not, cause it's a kia! VW is better but still... >>



Thats not a fair comparison... Im sorry... >>

How so? We have the case of a car company in both my made up sense and the real sense with vw trying to break into a way higher market. The thing with this is VW didn't even make a new car. Like NFS4 said you can buy one for $40k or for half that.
 


<< The W8 makes no sense to me in a car like the Passat. Who the f*&k is going to buy a W8 Passat?? The fact that a Passat starts at $21,000 and goes to $40,000 shows you that VW is f*&king around too much with their product lines. Anytime you can DOUBLE the price of the same basic car, I say that you are adding too many features to a car that doesn't deserve it. >>



I disagree. Many car lines in Europe do this. Like Mercedes. They have cheap stripped cars used as taxis, and cars from the same line that cost three and four times as much in the highline versions. Mercedes chose not to do this in the US market to keep an upmarket appeal and image.

This gives us a lot more options. It's something that I've wished we could have in the US, but I don't know if the US market is ready for it. But I doubt it will last. I have a feeling VW will slowly drop it's lower end options and cars and start reaching for the luxury market as planned.
 


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<< OK if Kia came out with a really sweet sedan with a V8 and a bunch of other nifty stuff would people pay $35k for it if otherwise it was worth that? I think not, cause it's a kia! VW is better but still... >>



Thats not a fair comparison... Im sorry... >>

How so? We have the case of a car company in both my made up sense and the real sense with vw trying to break into a way higher market. The thing with this is VW didn't even make a new car. Like NFS4 said you can buy one for $40k or for half that. >>



I see your point, but the numbers are being exaggerated.. Passats regularly sell for $33-34k for the GLX V6. If fact id even venture to say that i have seen more V6's than 1.8t's since the introduction of the new B5.5 style. Granted $6,000 is a large difference in price for the W8 (from the V6), but to compare that to a $20,000 price difference in Kia V8 is obsurd.

EDIT: Pardon my spelling 🙂
 
Skoorb, so you are saying a Focus is the same as a Lincoln with a bigger engine? The same company makes both cars. You have not spent any time in a Passat if you think it is a big Golf. These are entirely 2 different vehicles.


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<< Skoorb, so you are saying a Focus is the same as a Lincoln with a bigger engine? The same company makes both cars. You have not spent any time in a Passat if you think it is a big Golf. These are entirely 2 different vehicles. >>

A lincoln is larger and more luxorious than a Focus. A passat is also larger and more luxorious than a Golf.

Course I'd never personally pay $40k for a ford either.

My problem with this passat is we have a vehicle that fully loaded goes for low/mid 30's or something and they jack in some new gear to raise the price. It's like a nissan sentra with 270 horsepower costing $33k...hmm actually that would sell.

I don't know I'm off to sleep. I don't wish any ill will on VW. I'd still rather have an audi!
 
Screw that, I'd rather shell out about $7k less and get a 2k2 WS6, or a 300GT VR4, or, a number of other cars, because that car sucks ass.
 


<< Screw that, I'd rather shell out about $7k less and get a 2k2 WS6, or a 300GT VR4, or, a number of other cars, because that car sucks ass. >>



Your comparing apples to oranges. Were talking about luxury sedans, not sports cars...

As for sucking ass, care to back that up with any facts??
 


<< Screw that, I'd rather shell out about $7k less and get a 2k2 WS6, or a 300GT VR4, or, a number of other cars, because that car sucks ass. >>


You're retarded. Just get out of here. Do you understand the concept of "comparison?"

Back to the intelligent discussion, gentlemen!
 
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