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Detroit, 9:45 PM
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08/26/09
The DSG is supposed to be slightly more fuel efficient than the 6-speed manual. I get the impression that VW, and Audi to a lesser extent, is fully committed to the DSG as a replacement for traditional automatics.
The 7-speed DSG is a dry-clutch transmission, versus the 6-speed DSG found in the states which is a wet-clutch. Whether that is an advantage, I don't know. The thing is that the 7-speed can't handle a lot of power which is why it's found only on small economy cars like the Polo.
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No? Off to shop Honda.
08/26/09
1) Endlessly whine about not not having any diesel engined compact cars.
2) Keep saying how much you would want to buy one.
3) Wait several years.
4) When Introduced, criticize the styling.
5) Upon further inspection complain that it's too small and too expensive.
6) Watch car disappear from U.S. market.
7) #@%&!
8) ???????
9) Profit!!!
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Thread promotion failed.
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I'm surprised that VW doesn't sell the Polo in Canada, as Canadians have embraced small cars for a long time now.
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The City Golf makes baby jesus cry. I can't believe VW is still hawking that thing.
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104hp vs 104hp. I know which one I'm driving. Torques = fun.
The DSG is just silly. Isn't the Polo still an "economy" model? With 170lb-ft in such a flyweight chassis, do we really need 11 gears and an automated clutch that engages faster than flea farts?
Minimalized essentials please: the bottom manual, wind-up windows, TDI. Keep the weight off and extra electronic frippery out.
Any word on possible Stateside offerings?
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That said, one of these days, I'm going to fool myself into thinking that owning an Audi is a fantastic idea.
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The most frugal trim will carry the BlueMotion badge and attain 62 mpg U.S. in European combined testing with just 96 grams of CO2 per kilometer, making it the most fuel efficient diesel-burning 5-seater in the world.
so tell me again why we need hybrids?
08/26/09
Because you can get 10mpg less with a car that's two segments larger and can fit four actual adults without two of them resenting the others?
08/26/09
Or just split the difference--tdi Golf/Jetta.
08/26/09
But we don't all have that luxury. I think hybrids offer significant reduction in carbon emissions and better gas mileage, and something like the Prius probably meets most people's needs most of the time. So give me a Prius and an Atom and I'll be just fine.
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1) it's true
2) if they don't, they don't sell (Astra, anyone?)
3) see #1
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But then again fu*k it! We rule.
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Or is that an annus...
BTW, your example is flipped around. To my ear, saying crescent is almost better than cwah-sahnt, because we're not in France (note, I say croissant, because I try my best not to be rubish).
08/26/09
Good point. Also, I would not like to call the thing that some men wear on their head a "toop". Too-pay makes it sounds classier...
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I'm not ragging...mostly curious. Where are our UK commenters when we need them?
/checks watch and estimates GMT.
Oh, the pub.
Thank you, I'll be here all the week...
08/26/09
If Wikipedia can be trusted:
In Europe (including the United Kingdom), the original French spelling, coupé, and a modified French pronunciation (/kuːˈpeɪ/ koo-pay), are used. The stress may be on either the first or second syllable; stressing the first syllable is the more Anglicized variant. Most, but not all, speakers of North American English, at this time, pronounce coupé as "coop" (/kuːp/) and spell it without the acute accent (coupe). This was a gradual change from the original French pronunciation occurring prior to World War II. A very North American example of usage is the hot-rodders' term Deuce Coupe ("doose coop") used to refer to a 1932 Ford.
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I clearly need one of those.
05/28/09
BTW, crashed toy auctions are awesome.
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