The entry-level model will feature a 160hp 1.8L TSI motor and a six-speed manual for about €30,000. This will be followed by a 2.0L turbodiesel with latest Common Rail technology that’s good for 140hp and should feature a €32,500 price tag. Topping out the range will be a 300hp V6 FSI version with AWD and a dual-clutch gearbox for €40,000.
To keep costs low, much of the car’s equipment will be available as optional extras including goodies such as a reversing camera, parking sensors and panoramic glass-sunroof, reports AutomobilWoche.
The aggressive pricing strategy is necessary so that the new model isn’t positioned too closely with the Audi A5, which starts at €44,000. VW is also wary of the mistakes it made with the unspectacular Phaeton saloon, pricing the car too far out of reach of most VW buyers.
Reader Comments
Mon Jul 2 2007 10:04 AM
HECTOR says
A *four door coupe*? You mean like the CLS? Well! Let's all thank MB for bringing this blingtastic idiot car to the market and a round of applause for copycat companies that follow suit.
By the way. I am a fan of VW - and love the Phaeton - but think their move to go *upmarket* is very ill advised. If they think that a €30K 1.8 liter 160 bhp car is being priced *aggresively*... well, I have news for them. Try to do that here in the US at least and they're going nowhere fast. And their range topper with 300 ponies costs in excess of $54000. How many of you would pay that kind of money for a VW *4 door coupe*?
Mon Jul 2 2007 10:20 AM
Justin says
Hector - wouldn\'t you agree that VW is more upscale than Toyota or Mazda? I think they are trying to fit the gap between them and the luxury carmakers. I\'m a big VW fan too and would be interested in such a car, not necessarily because it\'s a 4-door coupe, only because it would be packaged correctly. As for the US pricing, everyone knows VWs are much cheaper in the US than EU. I would expect the price to drop when brought stateside.
Tue Jul 3 2007 2:00 AM
Anthony says
How can they call tihs a "4-door coupe" ? According to the photo above it looks like a regular 4-door sedan, look how tall those windows are! This car is not sleek or sexy like the Mercedes Benz CLS. I've seen alot of so called 4-door coupes that are slated for the market but it's funny no one seems to have a better looking car than the CLS, you would think after having years to perfect their design they would release a knock-out. The CLS is still sleeker and sexier, the only one worthy of the title 4-door coupe!
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