YES! Someone noticed! It was fairly subtle, but I thought someone would have seen it sooner. Haha

I’ve been in a modern GM. Still not impressed.

Yup. Plenty of other cars and trucks made there (even by Mexico). They could easily build in Mexico and sell it here.

:drool:

Well, enough for me. Keep in mind, most American trucks will do that run in around 6-7 seconds. Anything that gets to 60 in double digit times is considered “too slow” by most American standards (even though most Americans accelerate WAY slower). It’s all marketing and promotion. Good luck selling something rated at a…

Oh yeah. Our trucks are all obnoxiously large and powerful.

The chicken tax went into effect in 1964, but until grey market imports were made illegal in the 80’s (the 25-year rule), people just paid the tax and brought over trucks (which is why you’ll see things like the VW Vanagon truck).

Models like the Mazda B series shared an assembly line with the Ranger, which was built…

Good to know. I mean, they sell it, so I assume it’s adequate. But adequate in Europe is not the same as adequate in the US. Here, people expect trucks to have 400hp. There, 0-100kmh sometime this week is good enough (exaggerating, of course).

Oh damn. Local dealer still has some, didn’t know they’ve officially been axed!

It’s not that the government doesn’t like them. Ford dominated the segment with the Ranger. It was THE fleet truck. But it was eating away at F150 sales, so Ford axed it. Toyota still offers the Tacoma in single-cab, 2WD, 4 cylinder variant, but it’s too expensive for most fleet buyers to consider. I think if VW…

Is it really that close in size? Obviously haven’t seen two side-by-side, but even in Germany the Amarok seems relatively tame in size. I’ve seen a few Colorado / Canyons here, and they all seem to be a mile long (albeit narrower than a typical full-sized truck).

Ah, the days of simple cars and trucks. While I agree that auto manufacturers cater towards the press (just look at the tire situation with Ferrari press cars!), I don’t think it necessarily negates lower trim options.

Good point. Too lazy to read up on the specifics of the Chicken Tax. I think anything North American manufactured (Canada, US, Mexico) is exempt.

VW Caddy and Transporter to compete with all the new vans hitting the US?

Unfortunately, you’re right about taxes. Damn chicken tax. But I’m not sure if I agree with “work oriented”. In the land of people daily-driving Silverados and Rams, the VW’s interior is actually fairly nice.

5th: How Volkswagen could figure out the American car market in one easy step!

I want to dress like this guy next Halloween.

Uhh... How? ...Where?

Saving money by working around energy rates.

Around here, electricity is more expensive during the daytime than at night (peak usage is during the day, so the electricity company charges more). Now imagine if I had a giant battery at my house, that I could charge up overnight. During the daytime, when electricity is…

TDI, 6MT, Night Blue Metallic with the tan interior. SE, because I’m a sucker for a panoramic sunroof. $28,815.