I’ll never forget when they made that goal. To anyone with a brain, it was stupid at the time. But it was like 3 years ago and I figured they’d follow it up with new product.

and Oldsmobile Cutlass lol

Doug, we’re 2ish model years away from VW and their magical “800,000 units in the US by ‘18” goal.

Occasionally, I have facts.

I do, and I just got word from the higher-ups that I’m allowed to share this Golf concept car with the good folks at Jalopnik! Enjoy!

but it also has all the benefits of the dual-clutch.

Hey man, it’s only been 25 years since the SUV fad began. They’re waiting until the time is right.

They could have the best selling car in the world if they just named ALL their cars “Golf”.

Yeah when I saw “modern cars” I definitely thought of a car designed in the 1970s that was still being made in 2011.

Nah, he's just adding more washer fluid

I think it has definitely developed into a service racket, but my feeling is that the problem originated with German engineers who just didn’t even consider that anything could ever go wrong with their work.

Dubai =/= Qatar

They don’t. If these guys weren’t Diploshits, they’d already be arrested and cars impounded...

Yes, their Visa can be revoked, and they can be deported (which is normally what happens when a diplomat does something excessively shitty).

with all the wide open space and roads with in a short drive outside of LA why act like an ass on the roads there? drive out to the hills and desert and go nuts.. jack ass.

VW AUDI VW AUDI

And the engineering & marketing guys all say “let’s make all the new cars even MORE hi-tek and even MORE connected and....”

Easy

Nah man, F Pace. I hate that stuff.

I’m sure they’ll hoping the F-PACE will help them get on the right sales... um, pace.