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First test: Volkswagen Artown (2.0 diesel, 150 hp) - Walla! Car

2021-05-09T23:40:15.492Z


When Volkswagen wants to make an Audi, it leaves Artown. A large, well-designed saloon car with a professional distance quota. The official importer preferred not to mess with this challenge, "Gazpra" yes


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First test: Volkswagen Artown (2.0 diesel, 150 hp)

After hundreds of miles in a Volkswagen Arttown, a very simple truth emerges.

Building a big, impressive, high-quality and performing car is one thing - turning it into a sales hit, well, that's a completely different film ...

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Keenan Cohen

Friday, 07 May 2021, 07:07 Updated: 07:43

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Volkswagen Artion arrives in Israel on the parallel import channel (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

The silver car slid into the parking lot and on its metal curves dangled in the mixture of orange headlight lighting, the white neon lights of the gas station and the yellow of the eatery sign that symbolized is a letter reminiscent of W just the opposite.

Two refuelers, a customer who came out of the convenience store and the group of soldiers who dealt with the elimination of a hamburger in what seemed like the highlight of their day - everyone stopped and looked at her, one of them and not the first in those two days also went a few steps to figure out what exactly he was looking at.



Because it's one thing to see a silver car with a Volkswagen emblem, it's something else entirely to see it packed in such a vehicle, at least in Israel to which this car - Harteon has not yet arrived on the official import channel.

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Increases do

First of all who is Artown and why is it good.

Every once in a while, Volkswagen wants to show who is who, and launches a car to the world that reminds them that it is not only the mother of Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, etc. but also one that knows how to make passenger cars that make you want to turn your head.

She did it with Shiroku, Passat CC, Peyton and the Touaregs.

Except for the latter - none of them were economic bullshit, but they did what they were meant to do.



Now it's Hartown's turn.

Which despite really identical dimensions on the cm or at least very close to other large family cars like Skoda Superb (its platform sister), Mazda 6, Hyundai Sonata and others succeed in a very sophisticated exercise in design to look bigger. Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 4 Gran Coupe. At the end we will also talk about this pretension.

For a moment, two or three, it is not clear what you are looking at here (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

Despite the same design that makes it look lower than it really is, and its road-hugging look it does not require bending in a way that makes it difficult to enter. A slight pull on the frameless doors and Harteon's driver environment unfolds in front of the driver, as in the exterior design, here too a play of horizontal lines creates the illusion of a wider and airier compartment than the numbers and its clean look combined with metal-like panels. . The seating position on the other hand is very "inside" the car, I like, there are some who are less liked. The quality of the materials is high, very high even, the black plastic piano can be given up, it just gets dirty quickly. Human engineering is good, even very good. Hartown is on the seam line between the previous and new Volkswagen cabs, which means thank God they kept the audio system buttons in the physical format here. But the air conditioning system was handed over to the touch command, not my cup of schnapps.

The straight lines give a greater sense of space than the numbers say (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

The seats combined with leather and Alcantara hold well and are comfortable but present a kind of unclear combination of manual distance direction but direction of backrest and electric lower back support and massage mode. In general, it will be difficult to consider the equipment in the specific test car because the nature of the parallel import dictates the arrival of cars in specifications that change from time to time depending on its inventory and availability. But what it does have here is heated seats, Android and Apple connectivity, a digital dashboard, split climate control and more. What is not here and wondering at its price level? Full power for the seats, larger screen than 8 inches and with the newer graphics, wireless charging for mobile.



In the field of safety systems the list is beautiful, though not complete. Lane departure correction, adaptive cruise control, automatic braking, pedestrian and two-wheeled detection, automatic reversing braking, sensors and a reversing camera (the latter does not quite match the quality expected at such a price) and 7 airbags. what is missing? Identifying speed signs and warning vehicles in "dead zone".

Human engineering is good, the equipment is reasonable, no more than that (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

Skipping to the back seat sends me to check the wheelbase again, yes, it has 284 cm, but the space here is strictly ministerial and in all directions from a completely different league. Yes, even more than its sister to the platform and the benchmark in this area of ​​the Superb family The saloon cars and even when the front seat is moved to the rearmost position there is still room for an adult to sit comfortably.The quality of the materials does not fall short of that in front and it was clear that there was a thought that this seat might accommodate the more important man in the car For improvement both in light of the seat invested, I expected to see separate climate control and not just air vents and also more than a single 12V socket for charging.

The space at the back is huge, beyond what any large family provides (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

The opening of the trunk door (tram) is surprising at the first second when you realize that it is actually a fifth door that opens together with the rear window and creates a huge claim key.

It is surprising in the second second when you realize that it is not a trunk, it is a huge storage unit with a volume of 563 liters.

With a variety of anchoring and tying means required, it is required that if something flies you deep inside, it is quite far to reach it.

By the way, under all this?

There is another full size spare wheel.

As soon as this door opens, the garage will amaze you for a moment (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

Keeps away from wandering

Gazpro imports the Hartown in four versions, the senior with a 2.0-liter petrol engine 280 hp and dual propulsion and the rest with a 2.0-liter diesel engine in two power levels, 150 or 200 hp, with the latter also available in dual propulsion. What to do, that diesel in Europe, zero, as attractive today as finding a flick on LinkedIn. Except for the petrol version, they are all in the R Line finish level, which has the sporty characteristics.



We have the base version - diesel 150 horses, now, I know what's going through your mind, "only 150 hp?" But here we need to add two more variables - these horses come at 3,500 rpm which is 1,500 rpm low The second variable is the torque - which determines the nature of the power transmission and here there are 36.7 which are about 10 kg more than there are in parallel gasoline engines and they reach 1,600 rpm (more or less Equivalent to a gasoline engine).

Between us - this is the really cool version.

Artaon Shooting Break (which is an impressive name for the station wagon) (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The practical implication is that in terms of power availability and sensations in day-to-day driving, there is no moment when power or torque is lacking in all reasonable driving conditions and beyond, including mountain roads and long ascents.

Admittedly, there are no unusually dizzying accelerations here, for that more is needed, but that's not the direction in this version and I'll get to that right away.

With the torque mountains and power availability, its dual-clutch seven-speed gearbox doesn’t work too hard.



Because the Hartown in this version is mostly a long-distance cruiser at the level of saloon cars.

With excellent noise insulation, ride comfort, excellent seats, even the large steering wheel that brings the elbow to rest a bull on the armrest - it devours for appetite highways, its favorites are the high-quality and well-paved.

It is less enthusiastic about a side-by-side and winding road, as despite being able to move quickly between turns, the chassis and steering wheel do not connect to a car that is appealingly evacuated.

With rapid changes of direction and sharp turns, the feeling behind the steering wheel with the non-linear move is that of a car much larger than its dimensions.

The Continental green tires (EcoContact 6) do not help here for an excellent asphalt grip.

Unique light signature in the dark (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

She also does not like type B roads, where the fantastic convenience from the highway is already less impressive.

Even at too slow speeds disruptions come in and are not stopped by the shock absorbers.

This is the place to point out that if it weren't for the 18-inch rims in the 45-inch borderline the situation would have been worse (unbelievable that 18-inch is considered a "relaxed" size).



And another point that makes it for me an automatic recommendation for distance grinders - no matter what abuse this car went through, fuel consumption remained at the end of the test arbitrary and stable at 17.2 km per liter, a bit of effort and it will also rise to 20 km per liter.

On a 66-liter tank, that means 1,100 km per tank easily. Did you find a station that sells cheap diesel? Are you tidy?

The sunroof is absent from the specific test car, but will reach all levels of finish (Photo: Keinan Cohen)

Customer required

So to skip the summary, the Volkswagen Artaun in a few sentences: a very impressive car, in appearance and feel.

Extraordinarily spacious and reasonably equipped for the price, though one would have expected more.

For those who are not looking to shed rubber in rounds and need a comfortable companion to cover distances that is also incredibly economical - the diesel engine also in the 150-horsepower version is more than enough.

Since the Peyton, Volkswagen has been more modest in its ambitions with flagship cars (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

Now, the price.

The Hartown being tested is the R Line version and costs NIS 299,000, which is very expensive.

The entry-level version, which costs NIS 249,000 (you can read about its sisters here), is not a cheap price tag and it means that even its base version is already close to the prices of the senior, powerful and well-equipped versions of the Skoda Superb and other large family cars.

By the way, if the head slides into the worlds of the Chevrolet Impala or Nissan Maxima, stop it - it is not the same size group, and they are not really in its finish and meticulous group.

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On the other hand, with its qualities and capabilities and it should also be said its uniqueness - it may appeal to a different type of those customers who get an equally powerful car, larger and better equipped than base versions of cars from luxury brands at a lower price and may not want to look in a car with a luxury brand. In front.



But between the first group and the second, it may actually find itself where it is in the world - an excellent product, but with too few customers to which it is relevant.

The car is great, but who is its audience?

(Photo: Keinan Cohen)

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On the technical side: Volkswagen Artown 2.0 diesel (150 hp)

Engine, propulsion:

turbo-diesel, front


volume (cc):

1,968


power / rpm (hp):

3,500 / 150


torque / rpm:

1,600 / 36.7


Transmission:

dual clutch , 7 gears



Dimensions:


Length (cm):

486


Width (cm):

187


Height (cm):

145


Wheelbase (cm):

284


Trunk (liters):

563



Performance:


Acceleration 0- 100:

9.5 seconds


Maximum speed:

220 km / h



Competitors (indirect):


Opel Insignia, Skoda Superb, Mazda 6




Price:


NIS 249,000 (base), NIS 299,000 (test)

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