2017 VW Arteon R-Line

[jonvw84]

Been wanting one of these ever since saw the concept and the test mules, so went and asked the question at local dealers (which a friend now helpfully works for ) in the middle of September and put deposit down and confirmed the build order.

It was on the build schedule for week beginning 15th October, it arrived in the UK the 9th November and the dealer on 17th November, collected it yesterday

Specs:

2017 MY VW Arteon R-Line

280PS 2 litre TFSI

Maximum power 280ps at 5100rpm
Maximum torque 258lbs.ft at 1700rpm

4 motion & DSG

ACC / Lane Assist / Traffic Jam Assist / XDS Differential / DCC / Active Display (all as standard)

Only options ticked: Paint & Heated Windscreen

Turmeric Yellow Metallic (pictures don't do it justice, way better in person)

Makes life in stop/start traffic way better than my old A5 as I've got dodgy knees and the heavy clutch was starting to take its toll

Few pictures

[Nickbrapp]

Fantastic

[Otispunkmeyer]

mad props on the colour, its really nice in person.

Looks to be a lovely car, enjoy!

[essayer]

Love it, enjoy playing with all the kit!

On the Tiguan, having the dials zoomed out with the map in the centre works really well, and dynamic light assist works brilliantly

[M1C]

Nice one!

I dont think i've seen any of these on the road yet, pleased to see this and will follow your story, keep us updated!

Great looking car!

[WCZ]

nice, much more power than I expected! should remap nicely into the 300's

[ManicMunky]

Love these, but hate that colour! Chilli Red would be my choice

[jonvw84]

Atlantic Blue was my other choice but didn't look right on the builder, turns out to be quite like the old Helios Blue in real life but think I still made the best choice

Never really been one for red cars!

[M1C]

The colour is great!

[W00DY]

Great looking car and the colour is fab! Could definitely see myself with one of these in a few years.

I do think some less fussy wheels would complement the strong lines a bit better though.

[FoxtrotOscar1]

Simply Lovleh'

[thatguy11]

Such a handsome looking thing! I'd have one of these as a daily in a heartbeat

[Martin_Hx]

Nice car OP, bit of a sleeper.

The colour does remind me of the old E46 M3 phoenix yellow

[xjay1337]

Martin_Hx said:

Nice car OP, bit of a sleeper.

The colour does remind me of the old E46 M3 phoenix yellow

Pheonix yellow was horrible.

This is quite nice.

[Chris Stott]

Saw a silver one in Geneva last week... looked very smart.

[PorkRind]

One of the more interesting looking VW's ive seen of late, nice colour .

[Yipper]

A goodlooking car with a standout (but not garish) colour. Top stuff.

[Deerfoot]

Nice.

Is it a hatch or a conventional boot lid on these?

[Bdevo3]

Very impressive

[anonymous-user]

is this a passet have they changed the name, not heard of them before. Whats it like inside?