Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

  1. Gee, Micah. Try to contain your enthusiasm for the Passat. :) The truth is that VW has found repeatedly that Americans aren't willing to pay for European spec VW's. Americans want cheaper, larger vehicles from VW. Thus, the Euro-spec Passat was replaced by what VW believes Americans want. When the American-ized Passat was introduced sales nearly tripled. The excellent but expensive Touareg was dropped in the US and replaced by the Atlas. The first generation Tiguan, still sold internationally, has been replaced by the larger, less expensive Tiguan in the US, a vehicle that's called the AllSpace internationally. The current generation Jetta is not even sold in most of Europe. Even the iconic basic Golf won't be sold in the US for 2020. And the GTI and Golf R are significantly "de-contented" in their US guise. The MK8 versions won''t be available as 2020 models. For a European spec VW sold in the US, the primary example is the Arteon. It's fine European touring sedan but VW admits their expectations for sales are modest in the US. Hopefully, those sales will be sufficient for those of us who appreciate a true European GT at a reasonable price will be able to consider it.
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  2. The answer to that question is easy. When VW replaced the European spec Passat with the Americanized, larger, cheaper version sales tripled. Americans simply aren't willing to pay what Europeans pay for VW products.
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