Porsche's April Fool, is Volkswagen's reality

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Simoxs7@reddit

This thing is almost as shitty as all the car media now calling fast back SUVs and Sedans „coupes“ for

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The_Crazy_Swede@reddit

And wagons have magically been renamed to Shooting brake

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AnonymousBromosapien@reddit

Porsche's April Fool, is Volkswagen's reality

And Volkswagen's reality is just Nissan's past...

https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/discontinued/murano-crosscabriolet.html

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

Technically VW still did it first...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_181

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AnonymousBromosapien@reddit

Its beautiful lol.

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

Ikr?

If VW actually brought back the thing, it'd go hard.

People are dying for a cheap, cloth or removable hard top, convertible SUV.

Just look at the bronco, and how well that's doing... they're gobbling it up!

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Bernard_PT@reddit

Motorcyclist here

We allow people to ride motorcycles but we don't allow cheap cars to be sold due to safety regulations?

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

yes

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arar55@reddit

1948 Willys Jeepster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys-Overland_Jeepster#/media/File:1948_Willys_Jeepster.jpg

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

I mean... if you want to be technical about it Horatio Nelson Jackson made the first trans-continental automobile journey in a 20hp Winton, which was also a convertible.

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Bernard_PT@reddit

Nothing beats the open top evoque, a fucking shoe

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lique_madique@reddit

Not to mention that Range Rover also did an Evoque convertible

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IgDailystapler@reddit

I have been (un)lucky enough to see both in person…

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stoned-autistic-dude@reddit

Don’t ever denigrate the majesty that is the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet

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SpAwNjBoB@reddit

I too live with the ocular scars of those encounters.

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KamakaziDemiGod@reddit

How can you mention the abomination that was the Evoque convertible, but didn't mention the OG 70s Range Rover convertible it was based on

Which I'm pretty confident was one of, if not the very first convertible, luxury offroader, although it did suit it to be fair, certainly much better than the Evoque

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Capital-Nature-272@reddit

Abomination? Gtfo. It is a cool car for the ladies

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Temporary_Shirt_6236@reddit

Ah, the Murano Cross Cab. I'd forgotten all about that thing.

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single-overheadcam@reddit (OP)

Lol exactly

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Bernard_PT@reddit

Trust me, they used this as market analysis

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xNOOPSx@reddit

4 door is really stupid.

2 door is stupid, but would probably sell.

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single-overheadcam@reddit (OP)

The T-Roc is more common than I was expecting here in Germany.

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

I'm in north america, and I kindof want one tbh.

Not with the 1L TSI of course... that'd be ridiculous... gotta have the 2L 4-motion... or maybe even a 2.5L Mazda engine, so it'll be reliable instead of a steaming pile of turds.

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Reeybehn@reddit

I agree that better displacement is often more pleasant. But, the 1.0TSI is anything but a steaming pile of turds

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

I meant that as a VW product made of paper-mache, rather than a dig at low-displacement engines.

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Reeybehn@reddit

Vw 1.0tsi is rock solid though

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FWD_to_twin_turbo@reddit

Yes but no, the transmission behind them would have to be up to scratch for sure. A lot of Americans would like eveb their gas savers to not "feel" like it, especially in the south where everyone is trying to do 75-90mph (120kph -140kph) all the time. Small engines dont see as much benefits at those speeds.

And yes i know the Autobahn exists but unlike in Europe, in the USA you can be doing 75mph for hundreds of miles, instead of for a small stretch.

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Reeybehn@reddit

There is highways everywhere in Europe. Not just Germanys autobahn 😂 you can drive hundreds or thousands of kilometres here too at those same speeds. Americans think their use cases are so wildly different but they’re really not. Y’all are just wasting hell of a lot of petrol in your too big cars for no real reason let’s be honest.

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Frosty_Ingenuity5070@reddit

I mean, sure, but the avg European thinks 20 miles is a lot whereas I can easily do 100+ mile round trip in a day for fun.

His point stands: we travel tremendous distances and having a smaller engine just won’t feel right.

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Reeybehn@reddit

But that’s not objectively based on anything. It won’t “feel right” because of your conditioning. Not because of anything factual

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Frosty_Ingenuity5070@reddit

I mean, if it takes me 8 seconds to get to 60 whilst the erectile dysfunction Ram special is barreling towards me then it will certainly not feel right

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Reeybehn@reddit

It’s not like displacement is directly related to horsepower though. Well classically of course, but not with charged engines

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GarThor_TMK@reddit

I'd like to point out that there's a difference between a German made German car, and an American made German car.

American made German cars are made of paper mache, while German made German cars are apparently actually good.

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Idiotdude69420@reddit

I’d kill for a TDI version in the states ma

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zeissikon@reddit

If I am not mistaken the cabrio t roc is only available with the 1.5 tsi. My Volkswagen dealership often leans me one , full optioned, as a replacement car ; I guess they can easily rent it for weekends but not sell it . It is a fun car to drive with the top down and sports mode .

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NashBotchedWalking@reddit

For years it has been oneof if not the best selling cars in the country

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BigFatModeraterFupa@reddit

why is 4 door stupid? I assume it's because the structural integrity of the car wouldn't be able to handle it?

and damn, now that I think about it, there are no 4-door convertibles ever?

It's gotta be structural integrity right? Otherwise a 4 door drop top would be amazing!

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single-overheadcam@reddit (OP)

Evoque u mean