EXCLUSIVE: Spies catch the best photos of VW's X3 killer

Still can't see much, but here is how it will look:

http://media.autobild.de/bild/0/5814af89855b3ab228cb4e01722b37d0_1.jpg

Also, Tiguan's platform won't be used on the A4/A5/Q5.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 2:14:08 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

VW,
Nice designs, but you really need to work on keeping your cars together. The lasw VW I had was a Golf, and if was a piece of #%$^! I guess that as long as the styling is good and the marketing is creative, you will continue to sell cars. As rising costs for all necessities rise (electricity, gasoline, etc), people will demand more reliability from their cars - I have gotten 10-15 yrs of service from every Japanese car I have owned - this is the benchmark, more important now than ever.

— rakamoo (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 2:18:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Nose is so long you could use it for crossing trenches in war or crossing the crevasses on glaciers or polarcaps!

— rnsaza (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 6:38:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

KaiserSoze....I have owned both Audi and VW products and I have to be honest and say I have never had issues with any of them. I think on the GTi I had to take it in once... Maybe I have been lucky, I am not sure.
The Tiguan looks to be a smaller version of the Toureag... but I don't see any of that cool Concept A in this car however...I guess we were just teased...The Concept A could be a cool offering from the VeeDub Group....

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 12:37:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Im with Cartrash, coz VW isnt supposed to b in the same league of BMW (price) but audi is. I think this will look cool. But after this launches the 2nd gen. X3 will b near too.

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 12:53:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It's ok but the X3 is so mush better looking.

— Dante (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 3:34:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Dante

How can you comment, when you can only see doors?

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 5:53:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This is not VW Group's X3 killer, that will be the AUDI Q5, this will more compete with the Toyota RAV 4. You can see the BMW X3 killers, Audi Q5 and the Mercedes GLK in the story below "SPY SHOTS:Hot new SUV's and crossoverscoming soon"

— mbrules (View Profile)

Posted on 8/4/2006 6:37:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Does any car worth driving have good reliability? Think BMW, Audi, Mini, Mercedes, heck, even Mazda and Subaru are less reliable than other Japanese brands.

If reliability is your main concern then why would you come onto Autospies? It goes with the territory that fun cars are hard to maintain. That's the trade-off. You accept it and hope for the best.

The reason I keep going back to VAG is the rich torquey goodness of their engines, their tight suspensions, and the relative value.

My GTI has its issues, but mainly it's the confederacy of dunces at the VW dealership that turns a simple thing into a multi-trip ordeal. Oh well!

— crackityjones (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 3:36:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

"rich torquey goodness"
you make it sound like a stew!
you must be in advertising.
twas very funny.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 1:05:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Rupert, you're right. I am. That's so funny.

— crackityjones (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 1:46:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I think this will be more of a RAV-4 killer! Considering the trunk space and the size, and the interior shots I have seen. I think the Audi Q5 should do the job of being an X3 killer. Remember Volkswagen discontinued the Phaeton because they wanted to reman as a PREMIUM brand!

— JCF110 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 1:56:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I'm a bit confused. Is the X3 the benchmark for all other small SUVs? I've never driven one - mostly because I have no interest in driving one. Looks too cheap to be a BMW.

This new thing by VW looks terribly out of proportion -too much overhang in the front & not enough in the back (cargo).

— ElSparquito (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 11:28:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I'm a bit confused. Is the X3 the benchmark for all other small SUVs? I've never driven one - mostly because I have no interest in driving one. Looks too cheap to be a BMW.

This new thing by VW looks terribly out of proportion -too much overhang in the front & not enough in the back (cargo).

— ElSparquito (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2006 11:28:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

the x3 is the only premium compact suv. this is more of a freelander quasher, surely?

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2006 6:42:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1