Cincinnati Auto Show Pics
February 25, 2008 – 9:50 am by Dan Volkens
Filed under Events, Featured
Mrad and I checked out Volkswagen’s offering at the Cincinnati Auto Show last Thursday, and I’ve got to say, there wasn’t much to it unfortunately. Pics to follow though!
The show was great overall with just about every manufacturer showing off their best of the best, but Volkswagen’s floor felt more like an afterthought that wasn’t planned out very well.
Tucked back into a dark corner of the Cincinnati Convention Center, VW didn’t even have a new R32 or Tiguan with them. How about bringing along the Routan? Nope, nothing. The only model of note was the new Jetta Sportwagen, which was looking pretty good. Others included a couple Beetles, Jetta, Touareg 2 (that was nice), Rabbit, Eos, and GTI. Oh yeah, they also had this little GTI video game unit sitting there to attract all you twenty-something gamers out there looking to snag a GTI, right? Right?
Anywho, it was still fun to get out there and see all the offerings in the automotive world. After breezing through the scant Volkswagen offering, we ventured through the rest of the show. Most drooling occurred over the star of the show, the Dodge Challenger concept (one piece of that eye candy below).
* Photos courtesy Kasey Marcum and Tim Mixell
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Cincinnati Auto Show Pics
February 25, 2008 – 9:50 am by Dan Volkens
Heck yeah man! The pics are great. The show was fun, but VW’s presence was pretty lame. If you have an auto expo coming to a location near you, I highly suggest you go.
It was nice to go from sitting in a nice & sturdy VW to a Toyota, whose frame and doors still feel way too light. One interesting note that surprised me - a Rabbit’s estimated millage (20/29 I believe) is almost identical to that of a brand new Carolla. That’s a nice selling point for VW.
I would love to see that Jetta Sportwagen in a TDI if VW ever gets back on track with their US Diesels. Even better then 20/29 would be 40/50.
The people at the Atlanta show said that the Tiguan, Jetta Sportwagen, and Jetta sedan are going to receive the TDI motor by the end of 2008 or early 2009. And the Passat will get the TDI in mid 2009 or early 2010. The Touareg is dropping the V10 TDI and will get a new V6 TDI sometime in the future - I imagine the Passat will get the same V6 TDI - which may not be too good, I’d prefer the up-coming 4-Cyl TDI that the Jetta and Tiguan.
I’d like to see the Rabbit get the TDI motor too. 7-Speed DSG or 6-Speed Manual in the Jettas, Tiguan, and Rabbit would be nice.