The 2019 Volkswagen Arteon Is Strange and Gorgeous 

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LOL THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO COMMENT! Glad I'm not alone in noticing this

Just about to comment that

Lol

Someone needs to make a Doug 'this' compilation and comparison, giving each a respective dog score, compared to his Doug score of that car

Lol

That would be a 7 season TV show.

I hear it's to die for.

“Next to daily categories starting with practicality which is good. Plenty of cargo space and seating but stopping it from getting a perfect score is fuel economy which I Imagine gets pretty pricy burning an average of 10 tons per hour at cruising speed.”

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Volkswagen and Audi the same company own bye

@@adamgoof they're still not the same audi is just owned by the vw group its still an independent company

Yes, with six other companies, Lamborghini Porsche

i hated that part

best part of the video

The new Touareg looks rly nice imo

You cannot be more middle-class than owning arteon.

@@jakublulek3261 You can't be more un-likeable than sorting people into "classes" and especially bashing someone for being "middle class". "middle class" is literally the most common standard, so I don't get what's so bad about it. I bet you're also "middle class", but you try to look like "upper class", which is even worse than being just regular "middle class".

@@TeodorKubena I am dirty working class, mate, and I see people like that every day. And I work with them and for them. I love how most of them think that because they have more money than you, they are better people. And are furious when you don't bow to theyr every whim, or even argue with them when they are unreasonable. But I am my own boss, and I have other ventures than serving them, so I can say them to fuck off if I want. They know it, but they need me, so compromise could be made. Pretty funny power politics.

beauty car,..my inspiration my videos,..thanks

Kenyana Thompson Fack off

In Europe we think of these as RUBBISH.

@@writenamehere0000 lol where in europe though? Cuz where i live these are regarded as great, beautiful cars

@@writenamehere0000 no, we do not

@@writenamehere0000 shut up, you are being replaced anyway, your opinion doesnt matter

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Nice Profile pic

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blå blä lmaoo

@Lord Farquaad yip he is

Agreed...because I HATE them...

I dislike SUVs, happy to see more sedans point toward VW..

A big corporation has faith in money, not SUVs. So it's stupid.

Suvs are gaaaaay

Carlos Malave I guess it was a good move, I've seen quite a few of them around

@@K-Rex589 It's called heritage. A foreign concept for Americans.

Kyle because those brick roads are for pedestrians not for cars

@@K-Rex589 i live in Berlin and i do not agree ;)

They seem to have a good everything system

Yeah. It’s because Germans think Berlin to Munich is a long way. That’s LA to Phoenix in the US. Most Americans fly. And that’s what kept Berlin from starving to death.. not the Autobahn.

a smol, underpowered boi

well, Artem (or Artyom) is a typical eastern european name, so why not.

And you're the type of guy to write stuff on youtube..

@@you_mtt3r477 we all are, I guess

@@txeco2955 😆 was just messing with ya!! Have a good one!!

Using a mm ruler

Inspiration my videos..thanks 4 all

AlexLazor literally doug finds entertainment in every car😂

He did that with the golf

He didn’t drive the F1, he just rode in it

That's why we love him

They have carbon buildup issues and burn oil like all German cars and VWs

That is what I needed to know

thats the most important feature

Seriously, Doug's, "you don't care about this, do you?"...was hilarious. Because we DO CARE! But I love that he recognizes how silly we all are :) we care!

gcl garage It's a very significant quirk

We love the face. An example of Germans being funny !.

Honestly, everyone here cares. Why else do we watch 20+ minutes of quirks and features.

😂😂😂😂😂 Was searching for this comment

*Doug's the Type of Guy to convert to Hindu and put an Apostrophe on his forehead.*

I'm dead lol

best comment!

Hahahahahahahahahahaha ha

Michael exactly SUV’s suck🤮, well most SUV’s

Ford is probably the first to feel the heat with their mustang abomination

@ZionHillCalling By station wagon, Jason probably means those big wood panel things with a small block V8. With 3 row seating. That's the American definition of a station wagon

Na, that already came in 2008. SUV hate. We see them now because car companies are wringing the last drops if profit from the concept. After this we will be lead to the self driving 'coaches'. Such as the new lexus executive van.

SUVs are overrated. Millennials and Zoomers never cared about them to begin with. It was suburban soccer moms who made them popular. Now that the younger generations are facing increasing costs of living and student debt, the last thing that they want is a $30k+ hard to park gas guzzler that they'll only drive on city roads.

In a couple of years when us Gen Z/young millennials can afford new cars SUVs will die out pretty quickly. Don’t know a single person younger than 30 that dreams of SUVs lol

what's analog mean?

@@RelaxAndSmokeMeth analogue for short , it's something that isn't digital. Like , an analogue camera , it doesn't save the images you take in its memory , it prints them out for you s an object.

@@afinoxi thank you.

@@RelaxAndSmokeMeth you're welcome

You're overlooking digital watches like the Apple Watch or Moto 360. I see just as many of those these days. And I suspect analog will always be more expensive, they generally require more niche specialists that hand build them

Not to mention that pretty much every gimmicky useless piece of tech on these new cars is redundant as well.

Yes goddamnt. And make the analogue clock almost incomprehensible to read. No numbers just two dots revolving in concentric rings.

@@calska140 on the new Passat EU, they ditched it and I'm fuming!

Dragos Pahontu we’ve still got a 2017 Passat R Line and the clock is the single best feature

If the definition of luxury is unnecessary opulence, the clock is quite fitting indeed :)

Damn that’s a good deal, was it from Carvana

I think it's actually to stop the lever scratching the plastic but I like Doug's idea better haha

I asked a friend who works for VW. He said, its bullshit. VW would never ever made that just to make it look like a smile. Just because it would cost money. Even if it would cost only 1ct per car, they wouldnt do it. Because saving money is a real thing for VW. So that "smile" has to have a more practical use.

@@Schunderful 2nd most important thing to lying to customers

They are covering for their nazi origin

@@onkardogra1011 yeah before a smiley face there was A SWAZIKA! And when you opened the hood HORST WESSEL LIED STARTED TO PLAY. And when you started up the engine YOU COULD SMELL OVEN WAS ON

Paperback Writer Same, but was in 01

Or animations

Inspiration my arteon videos..thanks 4 all

Doug might like my video then of all the powerpoint transitions in one slideshow.

What you tell your gf VS what you think about your gf

It's still just a fucking Volkswagen though..

patriot1918 To play devil’s advocate, a Ford GT is *just a Ford*

patriot1918 how about the Nardo

@@jacob5208 How are you playing Devil's Advocate when a Ford GT literally has "Ford" in its name? 🤔

CyAn The Touareg has been around for more than a decade...

@@derbisenda1330 Not the new model

Tiguan, Touareg, Atlas, Tiguan AllSpace... Missing something?

@@Josmersuero atlas and Allspace? Haven't heard for those

And it offers 7 different Audi SUVs, with an 8th one in development :D

Yea idk what hes thinking lmao

i don't get it

Stephen Pasquale He really is trying to sell autographed post cards for $50 each. It's pathetic.

The scratch on his face...

@@RobertLeBlancPhoto listen to his justification.

I agree. The analog clock is a nice touch for luxurious cars. It is not about usability. It's all about classic style.

over glorified minivan. The only thing suv‘s are better at is killing pedestrians.

@@gggggggggggggggggg161 Only commies hate SUV's.

It's definitly a spacer strip so the latch doesn't scratch the plastic surrounding. I mean; It's a VW. They know that hood latch will be operated very often.

@@STRGHTSXBNZ That's a lovely burn right there

Vw:😯

With that nose, that's definitely Squidward.

The half circle line reduces the amount of surface area the latch contacts. It also stops mass scratches. They didn't explicitly *have* to use this, so I'd like to believe the engineers giggle every time they look at the latch in one of their cars

😂 Zelda's ocarina

And then he starts driving and is using a mic on an Apple earbud headphones from 2009

If you think Doug is the best you need to check out savagegeese

@@jbassgold savageeese is an idiot who understands nothing about business or how automakers make money. He is a selfish Moron who should not be giving his opinion on what automakers should or should not do

XM1STERX1 it's people like you who are cancer to RU-vid 😂

He sounds like that guy at the end of Savagegeese videos who is always hating on him.

get an amg wagon

Josh Youngblood that’s basically what the magnum is

my inspiration my videos,...this is good car,...thanks

Dodge Magnum would have been the last example I would have chosen.

annoythedonkey they should make rear engine wagons like the Volkswagen Squareback wagon

It really does sound straight out of a 1990 Nintendo lol. Pretty clean.

Wonder if there’s a way to play the Zelda theme tune with it lol

Real Ocarina hours

He's probably waiting for a time when RU-vid gives more money per view

He is waiting for a good month to release it.

Are you Moroccan?

Ferrari paid him off to hold the video while they get enough sales and pre-orders :D

@@ananas8592 Yes, Doug's fans are all over the world

I agree

Adam Slosar ME TOO

Deacon Davis yep. i do not like suvs at all. i am so tired of thdm

Money talks

Monaco911 + more from the VAG group: Skoda (Kodiak and Karok) SEAT (Arona, Ateca and Tarraco) + the Audis :)

Miguel Atalaia + porsche+bentley+lambo

@@Ratze2000 Buggati + Scania + MAN

They dont sell t cross where i live

Monaco911 we have those here in the United States too

People driving 1.2L in Europe lmao

@@BARONsProductions Dude outdated. 0.9L here in France ;)

@@Braquemartable Renault 0.9Tce LOL

When you're paying £1.41 per litre nothing is economical in the UK :)

@@josephscott1870 1.60 Euro here, i feel you man :(

that’s a feature on every VW model here, except some of the base models

America... 150 HP is normal and enough for most people here.

It's more because of the price and level of the car. For something like this (mid-high end range) there should be a V6 or at least an option to get one. Even if it has less horsepower then a turbocharged V4, response time will be faster and the acceleration would be smoother.

In Germany 180hp is the top of the line for the Most People. 2Liter Engines are enough for the Most. The Point is our fuel is expencive. 1liter= 1,50€

Hes used to his Benz I guess.... and the other shit he tests

nice car,..i have vieos about this car to...love this car

If a majority of his viewers were in Europe that might mean something. And being a couple years old doesn’t mean it isn’t still the newest.

Really? Cant remember seeing anyone really, alot of Golf R's tho.

He even sais that it's "finally going on sale in the us after some delays" =)

Same in Australia and Japan.

Roddy Evans but it does, because there are newer VWs.

KFT Motorsport That's why we love him

@@Nebras agreee

This guy is apparently not a car journalist. He doesn't make any research, he doesn't go any car events, he is unable to make true comparisons with the cars in the same segment he has no expertise on cars etc. Only interesting thing about this channel is that one may learn interesting features of cars but only by spending over 15 minutes for a review.

I don't know Doug, but I can 100% guarantee he sat there for 10 minutes trying to figure out the Legend of Zelda theme song... I would have.

Now that's what i call a Doug "Score".

Yeah we don't want to hear your mix tape Doug.

The CC was far too underappreciated here in the US. I especially loved the 4 seat interior -- reminded me a bit of the old BMW 6 series.

i don't know what this means and i don't want to

Edward Burns what?

So, what? You act like that's a bad thing?

Har har, now knock it the fuck off with the unfunny "jokes." God it's so tiring

beWare BMW.this a elegant car,..i made videos about arteon too,..thanks DDoug

Yeah but this is a VW...

Yeah I have the dash clock in my car set to be an analog looking clock. I think it looks cleaner and I just prefer how analog clocks look.

What's the word... There's a word I'm looking for. Gratuitous maybe, or decadent

Archie Andrews still like the look of the car overall very much... tbh I don‘t really care about the brand too much as long as the car looks very good and seems to be good. I just really think that car seems so sporty but luxurious...

satyris411 but isn’t that something you‘d want from an expensive/luxurious car. Sure it’s unnessesary but it’s just so nice and looks good

Those mid-day naps are life savers.

Actually its the opposite

@@deoxyan1288 Maybe true in the U.S. Then again, Audis don't sell particualrly well here either.

@@krane15 you mean in the world.

Deoxyan Audi’s are slept on

Trainer Joel Really? I see a lot of Q7s, Allroads and various sedans where I live.

IKR

Right , why will I buy suv, I am the only one in the car anyway

@@kromahj Why would you buy a luxury 5-seater if you're the only one in the car?

@@TrolledBy Because we don't want to be crushed to death in a smart car.

@@silence19999 if your traffic is so bad that you fear of getting rear ended, buy an SUV. You are the king of the road, and you're sitting higher so you have better visibility in heavy traffic. BTW, I don't personally advocate buying an SUV. I just think that they have the exact same practicality than a luxury sedan. And I can see why people would choose an SUV over a sedan in a country with questionable driving culture.

*points to all Toyotas*

Mitsubishi Mirage

Look at his latest Corolla review, that was basically it

No one would pay him to review it ... that's his niche.

no features? how about a cardboard box?

And I have hardly seen an Arteon over here. Maybe they think it'll have more success in the US rather than Europe?

@@nicola6323 The Arteon is pretty popular in Germany, imo.

The Tiguan is incredibly popular in the UK. I have never seen an arteon over here,even tho it went on sale this time last year.

I daily drive an VW Amarok for my work, 3.0 V6 230 Hp. It is a blast to drive!

And VW Atlas

Yep. One would think that Doug was a little bit more versed in cars by now, but stuff like this really annoys me. Against better understanding he makes everything a quirk. It's getting really old, really fast. Oh... and that fantastic and innovative boot latch... that's been on VWs for well over a decade! Honestly, Doug, you can do better.

@@LeftFlamingo Yeah I'm sick of his antics as well. He has changed a lot since the beginnig, no more funny videos, much fewer old and quirky cars in exchange for the newest models and for constantly plugging this or that dealership. Notice how most of his new vids are mainly concentrated on the infotainment, the thing that makes stupid people go "wooow" and actually buy that car. Half this video was about infontainment. He is not a car guy, he is in it for the business

With a normal person I would have taken that as a joke but Doug's shown many times, a shockingly low understanding of cars. He gets things wrong that make you Palm your face in disbelief. I remember when he called a door speaker a sub woofer.

@@LeftFlamingo I suspect each viewer comment boosts his youtube payout. He throws out a couple bait items in each video.

Can you tell us what is the most popular type of a car over there? Is it SUV, sedan, Station Wagon, hatchback or some else?

@@ninaakari5181 We dont have that many SUVs here. I feel like hatchbacks in the cheaper class and Station Wagon in a more expensive class. There are more Sedans than SUVs tho.

Handburger

@@ninaakari5181 Traditionally mostly Hatchbacks and Station Wagons. But in recent years electronic cars, very small cars like the Smart, fat SUVs and huge Pickups Trucks like the F400 are on the uprise. Almost no Sedans, though - my fellow Germans seem to hate limousines for some reason, i think because they're considered old-fashioned. The Arteon is kind of an exception.

@@OfficialDialTone What's that?

What do you ultimately decide to purchase? The Avalon or Arteon

So what is your decision? Why u gotta do us readers hanging like that

The curious adventures of florida man

You surely meant to say Alabama.

Ohio?:D

$50 says that’s how much they paid

i bought one lmao (not in FL) idk why you guys are acting so cheap about it. i've been watching his videos for years FOR FREE without adblocker so i don't mind paying $50 for a novelty especially since im having him write something funny about our cars. if you're hurting for $50 then get off youtube rofl

On my Skoda (Another VW brand that makes better looking, more reliable cars than VW seems to be able to manage, even though they're using the same parts bin and sells them cheaper than VW) those buttons are mostly filled, and with the buttons that look out of place in the middle of the dashboard. I was shocked the sunroof cover wasn't powered - it is on my much cheaper Skoda, which also has a full glass roof rather than the small one on the Arteon. Look for decent pictures of the Skoda Superb Kombi (Wagon) or hatch to see the best looking car VW make. Not sold in the US, but I suspect it would do well as the pricing is much more competitive - here's what happened when the previous model Superb (Mk2 Facelift) was brought over: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-34F1eBvlfTo.html - the new model is much better looking and it's not like the old one was doing badly in the looks department in the first place.

@@peglorsay skoda skoda skoda real fast and you'll say scrotum.

Syed waji ok

We had it in the 2017 National Auto Show but they pushed it back until now for the U.S. because of their emmissons scandal.

k. still new to the states lol

Ok? Is doug an European living in Europe?

I was starting to doubt that the U.S. would ever get it.😲

*He's starting an Extremist Hindu Cult and put an Apostrophe on his forehead or he was attacked by some sort of Bavarian Chinchilla that survived the trip from Germany and he fed after Midnight.*

@Rob Basque *MY GOD MAN!!! Subway Jared must've Fed-Ex'd his Lil Black Book to Doug. Doug is "Doug-Scoring" the Cesspool of Craigslist Honeys. I bet his username is "Mr Apostrophe". That's very Dash-Cunning of him. xD*

@Rob Basque or his Ford gt door........

@@beaudaniel1370 /\ This!

This is what I was looking for I'm glad I found something about him getting stabbed in the head💯😂😂😂

*Doug's the Type of Guy to convert to Hindu and put an Apostrophe on his forehead.*

Yes it's handy to know the time for parking discs as we call them in Holland

By typo do you mean bumberdildo or...?

Most analog clocks don't keep working for long after the car is turned off

@@shanenelson8793 Huh? What?

@@shanebrown3795 I don't know on all cars but in Porsche's, the analog clock returns to 12:00 after a few minutes of the car being off

Caramel is good. She has a nice rack but lacks in twerk ability and she gets a 3 /10

One unfortunate quirk with this one is that new rubber is required in order to not get the same quirk. Amazing. Which brings us to the lesser known features…

@@miggz88 🤣🤣🤣🤣...you guys have wounded me!!!

Funniest comments on RU-vid🤣🤣🤣

Hope he wears his shorts!

Yeah but you guys get the 300hp v6 we get the 280hp v6

150 hp in this ship are not enough...but I am german, maybe that's why

Andre Sparrow No we don’t since there is no Arteon with a V6

Nankov K 150hp defineatly isn’t enough don’t put all europeans in the same bracket

@@MrOpticBlade I mean if you don't wanna race it, and if you use it as a familly car it's more than enough.