Leonidas
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Instead of posting a badly formatted press release, why not just post a link to our main site instead. Believe me far more people will read it.
Sorry Im not sure if I posted it before it was on the main site or not
Instead of posting a badly formatted press release, why not just post a link to our main site instead. Believe me far more people will read it.
But I'm not sure if people will look at it and think, great it's an Audi with a SEAT badge, but for the same money I can buy a year old A4 with the 4 rings on the front.
Not that I can't see where many are coming from pegging the Exeo as a renamed A4... Yet when you think about it VAG has always done this platform sharing thing better than anyone else.
On a positive note! When all things are considered the other B-segment corporate cousins Passat/Superb... Didn't get to use the A4's platform in their newest generations but only a enlarged Golf underpinnings. Can recall quite a few complaints on this front!!!
The problem this time is they're doing it using the platform of a replaced model . Besides rather than the "hat concept" they usually employ this is more of just a make-up touch-up affair! From what we've seen so far looks like they've given us a less than well received Ibiza esque front clip, with the interior coming out of the old A4 Cabrio, & the rear clip just doesn't seem to have any family genes... Oh the side mirrors now sprout from the lower half of the doors(iches). Think that sums it up someone will help me out if they've noticed some other changes.
When carefully considered whom the market is for such a car. They've probably come quite close to hitting the nail on the head. It's a salesman's runabout, high mileage lease!
They've confirmed this with the pathetic petrol engine line-up. The only modern engines will be the CR deisels...
Missing one very important ingredient "RESALE-VALUE"!!!
The Ibiza really does look the dog's here:
http://www.seat.com/com/generator/su/com/events/site/parismotorshow/newibizacupra/main.html
Scott
All part of VW's masterplan to shift all those Passat R36 engines they won't be needing.
I'd love to know who in the PR department settled on that really bland blue colour for the shots. Looks like it was originally silver (which would have been worse, in fairness) and they've recoloured it.
I get to spend a portion of my day reading press releases now and these must be the most dismal Photoshopped images I've ever seen from a manufacture. Appalling. Have SEAT Marketing already given up on it.
Sorry, but its a bit poor isn't it. They havent even tried to disguise its an Audi A4 (and one thats essentially 7 years old). You would have thought they would have tweaked the body mouldings, side sill etc.
Wow, look at the excited crowds!
That should tell those four numpties that the buck stops there.