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About LinkBacksHi guys it has been awhile since my last encounter with VW testers ( three years to be exact) and I once again managed to run into a pair of VW testers. However this time I was outgunned (my main lense absent due to a communications snafu with 454) so I was forced to utilize the cell cam to get two good shots of these cars. I have absolutely no idea what they are nor do I have any clue as to what VW brand they are from (the rear logo is something i have not seen before) so if someone can identify these cars that'll be great
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05-24-2010, 12:59 PM #1GMI Staff Member
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GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
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05-24-2010, 01:09 PM #2Chevrolet VOLT
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Isn't the rear logo for Mazda?
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05-24-2010, 01:13 PM #3GMI Staff Member
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
no, the Logo in question (my cell cams resolution is garbage) was a full on circle with what looked like to be a central full circle with lines going through it. I'll admit that the cam on my LG ENV 1 makes it a bit hard to see clearly but zoom in and you'll see what im getting at
Originally Posted by johnstarnes
“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair”
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05-24-2010, 01:17 PM #42.8 Liter Turbocharged V6
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
Next Gen Jetta Methinks.
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05-24-2010, 01:25 PM #5GMI Staff Member
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
I agree I think it is the next gen Jetta jcgable. I looked at a rendering just now and despite the inferiority of my cell cam the rear looks spot on with the rendering I saw so its a safe bet that these were testers for that car. i wish i had a better lense on me. Normally I'm a huge stickler when it comes to photo quality and I know these wouldn't sell very well aso i figured i'd do the next best thing Originally Posted by jcgable
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“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair”
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
Yup, MK6 Jetta.
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05-24-2010, 02:00 PM #7R2-D2 Astromech Droid
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Me thinks thats a chinese car maker, not VW.
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05-24-2010, 02:00 PM #8GMI Staff Member
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
thanx hopefully i'll be reunited with my normal lense later today. 454 borrowed it to go to a classic car show last weekend (he's very talented at photographing muscle cars) but he forgot to give it back to me by mistake thus the use of the cell cam Originally Posted by bballr4567
“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair”
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05-24-2010, 02:19 PM #96.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
besides the Jetta, it could be a big reskin of the Passat.
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05-24-2010, 02:26 PM #10Chevrolet VOLT
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It looks more Passatish than Jettaish.
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05-24-2010, 02:44 PM #111.4 Liter Turbocharged ECOTEC
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
most definitely is a Jetta...looks very similar to the current model...almost to similar. Looks pretty bland, Focus and Cruze need not worry much from a styling standpoint but I bet the interior will be top notch. Originally Posted by Mr. Burns
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Nice catch. It looks more Jetta-sized and the side windows seem more in line with that of the current Jetta. The New Midsize Sedan should have a larger looking trunk (maybe you'll see one of those soon
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Agreed, it's not big enough to be anything else, and looks similar to the Coupe concept they had recently Originally Posted by jcgable
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
The back end does look suspiciously Chinese. But the front looks just like the next-gen VW illustrations. Hmmm.... Originally Posted by mbukukanyau
I wonder what that weird logo is?
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Re: GMI'spy Mystery VW sedans
the logo could be something to throw off photogs (Audi did use an upside down mitsu logo and mitsu styling cues to mask one of there testers). It could be a Chinese spec MK6 (that would explain the odd rear styling these two had) and the front end was a match to rendered pictures Originally Posted by -World Class-
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