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137 messages, Last post on Oct 02, 2009 at 5:24 AM
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Replying to: jbaustian (Jul 05, 2009 3:55 pm) If VW wants to get around the added expense of Urea on the GTD. They can sell the car with the current 140 HP engine then sell a jet kit to up the HP to 170. It is still the same 2.0L engine as far as I can tell. |
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Replying to: backy (Jul 05, 2009 3:38 pm) $22,750 is base MSRP for 2010 Prius, not $22,000. $750 will buy 12,000 miles of diesel for the Golf TDI.
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Replying to: moparbad (Jul 05, 2009 7:22 pm) http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/prius/2010/index.html#search=open.eq..amp.p.eq.cve- hicledata%23%23-1%23%23-1~~nf12||546f796f7461 Unless you have the published MSRP for the 4-door Golf TDI, I don't see how you can say how much more or less it will cost than the Prius.
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Replying to: backy (Jul 05, 2009 7:50 pm) Unfortunately we will not get the Golf GTD in the USA. We are again relegated to the cheap seats with the much less impressive Golf TDI.
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Replying to: backy (Jul 05, 2009 7:50 pm) 2009 Jetta TDI starts at $22,970, including destination. It is likely the Golf TDI, at least the 2 door, will start somewhat below this price. Based on this, my guess would be that the MSRP of the cheapest Golf TDI will be at most about $1000 less than the Prius. Who knows what the relationships will be between the MSRP and actual selling prices (and financing incentives). It probably depends on what the price of fuel is, just as it has in the past. If it is $4 per gallon people will likely pay a premium for either vehicle, if it is $2 per gallon they will be discounted.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 06, 2009 5:13 am) Hmmm, that's not what I heard. As I understand it, there are two versions of the GTD, the 140 hp and the 170 hp variants, and we're slated to get the 140 version. Do you have any recent information that contradicts that? Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Jul 06, 2009 5:38 am)
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Replying to: vwgreg (Jul 06, 2009 5:42 am) 
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Replying to: vwgreg (Jul 06, 2009 5:42 am) This also seemed totally unrealistic. Are German taxes that high on a new car? UK pricing is about $10k less than German. 9th of June 2009 Volkswagen debuted the long acclaimed Golf GTD in Germany with pricing starting at €27,475 (US$38,100) for the 6-speed manual and €29,350 (US$40,700) for the DSG version. The GTD version of the World Car of the Year is often referred to as the GTI of diesels and comes with 2.0-liter direct injection common rail turbo diesel unit that generates a maximum output of 170 horsepower at 4,200 rpm and 350 Nm of torque between 1,750 rpm and 2,500 rpm. Golf GTD
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 06, 2009 5:29 am) What I don't see though is any big price disparity between the two cars--not enough anyway to hold up the claim that the Prius is somehow not for normal people while the TDI is. I bet if you load up a Golf/Jetta TDI with nav and all the toys it too will get into the mid-to-upper $20s, like the higher-end Prius trims.
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