Description: If you find
yourself hoping right now that someone at Volkswagen was a big enough fan of
Carlos Santana that they named a car after him, you aren't alone.
Unfortunately, the name is just a coincidenc...Add Comments5
Description: The B2
Passat was launched in 1981, and before the year had ended, license-built
versions were already being made by Nissan for the Japanese market. As with
other markets that had license-built cars r...Add Comments4
Manu SolariFeb 18, 2013 You are right bro, i live in argentina and people here still buy the 2001 jetta with a little facelift ( named bora) because is a cheaper car than the 2010 jetta ( named vento). So we have two vw jetta living in the same market.
Philip SloaneFeb 18, 2013 till the demand for the car died off.
Philip SloaneFeb 18, 2013 Oh dear, should have read on a little more. Still why under licence & not by the cars original developer / creator? I'm assuming to let VW move on to newer models etc but surely would be financially viable to an extent to carry on making the models -
Philip SloaneFeb 18, 2013 Could someone explain what the differences would be to a car built under licence & a car built by in this example the original VW version?
Description: The most
significant developments for the Santana took place in Brazil. Volkswagen do Brasil is VW's biggest division in South America by a huge margin, and it is given a fair amount of autonomy to d...Add Comments0
Description: Volkswagen had been working with a local partner in China since 1984, and this Chinese division would take a great interest in the Brazilian version of the Santana. So when the Brazilian model split f...Add Comments0
Description: The Quantum was dropped in 2002 in Brazil and the Santana would finally be dropped in 2006. The modernization of Volkswagen do Brasil is only now finally complete, with the dropping of the Kombi, a wa...Add Comments1
Mark Fei LingFeb 18, 2013 VW made 5 generation of Passat selling at same time. That's how u make money
Chris GainesFeb 19, 2013 I could find a better design in a pile of manure.
Ryan LopezFeb 19, 2013 I could vomit.a better design
Description: China didn’t have an engine offering which produced more than 100 horsepower until 2008, and this one was just barely into the triple digits. Brazil fared a bit better when it came to power, but it is...Add Comments1
Mark Fei LingFeb 18, 2013 They do have engine over 100 before 2008. Santana have 1.8 turbo and 2.0, both pass 100 hp
Description: The current Passat is now being sold in China, so the model will now be a much smaller car. It is built on a stretched version of the PQ25 platform, meaning it will essentially be a slightly bigger VW...Add Comments0
Mark I got u
Looking foreword to this!
@tyler that would be a great series
Santana is really big car compare to other $8600 brand new car in China
Interesting series. Should do an "Ultimate Sleepers" series at some point. That would be cool.