Originally Posted by natnat
true that VWs tend to have problems, especially for owners who don't know much about cars (ie: never check engine oil level, no using the correct fuel, etc...). bear in mind, VW makes a lot more cars than Honda worldwideA Passat is not a performance car. So why would a passat need more attention than a Euro? That is a major drawback, if you think about the market segment.
On a side note, I have worked at Robert Bosch...who do a lot of work for VAG and some work for Honda. The engineers hated doing work for the Japanese (Honda in particular) because of how anal/tight they are and the questions/amount of info they ask for, complete opposite for locals (GMH, FoMoCo) though
You make it out like Honda do not invest in R&D and put a car together with 'simple' engineering (this is hilarious). Also you are comparing the R&D of the VAG group to Honda.
Just off the top of my head..
- FCX Clarity
- F1
- Hybrid tech?
Of course all of the above involves no R&D and is simple engineering. I might enter a car into 2012 F1 Season next year..
Also could you please clarify the VAG-COM system, I wasnt involved in software side at Bosch. But if I am not mistaken VAG-COM is just a third party software (Windows based - yuck) used for diag work. All cars have a CAN-BUS system or similar. I'd be interested in finding out if VAGCOM is anything but a diagnostic tool (give me some reading to do haha)
A bit unfair comparing the volumetric efficiency of a FI car to NA car isnt it?the mk6 golf 118tsi pumps the same amount of torque, 230nm, as the K24A in the CU2.
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