There’s something brewing at Volkswagen Group Malaysia (VGM). We first noticed teaser ads featured in a local daily two days ago, and the same three teaser images have surfaced on their official website as well.
All three images of the to-be-launched models zoom in at their headlamps, and all point to the date 21 October, so we should expect a triple launch from VGM.
As for the identity of the models, based on the teasers, yours truly is guessing that the grey car (Are you a visionary leader?) with the four bar chrome grill is the Passat, the blue car without LED DRLs (Do you see a step ahead of your peers?) is the Jetta, and the brown car (Are you illuminatingly unconventional?) is perhaps a CrossTouran.
However, I noticed that a report in Tuesday’s Starbiz mentioned Polo Sedan, Jetta and CrossTouran, so perhaps they know something we don’t. What do you think?
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Paul, are these cars CKD models?
If i have 200k to buy the Sedan i’ll choose the Passat over Camry and Accord.
If i have 140k to buy the Sedan i’ll choose the Jetta over Altis and Civic.
If i have 200k to buy the MPV i’ll choose the Estima maybe i’ll choose the VW Touran.
If their prices are as compatible with the class leaders, then……. Honda, Nissan and Toyota, wake up.
Don’t give us chrome plates here and there and expect us to believe that your cars are trully expensive and elegant.
When the ads first same out, the blue car had LED daytime running lights. I was thinking what car was that, but after searching around I found no such car. Now that they edited the picture, it’s actually the Polo Sedan.
I saw this advertisement in NST newspapaper..can’t wait for the launch..
Yup it’s a passat, jetta & cross touran.
A VW salesguy confirmed Jetta, Passat and Cross Touran. The Jetta uses the same 1.4TSI as the current Golf and the Passat is 1.8TSI. All imported. Probably VGM is testing water for the Jetta and Passat ahead of the CKD launch. The cars can be viewed at their showroom now. The Malaysian public is about to experience a new era of quality motoring. Toyota & especially Honda, your nighmare has begun!
Oh yes I have been waiting for that wind of change for a long time. If the Koreans can’t do it alone then VW will be supplying them with more armor.
Unlike world war 2 this time the Germans will be helping the Koreans
wondering the price???
what about the price???
Its the Passat, Polo Sedan and the Cross Touran…
the first photo with the four bars is the Passat, note the way the slat on the bumper turns in the opposite direction from the direction of the lights… only available on the passat…
the brown car is a cross touran… the jetta’s grill is closer than the one in the photo…
It ain’t Polo sedan la bro….it’s the Jetta!
The Jetta :D
still no touron….
No touron, most malaysian like mpv
cross touran, passat and pol sedan ;)
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Wow, same time as new 508! Should be an exciting week ahead!
These 3 models assambled at Pekan? Wonder what is da price range going to be…
20 October? Why just now i saw in their website mentioned 21 october?
First to comment ? I thought it was Passat, Jetta and Polo sedan.
Anyway, all good car bar the old man looks on Passat especially. I think my B6 TSI look better.
i hope i could unlike the thumbs up
Next 10 days or so will be interesting with the unveiling of the new F30 3-series and the local release of the VW trio, or quartet, with the Polo sedan thrown in as well? Seen a Singapore-registered Jetta in the flesh about 6 weeeks back. A rather well-proportioned & smart-looking car, imho. Hope the range includes the Jetta Sport 1.4 TSI with the 160 bhp/240 Nm engine priced below RM130K.
If a Passat is introduced, I think it would be the North American rather than the Euro Passat. Why? Because the North American car is 10 cm longer with a 9 cm longer wheelbase than the Euro Passat. Marketing ppl would think that way along the line of Accords and Camrys that we got so far.
North American’s Passat is bigger. Our’s standard Passat. If Jetta price were correct (read wway below than Golf TSI) at the most RM130k, many will consider though at RM130k many will go for standard new Toyota Camry by next May 2012. T&H mentality rule our consumer decision making.
Gorgeous headlamps, I want to take a pair home and hang it in my bedroom….
I think Polo Sedan will not feature in the CKD launches just yet. So far VW only confirmed Passat and Jetta models with a third model in the future. They may not want to “de-value” the brand yet with an entry-level Polo (currently only for Russian market). For me a Jetta with a RM100-120K price tag would be satisfactory anyway
Had a look at the front bumper picture, looks like a Euro Passat rather than North American one. My bad
Volkswagen my site just change the date to 21 OCT
The first pic (silver) is the new Passat, the second pic (blue) is the new Jetta.. the third pic still figuring it out. The pics of the new Passat and Jetta can be seen in mudah.com (ads by vw salesperson) if you type in vw
i hope the cars will be priced reasonably. are they ckd’s or cbu’s
Hey Danny, Just to let you know, it appears as if Volkswagen have changed the dates for two of the cars after your post, albeit only one day later. The blue car is 20/10 whilst the other two are now showing 21/10. Cheers!
Thanks for the info!
my salesman fren frm volkswagen juru autocity said dey r launching passat n jetta on de 18th next week. passat 1.8 price he said 185k. jetta 1.4 145k. i was expecting de passat price 2 be around camry n accord price but its higher.. :(
Spread the word price high high. Then during launch drop the bomb price way below what ppl have said and bring interest to ppl. Typical marketing strategy
No…that’s true…that is the price range!
the launching date has been pushed to 21 October 2011..
open their website today to see
From the headlights, looks like it’s Passat, Jetta and Touran.
Can’t wait to see the price list and what kind of interior and spec being offer here, Malaysia. I will be so there to see it person; VW showroom.
Wonder what the other euro cars operators will be thinking on that day :)
The three models launching next week is obviously the new Passat, Jetta and CrossTouran
I’ve paid booking fees for the Jetta a couple of weeks back and was informed by the SA that it would be priced somewhere close to 138k++. First batch would be CBU and subsequently CKD. CKD will see some price drop but not significant
As for the Polo & Golf GTI, it’s still OOS for the time being and the next batch coming to our shores is by 1st quarter of next year :D
The polo sedan will not make its debut yet? That is what I presume gonna make a huge contribution to VW’s sales volume here. On the same matter there are rumors about a 1.4 Tsi polo sedan for the indian market …
Car in blue is my powderful saga! oh yeah!
Grey car is definitely the Passat, foglamp shape is unique to that model. Starbiz must have got it wrong.
no lah…passat got 4 bar front grill..I saw it..
Hope price place around altis and civic range as in europe :)
1st picture, Volkswagen Camry…
Yeap, agreed….most oversea car journalist did mentioned, the passat & jetta are as boring as a camry & corolla,…but vw hatchback stil get great review esp the class leading Golf where all family hatchback are being benchmarked against
The Jetta is pretty plain to drive, however as typical as conti cars are, the chassis feels heavier which gives a more sure-footed drive on the highways.
Bro, regardless what ever magazine you read from oversea…mostly mags like Evo, Top Gear, Autocar and such originate from UK. Don’t you know that Jetta is a completely sales flop at UK? The European mostly fancy a hatch la bro…most entry level sedan car they always gives low marks, boring this and that…our market and theirs are very different, we like saloon, the UK likes hatch, the Japs now likes K-Car and people mover…different market different needs thus different point of view!
maybe its the facelift tguan, not cross touran ?
do you see a step ahead of your peers? yes, my debt level is the highest among my peers lol….
and paultan’s website never fix the issue of non-real time commenting :( when i posted this I never see other comments around.
Pekan born VW finally.
Good tease efforts! Looking forward for the launch, and prices, of course!
The CrossTouran is 4-WD or 2-WD SUV ? All 3 models to be launched soon are CKD or CBU ?
Cross Touran is an MPV bro…FWD, plus all 3 models are actually CBU with CKD starting next year.
Thanks for the info. But when I look at the pics at the attached link, the Cross Touran has only 2 rows of seats & thus made me wonder whether it is a SUV. However, its side view looks similar to the Hyundai Matrix, thus not that attractive.
Trust me…it got 7 seats with no space at all for anything even heavy groceries shopping. More of a 5 + 2 kinda thing, 2 for kids at the back. No really best looking thou…
Why in the world the first two image constantly reminded me of Waja and Saga. haha.
Why can VWs be compared with such junks.
Passat RM180k+
Jetta RM140+
I was told from VW sells man.
The prices are wrong. It should be cheaper.
third cheap….!
I put my bet for CKD passat to be of range 170++
These are grossly overpriced because VW sells man. LOL
U can get brochure already from showroom…
Wonder who gave everyone a thumb down, for no reason? We r not bashing any car brand. Just showing how excited we r in VW or any new car coming to Malaysia, thus giving us more option, is that bad? The new BMW 3 is coming soon, US market are now discounting their current stock.
Thumb down la bcoz they’re waiting ejora turbo…hahaahaha
Some morons simply gave thumb down without any reason.
and AB is giving 0% for the current E90 models…
I agree. Why the thumbs down? It’s good to see more cars entering the market, especially cars with class leading build quality. New cars coming in is good and it gives more options for people to choose
Jetta at the back like audi A4…6 airbag, turbo engine, bigger car than civic….good bargain
VGM giving brochures? They don’t provide them, merely 4-6 pages pamphlets unlike Auto-Dunia.
VW sales said Passat import RM180K..but wonder that might be 1.6L turbo engine..then it will Rm160K local assembly..
Err VW has no 1.6 turbo. The Passat will be powered by the 1.8TFSI from the Audi A4.
borrow for PUG 1.6T ?
I heard from Goh Brothers salesman:
– first batch of Jetta will be CBU RM148,888
– second batch of Jetta will be CKD RM138,888
Why not we wait until next week…
This car is worth to buy, cause of the technology…. is a fuel save ride with the power of 1.4 TSI auto 7 speed.
If that is the price, you can get Accord VTi or VTi-L with another 1k. C segment VW or D segment H
U can’t compare a orange to an apple, u didnt drive it before and u won’t know the it power of the TSI technology… I really feel it before, once it launch u can test it and u will like it
Accord nothing special, just bigger size only…
U r right brader, my Golf 1.4 TSI potong Accord 2.4 like sayur.
i think the Brown colour is a VW Tiguan (facelift) … suppose to launch tis month
brown unit should be the new Tiguan to be launched tis month
Look ‘lembut’ but 0-100km/j 8sec + , look ‘garang’ like civic but slow poke…..huahuahuahuahu
This is a powerful car 1.4TSI Jetta with 122bhp for normal spec and 160bhp for the Jetta Sport model, all come with 7-speed (A) DSG Transmission.
This jetta will come with 160hp…..yeahhhhh babyyyy. Civic and altis makan asap laaa…..hAHAHAHAH
VW is bringing in just the 160BHP Jetta for now, no news of the Jetta GLI/Sport. It could be next year news
No 6-airbags no talk, as VW is still a baby among Malaysian car buyers (NO DOUBT vw IS BETTER THAN CHEATERS SELLING 3RD WORLD CARS AT SKY-HIGH PRICES).
Sunroof as optional accessory?
I already saw all these cars and what can I say now Malaysian automotive will shift into new paradigm and now its time to see european car brand on our road..
Nice to buy this car if got chance will buy it…. hahaha
can’t wait to test drive the new Jetta … golf like drive-train with sedan look, what a great combination …
If they can put a price range for Jetta and Passat variants at RM12X-RM13Xk and RM150-RM185k respectively there’s more chance for das Auto at Malaysians driveways.
I wonder how many ppl can afford a VW.
Why no Golf and Scirocco R?
My Golf 1.4 TSI potong Accord 2.4 like sayur