Volkswagen does not build many cars like the Volkswagen Arteon: a 5-door liftback / 5-door shooting brake with Petrol engine, built from 2017 to 2019 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Tobias Sühlmann / Marc Lichte.
Where it came from
The Volkswagen Arteon is a car manufactured by German car manufacturer Volkswagen. Described as a large family car or a mid-size car, it is available in five-door liftback or estate body styles. The Arteon was unveiled on 6 March 2017, at the Geneva Motor Show, and at the Chicago Auto Show for the North American market.
It is a direct successor to the CC; however, Volkswagen announced that the Arteon is positioned to be more upmarket than the CC. The vehicle is based on the MQB platform. Production of the saloon was discontinued in 2023. The wagon was supposed to be produced until 2026, but it was prematurely discontinued at the end of 2024.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual / 7-speed DSG / 8-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2837 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Volkswagen's history is not in doubt: the Volkswagen CC came before it; the Volkswagen ID.7 followed it; it was built at Emden, Lower Saxony. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Model 3, the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ferrari 488. Nearby in the Volkswagen catalogue sit the Volkswagen Apollo and the Volkswagen Routan.
The money
On the used market today a Volkswagen Arteon typically changes hands for $14,800–$32,900, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,500–$5,394 a year. Insurance sits around $1,370–$2,290 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.