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    Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model

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    144 points herbertl | 18 comments | 06 Mar 25 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 1.108s | source | bottom
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    kcb ◴[06 Mar 25 00:48 UTC] No.43274788[source]▶
    Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it would be to bring accessible EVs to all.
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    1. throwaway48476 ◴[06 Mar 25 00:58 UTC] No.43274861[source]▶
    It's too small for the US market. EU vehicles are on average much smaller.
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    2. jdminhbg ◴[06 Mar 25 01:01 UTC] No.43274884[source]▶
    No, American cars have no part called a 'boot.'
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    3. smcleod ◴[06 Mar 25 01:03 UTC] No.43274902{3}[source]▶
    Oh, sorry what do they/you call them? (The storage above the rear axil at the rear for the car)
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    4. jdminhbg ◴[06 Mar 25 01:04 UTC] No.43274910{4}[source]▶
    Trunk.
    5. krebby ◴[06 Mar 25 01:05 UTC] No.43274919{4}[source]▶
    Trunk
    6. dylan604 ◴[06 Mar 25 01:06 UTC] No.43274932{3}[source]▶
    Junk in the boot, just don't have the same ring to it
    7. ojbyrne ◴[06 Mar 25 01:11 UTC] No.43274976[source]▶
    s/small/cheap/gi

    Americans like cheap, especially when there's a lot of economic pressure.

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    8. jghn ◴[06 Mar 25 01:17 UTC] No.43275043[source]▶
    As someone in the US who generally likes VWs and is interested in an EV as their next car, but who also finds the ID4 way too big this car has my attention.
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    9. Henchman21 ◴[06 Mar 25 01:18 UTC] No.43275055[source]▶
    Bite your tongue; we speak in no such manner.
    10. technothrasher ◴[06 Mar 25 01:21 UTC] No.43275072[source]▶
    Last time I was in Germany, I was looking forward to driving something smaller than the usual beasts here in the US, and something with a manual transmission. But when I got to the Munich airport rental counter, they had “upgraded” me to the biggest automatic Volvo SUV I’d ever seen, because they were out of everything else. It was nice enough on the autobahn, but it was a pain in the rear in the small towns.
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    11. timerol ◴[06 Mar 25 01:24 UTC] No.43275109{3}[source]▶
    You can have one added after the fact, though http://philapark.org/wp-content/uploads/P.4.CarBoot.jpg
    12. technothrasher ◴[06 Mar 25 01:29 UTC] No.43275155{3}[source]▶
    Well, to be pendatic, they do have parts called boots. They are the rubber protectors that go over electrical connectors, cv joints, tie rods, etc. But as far as I know, there are no bonnets.
    13. labster ◴[06 Mar 25 01:51 UTC] No.43275336[source]▶
    Yeah, here in America, we say it’s not a real car unless the boot is big enough to take all of the rubbish you binned to the tip without hiring a lorry.
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    14. jmugan ◴[06 Mar 25 02:27 UTC] No.43275676[source]▶
    I think I drove that same car out of Frankfurt! But we had five people and luggage, so I guess it worked out.
    15. jmugan ◴[06 Mar 25 02:29 UTC] No.43275696{3}[source]▶
    And we like them to store a lot of petrol so we can drive far on holiday
    16. jjav ◴[06 Mar 25 09:12 UTC] No.43278084[source]▶
    > I was looking forward to driving something smaller than the usual beasts here in the US, and something with a manual transmission. But when I got to the Munich airport rental counter, they had “upgraded” me to the biggest automatic Volvo SUV

    This was many years ago so I don't know how it is today..

    I reserved the cheapest standard transmission car for rent at the Frankfurt airport. When I got there they downgraded me to an automatic car. I held firm and said I reserved a standard car so that's what I must have. I had to wait over an hour but finally they found me a standard car, a much upgraded model too compared to the cheapest one I reserved.

    17. dagw ◴[06 Mar 25 16:26 UTC] No.43281982[source]▶
    Americans like cheap

    The data doesn't bear that out. Look at the best selling cars in the US, not many cheap cars on that list. Now compare it to the best selling cars in Europe, almost only cheap cars.

    Top 3 car in the US are Ford F-series, Chevy Silverado and Toyota RAV. Top 3 cars in Europe are Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio and VW Golf.

    18. rsynnott ◴[06 Mar 25 18:41 UTC] No.43283599[source]▶
    I suspect you don't have much hope; the US didn't even get the id.3 (the Golf equivalent) AFAIK.