[kred]

Is it just me or does the new Jetta's arse look a LOT like the lci-e92 rear??

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-...eview/#3557015

[Year's_End]

Nope not at all. I do think the taillights and overall shape of the rear is a carbon copy of the B8 A4's though, minus some curvature and the rear diffuser. They're stupidly similar looking.

[kred]

ahh good find

[Garduna]

Yep, that's what I thought too, updated vw are ugly versions of audi lol xD

[CAPSGOD]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Nope not at all. I do think the taillights and overall shape of the rear is a carbon copy of the B8 A4's though, minus some curvature and the rear diffuser. They're stupidly similar looking.

They were designed by the same person.

[TripEEE]

They also shut off when you beep the horn haha

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by CAPSGOD

They were designed by the same person.

I know. Too bad whoever's managing VAG thought it would be a good idea to tell De'Silva to design basically the same car ten times over and spread it across the VW/Audi range.

Being designed by the same person means nothing. Its whoever's making the calls at the top levels that decides where a brand's image should be going. I guess they want to make the Jetta look like the poor man's A4.

[Artmasterx]

Kind of like the prev. gen Audi A4 and the new Seat Exeo... which is which??

[CAPSGOD]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

Being designed by the same person means nothing. Its whoever's making the calls at the top levels that decides where a brand's image should be going. I guess they want to make the Jetta look like the poor man's A4.

Obviously that person has their own idea of what a car should like. I dont think it looks bad for $16k.

[MikeyV]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

I know. Too bad whoever's managing VAG thought it would be a good idea to tell De'Silva to design basically the same car ten times over and spread it across the VW/Audi range.

Being designed by the same person means nothing. Its whoever's making the calls at the top levels that decides where a brand's image should be going. I guess they want to make the Jetta look like the poor man's A4.

You could say the same thing about BMW as well, 3,5 & 7 all pretty much the same, ditto new 6 being an uglier version of the previous 6.

Originally Posted by Artmasterx

Kind of like the prev. gen Audi A4 and the new Seat Exeo... which is which??

Funny that since apart from a redesigned nose and tail and A4 Cabrio interior the Seat Exeo is an A4, the A4 production line was moved from Germany to Spain. Seat needed a midsize saloon and wagon Audi had one they didn't nead anymore, hello Exeo.

[KingOfJericho]

The new Audi lineup is a joke. The A4 and A6 are nearly indistinguishable.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by CAPSGOD

Obviously that person has their own idea of what a car should like. I dont think it looks bad for $16k.

It's not bad looking. Take off the badge and you wouldn't know one brand from the other, though.

Originally Posted by MikeyV

You could say the same thing about BMW as well, 3,5 & 7 all pretty much the same, ditto new 6 being an uglier version of the previous 6.

You could say the same for previous-gen Benzes, current and previous-gen Audis, and like you said, current-gen Bimmers. They're one brand creating design unity and recognition. Not comparable to VWs looking like Audis.