The enhanced Volkswagen Arteon is ready to be ordered by UK customers, bringing with it new equipment and options for the sleek fastback, as well as new power trains.
Furthermore, a striking Shooting Brake version joins the range, providing additional practicality with the same business-class elegance that the Arteon first introduced to its class in 2017.
The new Arteon is available to order in nine configurations: five for the fastback and four Arteon Shooting Brake models, with two engines available across both body styles. Three separate equipment lines are initially offered, ahead of more variants and engines – including the eHybrid, higher-powered versions and an entry-level 1.5-litre petrol engine – arriving in the coming months.
Two Arteon specifications are carried over from the outgoing model: luxury and comfort-focused Elegance trim and sportily-styled R-Line, while the SE Nav equipment line serves as an enhancement of the previous, entry-level Arteon SE specification.
The SE Nav is available now with the 2.0-litre 150PS TDI diesel engine with seven-speed DSG, while Elegance and R-Line models come with either this engine, or a 190PS 2.0-litre TSI petrol unit with seven-speed DSG.
SE Nav specification get more kit than the outgoing SE, including Volkswagen’s Digital Cockpit, while the Shooting Brake has keyless entry. The SE Nav is shod with 17-inch ‘Cardiff’ alloy wheels and gets LED headlights and tail lights. Initially, the Arteon Shooting Brake will not be available in SE Nav trim.
Elegance-trim models receive 18-inch ‘Almere’ alloy wheels, and gain keyless entry across both body styles, a rear-view camera and Travel Assist. The Arteon R-Line ups the game with distinctive, 19-inch ‘Montevideo’ alloys as standard. New dual trapezoidal exhaust tips on each side of the bumper are moulded into the newly redesigned R-Line body kit, for an assertive, sporting appearance. A sunroof is standard on all R-Line cars, while the Shooting Brake gains a standard-fit panoramic sunroof.
Seven powertrain options, including an entry-level 1.5-litre 150PS TSI engine with six-speed manual transmission, the plug-in hybrid Arteon eHybrid and the range-topping, 320PS Arteon R with 4MOTION all-wheel drive, will be available across the Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake range, arriving in three further waves over the next few months and into next year.
