VW Passat CC vs Commodore SV6 (and RNS vs IQ) - a surprising comparison

[Pana]

I forgot to add.....

we could not find the boot release......until I said to mysef. Surley it's still not in the glove box.

Yep it was!

In this day and age I don't understand how or why they are not able to change this from the VB commodore days.

Peter

Pretty sure it was done as a security feature - you could lock your glovebox so the boot release wasn't accessible - that way you could put stuff in your boot and if your car was valet parked for instance - the stuff in the boot was safe because the valet key couldn't unlock the glovebox.

[kleung]

Pretty sure it was done as a security feature - you could lock your glovebox so the boot release wasn't accessible - that way you could put stuff in your boot and if your car was valet parked for instance

I remember that 'feature' in the old family VK. The back seats were fixed, so it was actually a worthwhile security feature. Nowadays, putting the remote boot release in the glovebox is just a cost-cutting measure. other cars will have a conventional lockable lever on the floor in the driver's footwell, or a button on the door.

Most of the time you wouldn't really need it these days, since most models come with a boot release button on the key.

the stuff in the boot was safe because the valet key couldn't unlock the glovebox.

That's a relative term, because Holdens of old were not reknowned for their security. I recall some people accidentally unlocking someone else's Commodore using their key because the barrels were so worn out (or the tolerances were so loose...)

[genkifd]

actually dont mind that idea of having the boot release in the glove box.

as in the CC you can lock the rear seats so you cant get access to the boot from the inside, however you can use the boot release and get access from the outside so really it defeats the purpose. unless you can lock the boot release some how.

[Leagle]

Genkifd that is a very good point! I too found the boot release in the glovebox a little annoying (I found myself using the remote button on the key instead to remotely unlock the boot - which you could do even with the key in the ignition).

However I too wonder if there is a way of locking the boot (and not opening via remote button or key) while the car is being valet parked?

[Sumodog68]

In a recent trip to Shepperton in Vic, I got a SV6 for the 400k round trip from Melbourne. I was excited walking over to it, looked tough, and I was looking forward to some time in a "real" car after 3 years in a hairdresser Golf. I was amazed how big and comfy it was, but the one thing that blew me away was how dull, underpowered, and just plain gutless it felt compared to a daggy little TDI. I gave up putting my foot down, a good thing in low tolerance Vic, and drove it like a Yaris. Guess I'm spoilt having such a punchy and engaging little tractor. I can see why it's popular, looks the part, but if ever a car needed a V8....that's the one.

Your tdi must be really special as the ones I drove are much slower than sv6

[Greg Roles]

Mate all I can tell you is back when my car was dead stock I was absolutley dead level with SV6's from the lights, and in gear they had no chance. That's a manual diesel too by the way, but I had to be spot on with the gears. Perhaps that was the 2008 variety and they have higher output engines now? I don't know, all I can tell you is my own personal experience. I was suprised this was the case to be honest.

[Sumodog68]

Dead level from the lights to what speed ? Golf diesel is 9s 0-100 . SV6 is mid 7's.

[Greg Roles]

GT TDI 125 kw golf mate, mid 7's in real life if flogged. Very different animal to the stock 103kw TDI.

[Sumodog68]

Sounds good