Volkswagen Atlas

[Rocket36]

Any reason it's not in show rooms in Australia?

[Rooboy]

VW Oz want it but it's designed for the North American market - not engineered for RHD.

[Rocket36]

So what? They can just make it in RHD like everything else we get here. They're all designed for LHD markets too.

[Umai Naa!!]

Do we need a FWD Touareg?

[Rooboy]

Rofl...if it was as easy as sticking a steering wheel on the other side of the car our market would be even more interesting. Engineering and development cost are prohibitive...especially when there are few RHD countries and even fewer that would be interested in a SUV so large. So if the sales ain't there to cover the cost it's not worth the investment.

[Sunny43.5]

Yes it s a sad fact that we are a minority country being RHD , we miss out on so many models because of that anomilty . I get agro when I see all these American utes to be on offer shortly in Australia , a Doge Ram being touted for sale at around $150000 AU the same ute is $85000 AU in LHD . So the local importers want $65000 to import and convert it here . Then the real insult comes because some years back during the mid 2000,s GMH were actually building LHD Calais for export to the middle east and the US markets . what made me gag was those cars built here in LHD were then shipped to the US West Coast trucked across the US to dealers and then sold for LESS than what we were paying here at the time plus the US ones were "Fully Loaded "as the yanks got every single option plus more standard on every car .

[Rocket36]

Yes it s a sad fact that we are a minority country being RHD

We should have changed when Sweden did. We had the chance. Wouldn't be possible now.

[zzc2010]

Designed for america and china. Not coming to Aus.


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[VW Convert]

We should have changed when Sweden did. We had the chance. Wouldn't be possible now.

With the benefit of hindsight, that is correct but who would have predicted how the automotive world would evolve.

As you say, would have been relatively easy back in the sixties or even the seventies when it was basically just standard type roads but just imagine trying to re-engineer for example the Sydney Harbour Bridge approaches, cross city tunnel, harbour tunnel, Darling Harbour with it's myriad of flyovers etc. Every city would have immense re-design issues to overcome.

Cheers

George

[Transporter]

With the benefit of hindsight, that is correct but who would have predicted how the automotive world would evolve.

As you say, would have been relatively easy back in the sixties or even the seventies when it was basically just standard type roads but just imagine trying to re-engineer for example the Sydney Harbour Bridge approaches, cross city tunnel, harbour tunnel, Darling Harbour with it's myriad of flyovers etc. Every city would have immense re-design issues to overcome.v

Cheers

George

Hmm... Hitler did it overnight in Czechoslovakia.

[Dutch77]

Hmm... Hitler did it overnight in Czechoslovakia.

He didn't have to deal with a Senate full of obstructionist Labor, Green and <insert crappy cause here> Independents though.

[Transporter]

He didn't have to deal with a Senate full of obstructionist Labor, Green and <insert crappy cause here> Independents though.

Exactly! Anything today is too hard and when done, often they stuff it up. So much for all these planners and advisors.

[Sunny43.5]

Hmm... Hitler did it overnight in Czechoslovakia.

Shh you mentioned the war but I think you got away with it {John Cleese Fawlty Towers }

[VW Convert]

Shh you mentioned the war but I think you got away with it {John Cleese Fawlty Towers }

One of the funniest pieces of comedy I've ever seen! Legendary stuff.

Cheers

George

[rory]

Sweden never changed the side the steering wheel was on.
They changed the side if the road they drove on.