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Volkswagen Arteon

The large liftback above the Passat, replacing the CC, and on MQB with the Passat's engines and gearboxes — so Passat information covers the powertrain and the Arteon-specific part is the body, the adaptive damping and the four-wheel-drive coupling. The 2.0 TDI at fleet mileage dominates the European population, which makes after-treatment and the AdBlue system most of its code traffic rather than anything about the engine itself.

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Volkswagen Arteon
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Generations

  • 3H 2017–present

    MQB with the Passat's powertrain; fleet diesels make after-treatment and AdBlue most of what it sets codes about.

    Body styles
    Liftback · Estate
    Platform
    MQB
    Engines
    • 1.5 TSI — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TSI — petrol · 140–206 kW (188–276 hp)
    • 1.4 TSI eHybrid — EA211 · plug-in hybrid
    • 2.0 TDI — diesel · 110–147 kW (148–197 hp)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG · 8-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · 4MOTION four-wheel drive

Service information

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