Beijing 2008: Volkswagen Lavida meets its home audience
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764286/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/00_vwlavidabeijing_opt.jp g" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Lavida for China</em><br /><br />Shanghai Volkswagen developed the new VW Lavida in China, for China. Now it's made its big debut before the home-market audience in Beijing. Stylistically, the made-in-China design looks oddly dated, quite frankly. The petal-shaped head- and taillamps look like something you might find on a 1990's Korean import and not a newly-minted VW, regardless of origin. <br /><br />The Lavida's positioned below the new VW Bora (also introduced in Beijing), with a shorter overall length (around 3 inches) but an identical wheelbase, so passenger comfort should be around the same as the larger car. The interior is a blend of familiar VW partsbin stuff with elements that just seem a little odd-looking in a VeeDub, like the silver audio head unit and the silver HVAC knobs set against a healthy dose of woodgrain trim. Power comes from 4-cylinder engines displacing 1.6L or 2.0L, with a six-speed Tiptronic available to handle shifting duties. It may be all-new, but it's also pretty boring. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/">Volkswagen Lavida</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764286/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/00_vwlavidabeijing_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764290/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/01_vwlavidabeijing_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764289/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/02_vwlavidabeijing_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764283/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/03_vwlavidabeijing_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/volkswagen-lavida/764284/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/04_vwlavidabeijing_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><span onmouseout="_tipoff()" onmouseover="_tipon(this) " style=""><em><strong>All photos Copyright (C)2008 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc. <br /><br /></strong></em></span>[Source: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/2008/04/20/2008-beijing-vw-lavida-world-premiere/">Autoblog Chinese</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://cn.autoblog.com/2008/04/20/2008-beijing-vw-lavida-world-premiere/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/21/beijing-2008-volkswagen-lavida-meets-its-home-audience/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1173626/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/21/beijing-2008-volkswagen-lavida-meets-its-home-audience/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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