It's £165/yr for 27 more hp.......27hp. Jesus fuck is that insulting.

Own nothing, pay everything. This bs subscription models for everything need to die. And people who thought about them along with them.

You wouldn't download more ponies...

When I bought my car one of the first brands I decided against was Mercedes due to their subscription model for their electric car.

VW going for subscription is a surefire way to give Chinese car manufacturers an even bigger part of the market. So, so short sighted

If buying isn't owning then stealing a car isn't actually stealing

I hope companies eventually figure out people just aren't that stupid. Also, I really hope that people aren't that stupid.

On a positive note, this could be the push that America needs to get serious about mass transit.

people can choose to pay £649 for a lifetime subscription.

inb4 they introduce tiers.

"Historically many petrol and diesel vehicles have been offered with engines of the same size, but with the possibility of choosing one with more potency," they said.

Lol yeah, with ECU tuning from a third party, you assholes just had a board meeting and realized you could turn it into a subscription and then all came on the table and licked it up

What fools.

Do this and within 6 weeks there will be a YT video of a guy worth a crazy accent jailbreaking the car's hidden hp. Probably with a $2 thing you can buy online.

🖕 VW

Sold my Golf R a while back. Wasn’t planning on buying another VW, but this is the nail in that coffin.

Do. Not. Subscribe. To. Things.

I'm wondering if this in part has to do with hitting average efficiency targets. By nerfing this car for most users, who won't really care or notice the difference in urban driving, they carve out more tollerance for lower efficiency in their SUVs/ICE cars while still hitting the average efficiency spec that gives them some government incentives and marketing opportunities. $700/car for a lifetime subscription is not a huge economic motivator in the scheme of things.

Friendly reminder. VW was founded by the nazis as a nazi car.

Welcome to my shit list VW.

...shit companies I'm now boycotting.

So: time for a reassertion of right of first sale for cars, along with right to repair.

Rate of profit seems to be going to shit.

A brand that repeatedly ensures that I will never buy from them.

As much as we should hate Tesla, in 2019, they increased the Model 3’s power FOR FREE. I was at 5.2 seconds 0-60, and that was a free update to 4.9s 0-60. I didn’t even have the AWD or performance model. They figured out how to make the motors better and just gave it to everyone. Why isn’t VW doing the same? Fucking greed.

I already hate how much tech is in my 2020 model. I'm going to drive the thing into the ground.

The company that lied to its customers about fuel immissions and did it for years is going to screw us again with this. Fawk VW and its Nazi engineering!

Aarrrr matey, I'm sure a good pirate will be able to fix your engine troubles...

While I hate subscription models, this essentially is a tax on poor fuel consumptions. I like that.

Next we need a frequent driver and frequent flyer tax too