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    No idea - I haven't looked at the tech or what they need; just a general commentary on what connected can mean in reality.

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    VW have a complete Europe wide network but I can't see that happening in many other places such as Oz, the US etc so the hard truth is no matter what they say the most connected car in the world won't be connected outside of Europe/GB. They were giving away data plugs for VW connect in the UK trying to encourage people to connect their Tiguan so they could harvest the data and I was able to get one just because I could but I knew it would not work here so really a pointless thing to do. Volkswagen Connect | Free Data Plug | Pulman Volkswagen

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    What's it actually run on?

    My 340 had inbuilt google maps/service emails etc - but it was just going via sim as part of their free connected package at the time (appreciating that's a cost that VWA wouldn't spend on, and clearly Australia is far too small to build anything VW dedicated).

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    The data plug utilises whatever network that VW use or have set up and feeds data back to VW and allows the owner to check trip details and other assorted stuff. Beyond that I haven't got any information. The network also allows the emergency call button in the car to be used and if the driver becomes incapacitated it will call home I believe where that system is fitted.

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    The emergency call is a useful feature in a place like Australia so long as it's in range of whatever it needs.

    Interesting times ahead.

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    It will be interesting to see how this car affects the after market tuning and modification suppliers. It might be the first VW car to report home if the car is modified and if so that will create issues as you buy the car and should be able to do what you want with it without penalty though theoretically that is not the case now anyway. Tesla have had the problem and taken measures to either stop or limit mods as they saw fit by restoring the car to as built.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozsko View Post
    It will be interesting to see how this car affects the after market tuning and modification suppliers. It might be the first VW car to report home if the car is modified and if so that will create issues as you buy the car and should be able to do what you want with it without penalty though theoretically that is not the case now anyway. Tesla have had the problem and taken measures to either stop or limit mods as they saw fit by restoring the car to as built.
    What it means, is that you have to buy a car that already performs how you want it to from the factory. For a Golf R for example, stump up a bit extra and buy a new A45S instead .... it already does 0-100 in 3.8s from the factory

    Jokes aside, that is probably exactly what I will do next.
    Current: 2023 MY23 T-Roc R Lapiz Blue + Beats Audio + Black pack 2018 MY19 Golf R manual Lapiz Blue + DAP (mods are underway ) 2018 MY18 Golf 110TSI Trendline manual White (with mods now 150TSI) 2014 Amarok TSI Red (tuned over 200kw + lots of extras) 2013 Up! manual Red 10 Previous VWs and some others ...

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