{"id":294,"date":"2008-04-24T23:52:08","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T23:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/04\/24\/beijing-2008-17\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:44:07","slug":"beijing-2008-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/04\/24\/beijing-2008-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing 2008 Live: SAIC-VW Lavida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vw_lavida.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vw_lavida.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vw_lavida\" class=\"image-full\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> SAIC-VW joint venture has unveiled its first all-new vehicle the Lavida already reported by Petrol-Head.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_04.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vwlavida_04\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> At first glance, the Lavida is a well designed car although it won\u2019t win any awards. Despite sharing its platform with VW model, the link with the German carmaker is hard to spot except with the front fascia. At 4,608 mm long, 1,743 mm wide and 1,465 mm high, the Lavida is a four-door saloon with similar dimensions to that of the Peugeot 407.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_08.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vwlavida_08\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> The interior is a bit better than the exterior styling thanks to a dashboard which combines wooden panels and Volkswagen wheels and buttons. However the overall shape takes its styling cues from the Ford Focus. With a 2,610 mm wheelbase the Lavida&nbsp; should be roomy enough for four people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_12.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vwlavida_12\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> When the Lavida goes on sale in China this summer it will be powered by two four-cylinder engines that can be combined with a manual or a six-speed Tiptronic. The entry level will be powered by 1.6-litre while the topping engine will be a 2.0-litre. VW Shanghai\u2019s saloon will be available in three trims, &quot;Trendline&quot;, &quot;Comfortline&quot; and &quot;Highline&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The base vehicle will be equipped with standard ABS, driver and front passenger airbags, climate control, MP3-capable CD-Radio, power windows and anti-theft warning system. The more luxurious versions &quot;Comfortline&quot; and &quot;Highline&quot; also get 16in alloy wheels, a chrome package, sliding sunroof, leather seats, side and head airbags, cruise control, parking sensors, automatic climate control system and CD changer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_13.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vwlavida_13\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/2008_vwlavida_14.jpg\" alt=\"2008_vwlavida_14\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAIC-VW joint venture has unveiled its first all-new vehicle the Lavida already reported by Petrol-Head. At first glance, the Lavida is a well designed car although it won\u2019t win any awards. Despite sharing its platform with VW model, the link with the German carmaker is hard to spot except with the front fascia. At 4,608 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":6791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chinese-manufacturers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beijing 2008 Live: SAIC-VW Lavida - Petrol Head<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/04\/24\/beijing-2008-17\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Beijing 2008 Live: SAIC-VW Lavida - Petrol Head\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"SAIC-VW joint venture has unveiled its first all-new vehicle the Lavida already reported by Petrol-Head. 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