Comments on: PQ34 or the PQ35 platform for the Lavida? http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry and Chinese Cars Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: dogtucker http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48799 dogtucker Fri, 16 May 2008 01:21:33 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48799 The end result is that with body attached both will achieve the same! We are talking about cars made for the Chinese market so its all academic-handling and ride quality and not often on the buyers minds here -ok they should be but its an uneducated market here with mainly city usage and more concerns about colour choice and where to position snoopy and micky mouse stickers on the body work rather than the niceties of modern engineering and how the wheels jiggle up and down!! The end result is that with body attached both will achieve the same! We are talking about cars made for the Chinese market so its all academic-handling and ride quality and not often on the buyers minds here -ok they should be but its an uneducated market here with mainly city usage and more concerns about colour choice and where to position snoopy and micky mouse stickers on the body work rather than the niceties of modern engineering and how the wheels jiggle up and down!!

]]> By: Brian St. John http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48783 Brian St. John Thu, 15 May 2008 19:53:40 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48783 PQ35 has independent rear suspension. Much better handling and ride quality. PQ35 has independent rear suspension. Much better handling and ride quality.

]]> By: jackson liu http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48751 jackson liu Thu, 15 May 2008 12:08:07 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48751 The plataform is a big deal when we are concening the driving dynamics of the vehicle. A better and more modern plataform makes the whole difference. . when I'm out to buy a car, I REALLY DO CARE about which plataform it is based on. Structural rigidity means A LOT MORE to me, than plain and superficial stuff. I'd rather so much to get an unloaded car, but based on a better plataform, than a weaker plataform vehicle loaded with a bunch of tech crap... . The lavida is PQ34, which is a really good and solid plataform. But it's still not the PQ35 though.... The plataform is a big deal when we are concening the driving dynamics of the vehicle.
A better and more modern plataform makes the whole difference.
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when I’m out to buy a car, I REALLY DO CARE about which plataform it is based on. Structural rigidity means A LOT MORE to me, than plain and superficial stuff.
I’d rather so much to get an unloaded car, but based on a better plataform, than a weaker plataform vehicle loaded with a bunch of tech crap…
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The lavida is PQ34, which is a really good and solid plataform. But it’s still not the PQ35 though….

]]> By: dogtucker http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48704 dogtucker Thu, 15 May 2008 00:20:30 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48704 Who really cares??? Who really cares???

]]> By: Ash http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48664 Ash Wed, 14 May 2008 14:45:39 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48664 Erik, Thank you very much for your insightful info, as always! Erik,

Thank you very much for your insightful info, as always!

]]> By: Brian http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48651 Brian Wed, 14 May 2008 12:19:59 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48651 Sounds to me like VW is afraid of the inevitable shouts of REDUNDANCY! If both vehicles are built on essentially the same platform, that is. Sounds to me like VW is afraid of the inevitable shouts of REDUNDANCY! If both vehicles are built on essentially the same platform, that is.

]]> By: erik van ingen schenau http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48630 erik van ingen schenau Wed, 14 May 2008 08:02:18 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/05/14/pq34-or-the-pq35-platform-for-the-lavida/#comment-48630 According official information from VW the Lavida and New Bora are based on a PQ34L platform, which is a bit longer than the PQ34. (Wheelbase 2610 mm). greetings! Erik According official information from VW the Lavida and New Bora are based on a PQ34L platform, which is a bit longer than the PQ34. (Wheelbase 2610 mm).
greetings! Erik

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