Volkswagen CrossBlue
- 5-door SUV (CrossBlue)
- 5-door coupé SUV (CrossBlue Coupé)
Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2.0 L EA288 I4 BiTDI
- 3.0 L EA839 V6 24v TFSI
- Front: 40 kW (54.4 PS; 53.6 hp)
- Rear: 85 kW (115.6 PS; 114.0 hp)
- Total: 125 kW (170.0 PS; 167.6 hp)
- 224 kW (304.6 PS; 300.4 hp) (CrossBlue)
- 305 kW (414.7 PS; 409.0 hp) (CrossBlue Coupé)
- 9.8 kWh (CrossBlue)
- 9.9 kWh (CrossBlue Coupé)
The Volkswagen CrossBlue is a concept diesel plug-in-hybrid mid size crossover SUV, intended to sit in the range of SUVs by Volkswagen, below the Volkswagen Touareg. The concept version of the car has six seats, but the production version that will be based on it will have a traditional seven seat layout.[3]
It is meant to replace the slow selling minivan, the Volkswagen Routan,[4] and intended to be sold exclusively in the American and Canadian markets. However, Volkswagen of Australia is currently trying to convince Volkswagen executives to have the concept appear in Australian Auto Shows.[3]
In the American and Canadian markets, its targeted competitors are the Toyota Highlander, Toyota 4Runner, Ford Explorer, and Honda Pilot. On July 14, 2014, Volkswagen announced that the CrossBlue will be built at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[5]
The production version was announced with the name Atlas or Teramont for those manufactured in the USA and Chinese markets for those manufactured in China. Atlas will feature transverse mounted engines of four cylinders or Volkswagens narrow angle V6.[6][7][8]
CrossBlue Coupé Concept
At the September 2013 Auto Shanghai, Volkswagen revealed a different, sportier version of the car, named Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé.[9]
References
- ^ "Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept". 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Volkswagen CrossBlue production version confirmed for 2016 launch".
- ^ a b "Volkswagen Australia Will Push For Seven-seat CrossBlue SUV".
- ^ "VW axes Routan van, mulls 7-passenger SUV replacement". USA Today. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ^ "VW announces Chattanooga-made SUV, and 2,000 new jobs". 14 July 2014.
- ^ "2018 Volkswagen Atlas: VW's Three-Row SUV for America Finally Arrives". 27 October 2016.
- ^ "2018 Volkswagen Atlas First Look %%sep%% %%sitename%%".
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe Concept".
External links
- Volkswagen CrossBlue concept (2013 NAIAS Detroit)
- Volkswagen Australia SUV Range
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