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Volkswagen reveal their hybrid cross over SUV
publication date: Dec 1, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
Volkswagen is showcasing its concept of an SUV of the future at the Tokyo
Motor Show this week, in the shape of the Cross Coupé.
The all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid hints at how a crossover
between a four-door coupé and an SUV could look.
It also defines a new
stage in Volkswagen engineering design, being the first model based on the
company's new ‘modular transverse matrix' - or MQB - to be shown publicly.
At 4,345 mm, the concept car being shown in Tokyo is longer than a Golf and shorter than
a Tiguan.
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The width of 1,868 mm and height of 1,523 mm also come exactly
in between these two bestsellers, meaning that the Cross Coupé's dimensions
place it at the heart of the globally in-demand A segment.
The four-seat Cross Coupé is powered by two electric motors, one front and
one rear, which generate 40 kW / 180 Nm of torque and 85 kW / 270 Nm
respectively, and a TSI direct injection turbo petrol engine. |
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