On the eve of the Detroit motor show Volkswagen has unveiled the concept of Cross Coupe GTE. Continuing a line of designer sketches to modern crossovers, he is a descendant of models Cross Coupe (2011) and CrossBlue (2014); while GTE will become the forerunner of the next generation Tiguan, which will appear at the end of 2016. In addition, the brainchild of Klaus Bischoff should serve as a model for a completely new five-passenger crossover Volkswagen (he is scheduled for 2017) and to transform the whole off-road range of the brand.
Car length 4847 mm built on the already well-known to the MQB platform and differs deliberately geometric exterior and interior, collected mostly from straight lines and sharp corners. Thus, told reporters Bischoff, VW will be visually distinguish their automobile models from off-road, and from the perspective of their design will go far enough.
The power plant Cross Coupe GTE - almost serial, it will get several medium and full-sized Volkswagen. It consists of a cross-section located 3.6-liter gasoline V6, two electric motors of different power and a 6-speed gearbox with two clutches. The total efficiency of the power node is 355 HP and 500 Nm and can be transmitted to the front, rear or both axles. A wide range of operating modes of the hybrid allows the driver to choose between reserve and sporting feats (by the way, the crossover is capable of accelerating to 100 km/h in 6 seconds exactly).
So, after less than two years the world will flood the new Volkswagen crossovers with angular design Cross Coupe GTE. Your reaction?