The high sales of sport utility vehicle (SUV) variants in the global automotive market, making German car manufacturer, Volkswagen curious to make a similar variant. VW had already matured a plan prepared challenger for Nissan Juke, Mini Countryman, and Ford EcoSport. The three variants above carrying average 1,600 cc capacity of engine, that is becoming a trend because its design is cosmopolitan and modern.
Not to mention its compact dimensions, making it quite agile while moving in traffic jams in big cities. "We had to increase the variance in the segment of compact SUVs. Moreover supermini car segment is now growing rapidly and we are designing an appropriate model for the segment," said Ulrich Hackenberg, VW's Head of Research and Development.
Volkswagen 2012 Cross Coupe SUV concept. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/) |
Volkswagen 2012 Cross Coupe drivetrain. (Picture from: http://www.seriouswheels.com/) |
Volkswagen 2012 Cross Coupe dashboard. (Picture from: http://rxcars.com/) |
That power can generate acceleration from 0-100 kph (60 mph) in 6.5 seconds and reach a maximum speed 220 kph (136,7 mph). For fuel consumption by New European Driving Cycle test is claimed to achieve 55 kpl (129,37 mpg) with CO2 emissions of 46 gram/km. So if the solar tank and the battery is fully charged, can travel a distance of 1,280 km (795,36 miles). For short-haul trips could use a pure electric motor with a mileage of 45 km (27,96 miles) with a maximum speed of 120 kph (74.56 mph). *** [MOTORTREND | OVI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 19102012]