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Here is the “new” Volkswagen Cross Coupé. If you think you’ve seen something like this before, well, you have, last December. Back then the Cross Coupé on display in Tokyo was a petrol-electric hybrid. But now, VW has ripped out the TSI engine and plonked in a TDI, coupled it to the electric motors and, voila, a “world premiere”.
The Cross Coupé concept weighs 1858kg and it’s a measure of the car’s technology that it can accelerate to 100km/h in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 220km/h, thanks to its total power of 225kW. Yet, with a cautious approach, it will sip diesel at just 1.8l/100km.
In full electric mode the top speed is limited to 120km/h and a range of only 45km is predicted. An electric motor powers each axle, with up to 40kW sent to the front wheels and a max of 85kW to the rear. If power is being supplied only by the TDI engine the Cross Coupé is front-wheel drive.
In photos the Cross Coupé looks quite big, but in actual fact it is sized in between a Golf and Tiguan. Hinting at a possible production future the concept model has been based on the MQB platform.
Local sales figures tell us the SUV market is the strongest segment around. The Range Rover Evoque is showing that style plays an important role in the market, whether purists like it or not. So, were the Cross Coupé an actual production model do you reckon it would sell well?