re: Volkswagen T Cross - A compact crossover based on the Polo. EDIT: Now unveiled T Cross details come in, likely to take on Hyundai's Creta
VW T-Cross for India likely to get 1.2 TSI engine. Based on the MQB A0 (zero) platform shared with cars like the all-new Polo with plenty of tech and quality on offer
The localised 1.2 TSI four-cylinder motor with a similar amount of power (112hp) and a retuned and more powerful version of the 1.5 TDI (117hp) that’s currently made here. GFor the rest of the world,VW is likely to use a three-cylinder 1.0-litre TSI petrol engine. Quote:
The T-Cross, for example, is a clear departure from VW’s current style sheet and comes with more muscular and sinewy lines. The nose of the car is extremely modern with an all-new grille and headlight combo. The block-like nose and chin of the car is well defined with square LED surrounds for the fogs and the flanks have large, properly fleshed out wheel arches, made possible due to the flexible MQB platform. The T-Cross concept currently carries an extremely high-tech interior that eschews push buttons in favour of soft-touch surfaces and touchscreens and some of these systems are likely to be introduced on the production car as well. The T-Cross SUV is also likely to be pretty spacious. This is because the stance of the car is quite upright, and so, like a tall boy, there’s likely to be more than sufficient space in the rear
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Skoda/VW Strategy on A0 platform- Skoda is also hard at work putting together its version of a MQB A0-based SUV. Slated to hold a position slightly lower than the VW, both companies are likely to work on the project together in India, as they had done with the Vento/Rapid sedans.
Exterior design will differentiate the Skoda entry level C/SUV with the T Cross. Link
Last edited by volkman10 : 13th July 2016 at 13:46.
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