The new Volkswagen Sharan is a welcome launch at Geneva as the Sharan that it replaces was getting pretty old in terms of looks wise, sticking out like a sore thumb in the updated Volkswagen line-up. The Sharan is a model that will be familiar to us if we’ve been following Proton developments. Long ago before the Exora was launched, Proton was in need of an MPV and a badge engineered Sharan platform MPV was one of the models along with a Perdana based on the Passat that was proposed to fill the gaps in Proton’s product line-up.
Volkswagen highlights the Sharan as being capable of 5.3 litres per 100km on the combined cycle, which Volkswagen claims is a world best in its class for fuel economy. This is achieved with the 140 PS Sharan 2.0 TDI model. This TDI model is also the only engine in the Sharan available with all wheel drive.
The rest of Volkswagen’s range of TSI and TDI engines are also available, and the optional DSG twin clutch transmission is available for soccer moms who don’t want to bother with a clutch pedal. It now also has sliding doors for the rear, replacing the car-like fold out doors that the outgoing Sharan used.
The Sharan measures 4,850mm in length, which is about 30mm longer than rivals like the Ford Galaxy, which by the way shares its beginnings with the Sharan. Its wheelbase is a long 2,920mm – 75mm longer than the outgoing Sharan. The first generation Galaxy was a joint project between Ford, Volkswagen and SEAT. It seats 7, and the seating system is referred to by Volkwagen as EasyFold. The individual seats of the second and third row can be folded down to make a flat floor for the times where you need to transport huge items. The second row can be slide forward and rearward by 160mm and can be tilted by 20 degrees.
Look after the jump for more material on the new Sharan – hi-res photos, a video and a full press release in PDF format. Volkswagen has yet to offer an MPV here in Malaysia with their wonderful turbocharged engines and DSG transmissions. There are a couple of Tourans running around Malaysian roads and there was word of the 1.4 TSI debuting some time ago in a Touran, but it looks like that has been postponed. But I think it’s only a matter of time before we get the Touran here since Volkswagen has plans to start assembling it in Indonesia. And maybe after that they can add the Sharan to the Indonesian plant product mix.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
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Oh, MPV car coming now……
wow very nice..i like this mpv
European vehicles. Interior photos always have manual tranmission models.
nice family mover!
that's missing (family mover) from the VW M'sia line up at the moment.
from the sides…it really reminds me of Naza Ria or Kia Carnival
Lawa…bila sampai malaysia?
1sttt~ nice designnn~
10 times better than the exora.
If proton…………………………….
Why proton didn't make such this segment MPV ???
Still have to wait for another 10 years to produce such this segment MPV ???
At that time, proton's competitors have gone so far in all the ways tech n design.
oUTdaTeD………………………………………………
BMW better
5.3l / 100km….. impressive.
nice.. vw
xvr said,
March 2, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
from the sides…it really reminds me of Naza Ria or Kia Carnival
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A practical ppl mover more or less will look like that
JULIAN_LEE said,
March 2, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
BMW better
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Beemer don't have mpv/minivan….only SUV which is not very practical as a ppl mover
this could has been the exora?
One thing though. Now all VW vehicles look alike, face-wise. Is VW suffering from Corporate-face syndrom??????
mcm ciplak Kia Carnival @ Naza Ria jer.. ( ha3 gurau jer la.. )
semua pembuat kereta pun design MPV masing2 lebih kurang ajer. even Exora kita punya pun nampak mcm Wish + Grandis.. Chery pula macam Grandis + Stream dll..
apapun nice MPV tapi mcm besaq gedabak jer..apapun memang cukup menjiamtakan minyak.. mcm kancil.. 5 L/ 100 km
VW boleh dapat 5.3L/100km, mengapa kita tak boleh? Lagi dia punya engine 2.0TDi.. Eh saya sudah lupa, kita punya local car tak ada engine diesel baru dan bangga sangat dengan engine campro cps di dalam exora… Selain itu, diesel standart kita masih saja Euro2 sahaja berbanding dengan mereka sudah Euro4/5…
Wonder when will MPVs like Sharan,Touran, S Max, 5008 etc etc gonna ever land in Malaysia? Getting bored with Toyodas and Hondas.
hehe.. tu la kalau di China Volkswagen yang kuasai jalanraya2, keduanya kereta keluaran GM.
oh dasar aoutomotif negara!!why???
la.. nampak gmbr kat atas mcm besaq gedabak MPV ni.. tengok2 kat tempat lain, lohhh.. rendah je x de la tinggi sgt besar lebih kurag Honda Odysseys jer..
Nothing so special in terms of design , styling looks like outdated nazaria. Maybe you people always kena con by DSG, TSI, TDI lah. Euro 4 diesel aiyoo, Euro 2 also you make noise. Ada berani ka bayar 1 euro for 1litre..? Suka buat kecoh saja.
nadzri
1 euro kat sana lebih kurang RM1 la. memanglah kalau tukar ke RM jadi RM5 lebih, tapi rakyat sana anggap 1Euro tu RM1 la. x percaya try tengok gaji diaorang brp sebulan? aku ada contoh plg best.. harga ayam just 4 Euro. x ke jimat tu
Kalau kereta murah, minyak mahal kebanyakan orang akan accept. Mana sama sekarang di Malaysia, Kereta import mahal sangat & minyak pun mau naik harga?!?
Littlefire said,
March 3, 2010 @ 9:05 am
Kalau kereta murah, minyak mahal kebanyakan orang akan accept. Mana sama sekarang di Malaysia, Kereta import mahal sangat & minyak pun mau naik harga?!?
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