One of the best looking and realistic concepts on show in Tokyo is German. Volkswagen brought this broad, hunky piece of metal to Japan, called the Cross Coupe Concept. VW says that this crossover is part four-door coupe, part compact SUV – sounds a little like a mini Range Rover Evoque, doesn’t it?
Wide body, low roof, plunging roofline, raked windscreen, prominent square cut wheel arches and an imposing bold front end – the Cross Coupe lookes even better in grey metal than pics. All the right ingredients for an urban fashionable crossover.
After circling the showcar a few times, I was sold. VW says that the “Cross Coupé hints at the future of SUV design at Volkswagen,” which can only be a good thing.
A neat design touch is at the nose, where Walter de Silva, Klaus Bischoff and co have combined VW’s usual inner headlight elements with the grille bars, emphasising the wide look. This CC’s proportions also make the Tiguan look gawky. By the way, while it may look large, the Cross Coupe, while bigger than a Golf, is actually smaller than a Tiguan.
More good signs inside. VW isn’t known for designing sporty, driver centered cabins, but here’s one that deviates from the straight laced, business-like dashboards that they usually prefer.
We see a centre stack tilted to the driver, a high centre console for a boxed in cockpit feel and a flat bottomed steering wheel. Actually if you strip off the obvious show car detailing such as the fancy inner air vents and gear knob, this could well be a production design. Try it.
The Cross Coupe sits on VW’s new modular transverse matrix (MQB), the first time a vehicle has been shown off this platform. It has three power sources. Under the hood is a 148 hp/210 Nm TSI engine as well as an electric motor that makes 54 hp and 180 Nm.
If the Cross Coupe is to be used in AWD or pure electric mode, a further electric motor integrated as a co-axial drive unit in the back axle powers the rear wheels. This one generates up to 114 hp and 270 Nm. Overall output of the system is 262 hp.
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thats a badass suv id like to see, its more badass than most suvs over here
Wow i tot all VW cars are plain but this one is hot and sporty! VW is making very nice car,high quality and affordable prices! love my 1 years old VW :)
exora looks better.
better specs
better fuel economy
lifetime power window warranty
carries more people
moron..compare exora tu suv..lol
He/she/it was just trolling.
Something is not right in ur head dude….
its reverse psychology dude
too much bling… maybe nicer in black.. :P
Would be sexier if it is a BMW or Audi. VW tends to be very plain in their design but in a way, handsome too. Like the new Toureg and Polo. Plain but handsome.
Can’t really accept the looks of the car, look at the Tiguan Concept few years ago. This concept looks really ah beng and outdated.
No money no talk la….
Front looks a bit like Honda City.
Hey look !!!
Its VOLKSWAGEN’S COUNTRYMAN !!!
Faster make it production before 2013 for our Tax free car.
Evoque killer??! =.=
This one looks solid from front n rear. Good job VW, and it deserve being no.1 now.
Might consider move to SUV.
Looks like a facelifted and higher up proton savvy!
Must be bad taste to call it ‘one of the best looking!’
evoque’s cheaper brother… hopefully. somehow, the butt is a no-no from me
The butt is not for you so the butt is ‘ no from u ‘ i mean not for you…
NICE..!!! Cool Sporty looking SUV from VW
Better if bigger than Tiguan and more tougher + sporty looking
would be interesting to see IF / how it will be translated into production version
Can’t come soon enough..