2007 Volkswagen CrossTouran
Car manufacturers these days have the most amazing way to enhance their product range. Volkswagen has been slapping on slightly offroad-ish styling to their products and tagging the word Cross in front of their names, so often and with success that they’re saying Cross is now a brand, like the iconic GTI or R badge. I introduce you to the Volkswagen CrossTouran, an offroader-looking van?
To be launched in spring 2007, the 2007 Volkswagen CrossTouran will be available with three gasoline-powered engines and three turbodiesels with output ranging from 102 hp to 170 hp, With the 170hp option of course being the 1.4 liter TSI Twincharger with a DSG gearbox as standard.
On the exterior a few modifications distinguish the CrossTouran from the more road-going-ish Touran design - a silver anodized roof railing with a 100kg maximum load rating with black mount as well as a matte chrome front spoiler integrated into the front bumper. The central air inlet in the front spoiler was also given a border in matte chrome look. You also get offroad-like protection elements in the bumper lower sections, side running boards, wheel arches, which are made from black-grained carbon fiber. Wheels are a mixed arrangement with 6.5-inch wide and 17-inch diameter alloy wheels on 215/50/R17 tires in front and 8-inch wide alloy wheels wrapped with 235/45/R18 tires at the back. Suspension is a little higher, giving the Volkswagen CrossTouran an extra 12 millimeter of ground clearance over the normal Touran.
More photos after the jump.
Video: Volkswagen CrossTouran
December 23, 2006 @ 3:50 pm
Good fuel consumption for the engine…Car should be in new catergories (Crossover) may be?
December 23, 2006 @ 4:47 pm
darkwizard,
crossover for cars have been around, volvo,pug,fiat what else forgot.. or do you mean the vw car, well there has been concepts on the new beetle some time back,
this i would say this crossover cool and purposeful, although straight foward basic mpv
December 23, 2006 @ 7:45 pm
VW’s version of avanza…?
December 23, 2006 @ 8:30 pm
Paul, your previous post for Touran alrdy convince me, that this is d car! VERY IMPRESSIVE!!! But now there a Crossed ones! COOL!
If its fit with 4WD option(not AWD, AWD thirsty) then it will bcom
DAMN COOL!!!
December 23, 2006 @ 10:07 pm
is this a new platform or extended version of the golf?? any idea? looks same size as the std gold jus abit higher
December 23, 2006 @ 10:51 pm
crossover? not my kind of vehicle….
still prefer Touareg, lol~
December 24, 2006 @ 8:17 am
Its good. In this way, you do not need to own an array of vehicles to do some specific outings.
For example, in the more affluent housing estates nowadays, the most common sight besides all the houses have a mini pool, is that the household would have a luxury sedan, a MPV, and a SUV, and ofcourse a little car for the maid to go marketing with.
Now, if such cross-vehicles are made available, then this affluent households would not need to own that many vehicles to satisfy their different needs.
December 24, 2006 @ 2:54 pm
But these same affluent households also like to compare how many cars the have so in the end they will still buy as many cars as their porch can keep…. until they extend the porch and then go car shopping again.
December 26, 2006 @ 6:01 pm
why this touran reminds me of opel zafira / chevrolet nabira??