Volkswagen is continuing its teaser campaign for the upcoming Taos, which was announced last month, with a few photos of the compact SUV draped in camouflage. According to the company, the swirly pattern you see here was created by Jose Pavone, Volkswagen’s head of design for South America, with the shades of Blue Jewel and Dark Shadow.
Set to debut later this month, the photos do give us a better look at the model that will be positioned just below the Tiguan. In terms of styling, there are some interesting cues on show, including a light bar that runs across the grille, linking the headlamps. The front bumper also sports a large and exposed lower intake, with aggressive-looking inlets at the edges.
The side profile is highly reminiscent of the Skoda Karoq and Seat Ateca sold in Europe, as well as the Tharu that is offered in China. Things get even more familiar at the rear of the Taos, with taillight clusters shaped similar to those on Ateca and Tharu.
Meanwhile, the rear bumper mimics the front, with a diffuser-like element and prominent tailpipe trims flanking it. No shots of the interior for now, but expect the VW Play infotainment system – first introduced with the Nivus – to be featured.
Like the Karoq, Ateca and Tharu, the Taos will be built on the MQB platform, with assembly set to take place in Argentina for the South American region. There will also be a North American-spec version of the Taos, but that will be built in Mexico instead.
According to reports, the North American model will be powered by a 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder TSI engine that makes 160 PS (158 hp) and 250 Nm of torque. The mill is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission that drives the front wheels, with the alternative being all-wheel drive and a seven-speed dual-clutch DSG.
As for the South American Taos, a 1.4 litre TSI engine with 150 PS (148 hp) will be mated to a six-speed automatic and comes with front-wheel drive as standard. This will later be joined by a more powerful and larger 2.0 litre TSI powerplant. The Taos is set to celebrate its global premiere on October 13, with a market launch set for the second quarter of 2021 in South America and in the summer of next year in North America.
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Now tourist come to Malaysia they think they are in china. See many china cars on the road.
People go china see more German.
It shows different between advance country and poor country.
Hahaha. Splitting hairs are we? FYI Germans that went to China won’t recognise the VWs cars on the road because these models aren’t sold in Germany. Take VW Santana for example, it isn’t sold in Germany or any parts of Europe. Germany gives China inferior cars and you praise them, while China gives us cars they used and you bash them. Isn’t that foolish?
Obviously , you have not been to China for long. You think it was Tong san like what you think earlier.
Obviously you have not been to China in the last decade.
“Germany gives China”
Volkswagen is a company, not a country. The models sold there are designed for the chinese market, the Chinese like big cars with a lot of leg room at the back seats, while the Europeans like smaller cars because of narrow roads and easier parking.
Which is why Luddites think going to China and see VW cars running around they assume the roads are full of German cars. The truth is far from that. Most of VW models sold China are developed specifically for China. There is more Chinese in VW China car than German input.