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Those of us who like a little style injected into our greenery will appreciate the
Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe Concept seen above. Like the
original seven-seat non-coupe version of the crossover first seen at the
Detroit Auto Show, this five-seat machine from
Shanghai features a high-tech drivetrain that consists of twin electric motors, one up front and one at the rear, that get juice from a 9.8-kWh lithium-ion battery. Under the hood sits a 295-horsepower, direct-injection, gasoline-burning V6 in place of the turbo-diesel of the Detroit version.
Those three powerplants combine to put out an impressive 415 horsepower, which is sufficient to shuttle the CrossBlue Coupe Concept from 0-60 in a scant 5.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 147 miles per hour. Of course, green-leaners will be more interested in the Concept's ability to travel 21 miles on electricity alone that couples with the estimated 79 miles per gallon on the European combined cycle - for what it's worth, there's no direct translation of that figure into US mpg, but it wouldn't be nearly that high - that allows for a 720-mile range... on paper, of course.
Styling, as they say, is subjective, but we like what we see. Have a look at the VW CrossBlue Coupe Concept in our high-res image gallery above, read the press release
below, and let us know what you think.
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