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We've been hearing rumors and reports about a seven-passenger
crossover or
SUV from
Volkswagen,
dating back to 2008. Now it seems like the German automaker could be closer than ever to offering such a vehicle. This new utility vehicle has now been mentioned twice by two different VW representatives since the
Paris Motor Show wrapped up; first by CEO
Martin Winterkorn in the
Automotive News and now by Peter Thul, head of brand and product communications for VW AG, in
Bloomberg.
Both recent interviews indicate that this new model will be bigger than the
Tiguan, and Thul's comments confirmed that it would be a three-row, seven-passenger model. Even more detail: Thul said the new model would be aimed solely at the American market as more of a
minivan replacement than an off-roader, so it is likely this is going to be an entirely new model rather than a stretched version of the
Touareg. The
Straightline Blog indicates this crossover could be based off the US-spec
Passat which matches up with Winterkorn's earlier comments mentioning the possibility that this new vehicle is the best candidate to be built at the
Chattanooga assembly plant.
Another upcoming model that likely won't be headed to the US is a subcompact crossover that will be positioned below the compact Tiguan. We expect to learn more about these new crossovers over the next year, but both should really help VW attain its goal of topping General Motors and
Toyota to become the number one automaker around the globe by 2018.
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