Another brave design from VW engineer to create Taigun Concept Car, a mini SUV with "3 doors" if you view a second. Based on the same platform as the Up!, Taigun is two size classes beneath the Tiguan, and is seen by VW as lacking the dimensions and power that the US crossover brigades demand. It's the same reasoning that will probably keep the Ford EcoSport, a Taigun competitor.
Taigun, with a wheelbase two inches longer than the Up! and a seating position that puts the driver 2.5 inches higher, will only use front-wheel drive. Three-cylinder gas and diesel engines, as well as a natural gas option, will provide motivation; manual and dual-clutch transmissions will do the shifting. The concept, for example, uses a 1.0-liter three-cylinder with 109 horsepower and 129 pound-feet of torque.
It is however longer, with its 97.2 inches (2,470mm) wheelbase being 2 inches (51mm) longer than the Up’s. The track widths are the same at 56.2 inches (1,427mm) for the front and 56 inches (1,422mm) for the rear.
VW also sees the Taigun as an alternative to FWD crossovers such as the Fiat Panda Trekking and even its own CrossUp, set to launch in Europe later this year.
The Taigun will be assembled at two plants: Sao Paulo, Brazil, for left-hand drive markets and Pune, India, for right-hand drive markets. The report says VW is also considering production at a third plant in Kaluga, Russia.
A solid date for release hasn't been given, but 2016 is the expected timeframe. That would have it on sale at the same time as the compact crossover we are meant to get, which will sit above it and below the next-generation, long-wheelbase Tiguan due also to be shown in 2016. Will VW Selling Taigun in Indonesia? Time will tell..
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