Volkswagen Cross Coupe GTE: VW's (American) Future Of Crossovers - The Car Connection
It’s called the Cross Coupe GTE, and it provides an even clearer picture of what to expect when a production family of crossover utility vehicles goes on sale beginning in late 2016, likely as a 2017 model. At about 191 inches long and employing VW’s new MQB global product architecture, the Cross Coupe GTE serves several purposes. Ahead of the back-seat area, the Cross Coupe GTE Concept sets the proportions for the seven-passenger production version, which will be about six inches longer. And as a concept car, it teases some of the potential technology that could be on-board in a next-generation vehicle, debuts the plug-in hybrid powertrain that will be offered in the production model, and proposes a potential five-passenger (and... While the three-row version is a definite, the Cross Coupe GTE, summed Volkswagen of America president Michael Horn, is a possibility in the production cycle. Production versions of the crossover will include gasoline and diesel engines, as well as plug-in hybrid versions, and it's previewed in this most advanced form in the concept. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
