New Volkswagen Teramont
This is Volkswagen’s upcoming three-row
crossover, which some believe might be called the “Teramont”.
Courtesy by Autohome, they
are totally free of camouflage, and further validate our initial impression
that Volkswagen has kept faithful to the original Crossblue study that made its
debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.
The same sources claim to
have acquired an official diagram of the Chinese-specification model’s
dimensions, which should be identical to the international market version that
will be built and sold in North America from early next year.
The crossover has a similar footprint to the Audi Q7 at 5,039 mm long, 1,989 mm wide, 1,773 mm tall, with a 2,980 mm wheelbase. In comparison, the new Audi Q7 measures 5,052 mm long, 1,968 mm wide, 1,741 mm tall, with a 2,994 mm
This VW’s crossover will be equipped and priced to go after more
modest, full-size, three-row models starting
from the low-US$ 30,000 range like Chevy’s Traverse, Ford’s Explorer, Honda’s
Pilot, Hyundai’s Santa Fe and Mazda’s CX-9.
The Chinese market model will be powered by a 2.0-liter
turbocharged gasoline (TSI) engine, and which will likely hold true for the
North American version that might also get a gasoline V6 and later on, a
plug-in hybrid four-cylinder variant as well, along with a choice of front or
4Motion all-wheel drive versions.
