According to AutoBild, VW is working on a new A-segment SUV named the
VW T-Track.
An A-segment Volkswagen SUV story would instantly
remind one of the VW Taigun concept from the 2012 Sao Paulo International Motor
Show. The 3.86 metre-long near-production concept SUV’s development advanced
further and was introduced in an updated concept version at Auto Expo 2014.
However, it never entered production because it was “too small”. In the new,
SUV-offensive strategy, though, the Volkswagen Group is apparently tapping
every segment with potential, and Volkswagen is the best brand for the
A-segment globally.
The VW up!, Volkswagen’s Euro-focused urban car,
arrived in 2011. It’s unknown when the second-gen model will arrive, but what
we do know now, is that an SUV equivalent of it called VW T-Track is on the
cards. The VW T-Track’s arrival could lead to the discontinuation of the VW
cross up! Compared to the cross up!, the T-Track will have bigger wheels,
higher ground clearance and a more distinctive design as Volkswagen plans to
sell it as a separate model, not a derivative of the up!. Volkswagen will sell
the T-Track only with four doors and three-cylinder engines. An all-wheel drive
option is not planned.
The VW up! starts at € 9,975, while the cross up! is
priced from €14,250. The VW T-Track is expected to start at € 15,000. Later
during its lifecycle, the T-Track could get a pure-electric variant.
