It won’t be long until the Volkswagen Atlas/Teramont ceases to be the German marque’s largest crossover SUV on offer: these shots from the database of the China Patent Office reveal an even bulkier car named the Talagon.
The car comes based on the SMV Concept
from two years ago and has a virtually identical design. The
chassis and powertrain originate from the Atlas/Teramont, and the wheelbase
stays unchanged at 2,980 mm. However, the Talagon is considerably
larger at 5,152 mm long, 2,002 mm wide and 1,795 mm tall (as opposed to 5,039,
1,989 and 1,773 mm, respectively).
The base Teramont FWD ships in China with
a 2.0-liter turbo rated at 186 PS. The AWD spec is a bit more
powerful at 220 PS. For its part, the Talagon may as well get
a 2.5-liter V6, especially in the ‘hot’ R-Line version.
The cabin contains three rows of seats,
and that’s about all we know about it right now. The premiere is set for April
2021. While the Teramont is being assembled by SAIC Volkswagen, the Talagon
will most likely go into production at FAW Volkswagen. Splitting production
across multiple factories like this is a normal practice in China for a number
of major automakers, not just VW.
