Volkswagen plans on introducing a new van in 2021 to
replace the Golf SV and Touran. German publication Autobild reports that the
German automaker has decided it doesn’t need the Golf SV, Touran, Caddy, Caddy
Maxi, Sharan and T6 in its van family and will reduce that fleet by one model
following the introduction of this new model, reportedly dubbed the Variosport.
It is speculated that the Variosport will come with
three rows of seats as standard but be offered in a more luxurious guise that
consists of four or five larger seats and more interior space.
The underpinnings of the Variosport could be
borrowed from the eighth-generation Golf and while many traditional vans
incorporate sliding doors at the rear, the Variosport will instead consist of
four traditional doors. Design wise, the replacement to the Golf SV and Touran
should adopt a sleek design with a coupe-like roofline and measure
approximately 4.7 meters long.
Customers of the Variosport
will have a number of powertrains to choose from. These will include a range of
1.5-liter and 2.0-liter four-cylinders in both petrol and diesel guises.
Additionally, a plug-in hybrid version with an electric range of between 50 and
100 km will be on offer.
