The Nivus will officially make its way to Europe this summer, where Volkswagen will sell it as the 2021 Taigo. In the meantime, the spy photographers have nabbed a prototype out in the open in Germany with no camouflage whatsoever, revealing an (almost) identical styling to its South American sibling.
The subcompact crossover coupe has LED
headlights, which will be standard, as Volkswagen has previously confirmed, and
a more simplified chrome strip in the grille. It also lacks the front fender
badges, for now at least. At the back, the diffuser appears to have been
modestly tweaked and the taillights have new graphics. The ‘Nivus’ logo in the
middle of the tailgate will be replaced by ‘Taigo’ lettering . Other than that,
it might be offered with new exterior colors and wheels.
we can see the upper
part of the dashboard, which looks identical to the Nivus and Polo supermini.
If that’s the case, then expect it to host a 10-inch infotainment system right
above the central air vents, next to the (presumably optional) 10.25-inch
digital dials.
The German automaker has yet to release
more details, but the 2021 Taigo is expected to mirror its South American
counterpart in terms of safety gear, with features like autonomous emergency
braking, hill-start assist, electronic stability control, fatigue detector and
adaptive cruise control.
We don’t know anything about the engine
family yet, but the Nivus comes with a 1.0-liter TSI three-cylinder mill that
delivers 114 HP on petrol and 126 HP on ethanol and is mated to a six-speed
automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.
