This is the VW Golf Sportsvan, which will be joining the Golf R as well as electric e-Golf on Volkswagen’s Frankfurt motor show stand.
The idea is a near-production-ready version of the next-generation VW Golf Plus, based on the exact same MQB platform as the common hatch however with a larger cabin. It’s shorter general than the Golf as well as Golf Estate, yet has a 50mm longer wheelbase as well as higher roofline to boost leg as well as headroom in the rear.
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• Frankfurt motor show 2013
Boot area stands at 498 litres, however this can be increased to 585 litres by moving the rear bench ahead 180mm. That’s 66 litres more than in the old Plus, although somewhat down on the Estate’s 605 litres.
The next-generation plus will have the exact same line-up of engines as the hatch. That includes petrol turbos ranging from 84bhp to 148bhp, plus 109bhp as well as 148bhp turbodiesels. There’ll likewise be an effective 1.6-litre TDI BlueMotion, appealing 76.3mpg economic climate as well as 95g/km of CO2 emissions.