Volkswagen Golf VII Variant, the family couldn't wait

Seventh generation Volkswagen Golf already has its familiar version. The new Golf Variant takes advantage of the platform modular transverse (MQB) for reduced weight and, plus, earn up to 100 liters of load capacity. You will reach dealerships in the summer of 2013.

 The new Volkswagen Golf VII Variant is 307 mm longer and higher than 9 mm version of five-door compact germane, running its length at 4,562 yards. These millimeters more find them behind the rear seats, in the area reserved for the rear overhang, which has been increased to accommodate a greater load capacity.

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First details of the next Volkswagen Passat

Renovated the Volkswagen Golf as a cornerstone of the German brand is now considering the renewal of another fundamental pillar Volkswagen: Volkswagen Passat. First details of the next generation of hand Volkswagen Passat Auto Bild Germany who point and some of the upcoming features that will demonstrate.

According to German media this new generation will have a larger wheelbase, growing in 90 mm and reaching about 2,800 mm, increasing very slightly too long, which is currently in the saloon, of 4.769 mm. As seen in all refurbished models on the MQB platform will weight a key role, seeing reduced his weight, as we saw in the Volkswagen Golf, in about 100 kg.

With betting Mercedes CLA allegedly by a Shooting Brake Mercedes, Volkswagen would join the segment with an alternative developed from the next generation of the Volkswagen CC, increasingly distanced from the Volkswagen Passat.

 

If the next Volkswagen Passat grows from the current, the Volkswagen CC will grow even more, ranking above the Passat, occupying the space between the Volkswagen Phaeton and Passat. Of course also developed on the MQB platform is talk of a plug-in hybrid version, so maybe we find a mechanical way in the next Passat.

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