Volkswagen Taigun concept new crossovers previews

 Full size, midi and mini, they are frequently used 'auxiliary terms' in the car journalism that the size of the car roughly indicated. In many cases, they are used in combination with the term MPV. Soon they are also commonplace in organizing all kinds of crossovers. The Volkswagen Taigun is a typical mini-crossover.

If the Volkswagen Touareg a full-size crossover is the Tiguan would be found among the group midi-crossovers. With a length of 3.86 meters, the Taigun completed 57 centimeters shorter than the Tiguan and also in width (1.73 meters) and height (1.57 meters) delivers another Volkswagen's concept of a crossover point. So you can actually safely speak of a mini-crossover, a label that was first on the back of the Nissan Juke was stuck. Nevertheless, the Taigun still has a luggage capacity of 280 liters and a total stowage volume of 987 liters.

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Light weight
"Mini" is the weight of the car Taigun. Weighs only 985 kg, which is hardly more than an Up! With 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine. The Taigun is propelled by an engine with no more than three pistons, but one with a turbocharger. This 1.0 TSI generates up to 110 hp and a torque of 175 Nm at 1,500 rpm completely free. Acceleration to 100 km / h in less than ten seconds would be possible and the top speed is set at 186 km / h. Very acceptable, and the fuel consumption of 4.5 l/100 km.

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Not coincidentally, the Volkswagen Taigun at the Sao Paulo Motor Show, a stone's throw from Nissan Extrem, the potential persecutor of the Juke. What plans Volkswagen with Taigun exactly is unknown, but it is certainly not in an exercise given the German giant has previously hinted that deciding on two new crossovers.