The first model to go on sale late this year will be the Titan XD, which, depending on its configuration, classifies as medium-duty pickup per EPA standards.
The added all-electric range pushes the new Volt’s combined traveling distance to 420 miles from 380 miles currently. Fuel economy from the 1.5L gasoline range-extender engine rises to 41 mpg from 37 mpg.
Volkswagen of America executives have been complaining for years that the current Tiguan is not sized right for the U.S. market, and the planned, locally built stretched model is an attempt to remedy that.
The car has a variety of human-centric touches, including filaments of LEDs in its headlamps, which mimic the “lines of the iris radiating from the pupil.”