Volkwagen Eyes A Slice Of Subaru's Outback Sales With Jetta Alltrack

Volkswagen Group of America may take aim at the Subaru Outback with a rugged, all-wheel-drive wagon based on the next-generation Golf, sources say.

VW has approved an awd version of the redesigned Golf-based Jetta SportWagen that is due in the United States in late 2014. Sources familiar with VW's product plans say the automaker is leaning toward turning the awd version into a spin-off model with higher ground clearance and body cladding, similar to the Alltrack concept shown at the New York auto show in 2012.

A VW spokesman declined to comment.