A New Segment? Volkswagen Considers Bringing To Market An Off-Road EV

The sky’s apparently the limit when it comes to the variety of vehicles that might emerge from Volkswagen’s dedicated MEB electric architecture. While the automaker’s looming EV onslaught already contains a hatchback, crossover, microbus, panel van, and possible luxury sedan, VW feels something’s missing: a tough, off-road ute.

One VW exec is pushing hard to give electric vehicles a brawnier image.

In a sit-down with Auto Bild (via Auto Express), VW strategy boss Michael Jost said the MEB platform could give Volkswagen a first-in-segment coup — a spartan, zero-emission trail denizen.
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PUGPROUD - 1/11/2019 3:07:35 PM

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Nothing new, broken down Teslas have been off road for years...

MDarringer - 1/11/2019 6:41:55 PM

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Given that VW has no0 off road experience to the level of Jeep, Land Rover, or Land Cruiser and given that they have not proven themselves with EVs, this is just more of VW saying "concepty" things that never come to pass.

ricks0me - 1/11/2019 10:43:28 PM

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MD: You will know when it is in production. Sparks, smoke. electrocution of the driver, etc. I can't wait for the sh!t show to begin.

Ford, please stay away.

MDarringer - 1/11/2019 11:11:07 PM

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I actually have more confidence in VWAG engineering an EV than Tesla and I am not a VWAG fan.

ricks0me - 1/12/2019 12:03:23 AM

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MD said >>>I actually have more confidence in VWAG engineering an EV than Tesla and I am not a VWAG fan.

Rick said>>> Fair enough but … an off road EV going through water... Not for me

MDarringer - 1/12/2019 10:00:28 AM

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VW routinely shows amazing concept products, but what do we get? Another dowdy Golf that looks live every other Golf for the past 30 years. We get a new Passat built on the hastily contrived NMS platform rather than the more up-to-date MQB.

mini22 - 1/13/2019 8:49:27 PM

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Well an EV off road vehicle seems like a logical move in theory. I agree. VW really does not have the off road chops that Jeep, Subaru, or Land Rover have. However you figure somebody's going to come out with one sooner or later. I think VW has to first see if it can get its ID Buzz and other models right before it try's tackling off road.