Volkswagen Considers Rough and Tumble EV SUV To Take On New Defender

Michael Jost, Head of Strategy at Volkswagen, said in Autobild’s interview that the company is considering an all-electric true off-road capable SUV, which would be similar to the Land Rover Defender.

Jost notes that there are no production models in such segment. The designers were apparently commissioned to draw sketches now.

“He said the car would return to the spirit of the original off-roader aesthetic with simple lines, hard-wearing interior and washable seat covers.”

MDarringer - 1/16/2019 9:30:06 PM

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And they have no practical experience with rough and tumble, so this won't end well.

vdiv - 1/17/2019 10:37:54 AM

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Ah! But they now have an exchange deal with Ford, which only does rough and tumble.

mini22 - 1/20/2019 2:00:44 PM

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Yes and good point VW will probably learn from Ford and will assimilate some of their technology.

MDarringer - 1/20/2019 2:25:17 PM

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The MASSIVE advantage Ford has is that it understands the American market much better than VW.

I suspect that the "new old" Passat is a 2 year then die vehicle.

Replacing it with a VW Edge would make a lot of sense.