Built from the same MQB platform architecture that\u2019s used on new vehicles from the Atlas to the 2019 Jetta, the Atlas Tanoak was built as a dramatic concept to show-off\u00a0 VW\u2019s design skills and engineering flexibility.<\/p>\n While Volkswagen has made it clear that it has no\u00a0plans to make a production version of this show car,\u00a0Hinrich Woebcken, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America says, the Atlas Tanoak “shows that we are thinking about what may also be possible, some day in the future, in this market.”<\/p>\n Designed as a dual-cab, short-bed truck, the Atlas Tanoak would check in as a mid-size bakkie.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just a chopped and stretched Atlas either, but a custom take on the MQB platform. Compared to the 2018 Atlas, at 128.3 inches, its wheelbase is 11 inches longer, with an overall length at 214.1 inches that\u2019s 15.8 inches longer.<\/p>\n To improve off-roading, the Atlas Tanoak sits nearly 2 inches higher, with 9.8 inches of ground clearance, riding on 20-inch wheels.<\/p>\n “Volkswagen has ample experience building and selling pickups around the world, from the Doka to the Amarok. The Atlas Tanoak will remain a show car, but depending on public reaction, VW could consider a fresh look at the American pickup,” it said.<\/p>\n The electric VW Bus<\/strong><\/p>\n Citing ‘popular demand’,\u00a0Volkswagen announced at the end of 2017 that it was planning on selling a production version of the award-winning I.D. Buzz concept electric vehicle in 2022 for the United States, Europe and China.<\/p>\n Designed to recall the original Type 2 Microbus without mimicking it, the I.D. Buzz concept features the front V in the bodywork calls back to the two-tone predecessor on the original Bus, but in the I.D. Buzz carries a light strip that surrounds the vehicle and gives it a unique visual signature.<\/p>\n The LED headlights have hexagonal segments that act as “eyes” to communicate the vehicle\u2019s status.<\/p>\n With near-zero body overhangs and 22-inch wheels, the I.D. Buzz manages to look modern and timeless – one of the hallmarks of Volkswagen brand design.<\/p>\n VW Atlas Cross Sport Concept<\/strong><\/p>\n While the Atlas Cross Sport is officially a concept vehicle, it\u2019s a close look at the model Volkswagen will begin assembling next year in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alongside the seven-passenger Atlas and the Passat sedan, Volkswagen says.<\/p>\n Built from the same flexible MQB vehicle architecture that underpins many VW models, the Atlas Cross Sport remixes the Atlas proportions with a more dramatic five-seat design, from the daytime LEDs embedded in the grille and VW logo to the coupe-like roofline.<\/p>\n The plug-in hybrid combines the production 276-hp 3.6-liter VR6 in today\u2019s Atlas with a pair of electric motors, one on each axle, and an 18-kWh lithium battery pack.<\/p>\n At full acceleration, the system is anticipated to produce 355 hp, enabling a 0\u201360 mph time of 5.4 seconds.<\/p>\n VW engineers have also projected how the Atlas Cross Sport would perform with a lighter 2-kWh battery pack as a mild hybrid without plug-in capability.<\/p>\n Total power would still hit 310 hp, and a rush to 60 mph would take a speedy 6.5 seconds \u2014 all examples of how flexible the MQB vehicle architecture can be with power sources.<\/p>\n Convertible SUV<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Atlas-Volkswagen-Bakkie.jpg\")
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