The first thing that catches your eye is the concept has changed its color. For the Europe Volkswagen Cross Coupe, first shown at the Tokyo Auto Show is now repainted in a brighter red color.

The power plant has undergone a substantial upgrade. If in Japan the concept featured as usual, in general, hybrid, so on the Swiss soil it will already appear as a diesel – electric one. The place of the petrol turbo engine will take a new four – cylinder diesel engine with the volume of the 2 – liter and with the capacity of more than 180 horsepower.

In other respects the scheme of the power plant will not change – the concept will retain two electric motors, one of them is with the capacity of 54 hp, together with a diesel engine and rotates the front axle and the second is with the capacity of 115 – horsepower – it rotates the rear, thus providing the all – wheel drive prototype. Thus, the total capacity of the power plant is slightly more than 300 hp.

The diesel engine can be used both for the movement and to recharge the batteries while only in the electric mode Cross Coupe can travel about 40 miles. In the hybrid prototype, like many other concepts of VW, has a unique fuel economy – about 1.8 liters per 100 kilometers.

On the serial prospects of the hybrid nothing is said yet, but it is believed that Volkswagen Cross Coupe can be considered the forerunner of a new generation of crossover Tiguan.

The white – blue winter up! Is a variation on the theme of last year’s “all – terrain” Cross up!, which differs by a specialized purpose. The concept is designed for the winter sports lovers and is equipped with not only a specially tuned ESP with a differential lock, but also with the mounts for the four snowboards on the roof, and the protection of the bottom.
The version X up! Too is based on the VW Cross up!, however, focused on the night traveling.  For this it is painted in the bright orange color and has a rooftop special “luster” from the sources of the additional lighting.
And finally, Cargo up! the only one which has only three doors, not five. It is a compact van, involving the commercial use in the areas related to the operational delivery of the small loads. It lost all the seats except the driving, but instead received a 1400 – liter cargo bay, which can fit up to 420 kg of luggage. Moreover, the cargo up! is equipped with roof rails, additional tanks in the cabin floor, and a special partition that separates the driver from the rest of the cabin. 60 -strong Cargo up! can accelerate to 160 km / h, while consuming 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers.

The next generation of one of the most popular cars in the world – Volkswagen Golf – is planned to be presented at the international Paris Auto Show, which will take place in September of the current year. The new generation of Skoda Octavia will also be presented in Paris.
According to the German magazine “Auto Motor und Sport”, the seventh generation of the hatchback will be longer and wider than the current one. In addition, Golf Mk VII will receive the brand new platform architecture- MQB for the first time, on which the concern plans to release the new generation of Golf Plus, Touran, and Scirocco later. It is supposed that the Paris premiere of Golf will be one of the key at the motor show.
The German edition “Autobild” presented the first images of the new generation of the model. According to it, the seventh generation of VW Golf will get a motor range with a power range from 85 hp up to 180 hp. It is not reported yet about the “charged” version of the hatchback.
Golf will get front wheel drive and six-step “mechanics” in the basic configuration, whereas for the top complete sets both 7-speed DSG and four-wheel drive will be available. The hatchback will receive completely new options, for example, the monitoring system for the speed limits, the ability to control the markup automatically, the internet access from the salon and the most modern navigation systems. The Estimated cost of the new item – 19000 euro.