At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in the country of origin of the sport utility vehicle, the US, Volkswagen is unveiling its new Tiguan GTE Active Concept, forerunner of a whole new generation of SUV . Particularly innovative is the engine from 225 hp the new model of the German brand, an efficient plug-in hybrid system with three motors that provides power to all four wheels automatically or simply by pressing the appropriate command. On board the Tiguan GTE Concept Active, the cutting edge technology of the Volkswagen brand is expressed in the form of four-wheel drive, ensuring optimum performance SUV offroad also in electric mode . In the US, the launch is expected from the spring of 2017 in a version with a long wheelbase and seven seats. For Volkswagen, the Tiguan is the beginning of a process that provides for the launch of new SUV and is primarily in North America and its range will know an obvious extension.
After starting the engine, Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept always operates in electric mode (E-mode) posing as Zero Emission Vehicle. In normal conditions it is active, Instead, the rear-wheel drive. As soon as there is the possibility of a loss of traction, the system activates the front axle in fractions of a second. The same happens when the driver selects one of the programs of all-wheel drive off-road or via the 4Motion Active Control of new conception specially configured for the prototype, also in this case the Tiguan GTE Active Concept starts all-wheel drive and zero emission (obviously provided that the battery is sufficiently charged). This Volkswagen travels well up to 32 km in electric mode . The overall range (with 12.4 kWh battery capacity and 64 liters of tank capacity) is 933 km.
Also, the new Volkswagen Tiguan Concept Active GTE offers an aesthetic that offroad, combined with elegant precision and perfection to 360 ° and attractive proportions, gives the car great personality . As the first SUV built on the basis of cross-platform modular MQB, the Tiguan is characterized then as plug-in hybrid for optimum use of space. Like the production version of the new generation of SUVs, Active GTE Concept Tiguan also features then of security systems, which Front Assist with city emergency braking function and pedestrian recognition, bonnet active lane assist and antilock braking multiple collision. Another highlight of the prototype is represented by the infotainment system. On GTE Active Concept Tiguan, Volkswagen also offers the system flagship of a new generation of high-tech infotainment system, with 9.2-inch touchscreen and concept of gesture control in his debut in this category.
Volkswagen Tiguan Concept Active GTE, which mounts a turbocharged direct injection petrol engine (TSI, 150 hp / 250 Nm) and two electric motors (front 40 kW / 220 Nm, rear 85 kW / 270 Nm ), shows of off-road excellence of hybrid plug-in (system power: 225 hp) in the transmission of the tensile force to all four wheels. The 4Motion all-wheel drive offers, then, normally an advantage in terms of traction and active safety even in normal road use. On Active GTE Concept Tiguan is used a dual clutch 6-speed DSG specifically developed for use in a hybrid system, while the front electric motor has been integrated in the gearbox. In the E-Mode the Tiguan, which together with GTE, is activated via separate buttons integrated in the center console, is capable of reaching a speed of 120 km / h . If the driver presses the button again E-Mode or GTE, the car back in Hybrid mode. In Hybrid mode and in electric mode, the Concept Tiguan GTE Active proceeds with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. GTE mode, oriented to particularly sporty driving style, the car automatically switches to four-wheel drive. mode GTE is a specificity of all Volkswagen cars with hybrid plug-in.
When only the petrol engine to provide advancement The new Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept is a pure front-wheel drive. This means that, thanks to the efficient engine technology turbocharged direct injection of only 1.4 liters, the GTE Active Concept Tiguan is again very fuel efficient.
January 11th, 2016
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