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Volkswagen
Concept T

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The concept car is propelled by a 177 kW / 241 h.p. V6 front-mounted transverse engine. In both on-road and off-road driving, this power is fed to the wheels by 4MOTION permanent all-wheel drive in conjunction with an automatic gearbox with a manual shift option (Tiptronic). The full-fledged concept T off-roader accelerates to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 6.9 seconds and its top speed is electronically limited to 230 km/h (144 mph).
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As Volkswagen is participating at the Dakar Ralley, it is not totally surprising, that this year's concept looks like a kind of desert bug.

With the concept T, Volkswagen is continuing its range of innovative design studies in 2004 as well. During the past decade alone, the company has premiered a large number of the most spectacular concept cars to grace the international automotive scene. They have provided important reference points for future generations of vehicles; indeed, many of them have been transferred directly into series production development.

In 1994 and in Detroit as well, for example, the world’s attention was captured by the concept 1 – later to become the New Beetle and the New Beetle Convertible (which debuted as a concept car at the Geneva Auto Salon). World premieres in Detroit have a tradition going back at least as far as the concept 1: Volkswagen chose Michigan to show the AAC, a off-road pickup, for the first time. This car with an enclosed roof is now turning heads as the high class Touareg off-roader.

Meanwhile, the Microbus – an avant-garde, sensationally received study for the van of tomorrow, is currently being prepared for series production. Concept cars such as the concept D, a highly developed foretaste of the current top class Phaeton sedan, were given their world premieres in Europe. The same applies to the very current concept R, a fascinating roadster.

The concept T continues this pedigree. After all, nothing is more exciting than the design and technology of the future.

The red two-door car is a harmonious combination of a thoroughbred sports car and the flexibility of an out-and-out off-roader. Its progressive design and the clever variability of its body also bring completely new lifestyle and leisure values within reach. As you would expect from an agile sports car, the concept T is characterized by its exciting body dimensions (4079 mm / 13 ft 4 in long, 1963 mm / 6 ft 5 in wide and 1450 mm / 4 ft 9 in high). The powerful exterior also incorporates short body overhangs (front 826 mm /2 ft 8 in, rear 686 mm / 2 ft 3 in) for off-road driving as well as a large number of high-tech features.
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