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Last Updated 24th of April 2007

Up & Coming Future Volkswagens

Expected 2007 Debuts
Jetta/Golf Wagon Premiere expected @ Geneva 2007
Passat BlueMotion Premiere @ Geneva 2007
Phaeton (facelift) Premiere expected @ Geneva 2007
Concept M (NA Minivan) LA Auto Show
SpaceFox Crossover (VW South America)
Passat based 4dr Coupe Concept Delayed
Golf Mk4 Facelift (VW South America)
Bora Mk4 Facelift (VW South America)
Santana 4000 (Shanghai-VW China)
Production Scirocco
Tiguan (production starts 2008)
Sharan Mk2
Touareg R50 V10 TDI

Expected 2007 VW Commercial Vehicles
Caddy Maxi (LWB Caddy) due 4th quarter
T5 engine update involves facelift
Multivan Panamericana AWD Lifestyle MPV
Crafter Atacama only 100 to be made if Production is confirmed
Volksbus 15.190 & 17.230 Released
Constellation 6X4 drive Released
Constellation with 360hp engine Due 2nd Quarter

2008+ Debuts
Gol (Type NF) Family (VW South America) [also known as Golo] April
Mini - rear engined
Derby replacement possibly Gol NF Sedan (VW Argentina)
FAW-Volkswagen Olympia van (China)
City Car [most likely Gol NF based] (China, Russia & India)
Touareg Hybrid
Polo CC
Polo V (VII counting facelifts)
Polo Plus (Polo MPV)
Golf VI (2008)
Polo Hybrid (2009+)
Golf Hybrid (2009+)
Chrysler-VW MPV (2008)
Shanghai-VW Touran Hybrid (2008)
Savanna (2008/09) Sport wagon based on Passat platform
Crossover aka Neeza Concept like (R-Class like luxury vehicle) (codenamed VW518)
Touareg Mk2 (2010)
Phaeton Mk2 (2010)
Passat based 4 door Coupe
New Beetle Mk2 Family
Mid engine sports car aka Concept R (A or A01 segment sized)
Lifestyle MPV ala Microbus by VWCV (for European Market only)
RPU VWCV's pick up with 2 & 4 drs, FWD & 4WD (2008/09)
T6 Transporter/Multivan 6th generation van due 2010

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US Debuts

April @ NYIAS

Jetta Wagon
Touareg (facelift)

July @ Chicago Auto Show

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Jimmy

According to an article in todays´ German-language edition of the Financial Times, it was confirmed that Dr. Martin Winterkorn has cancelled the Geneva salon world premiere of the Passat-based VW 4-door coupe concept. According to industry observers, Dr. Winterkorn has voiced some scathing criticism towards some of Murat Günaks´ (departing head of VWs´ design department) recent exercises and insists that modifications be made (courtesy of Walter da Silva + team) to a number of pipeline projects (Tiguan, IROC-based Scirocco, major Golf facelift). The possibilty was also not discounted that Dr. Winterkorn will indefinitely cancel other projects, the 4 door coupe being one of them.

phaeton

and I was looking forward to seeing it

I'll keep it in list just in case

Merc1

Yeah me too, what a letdown.

M

Mirage77

I must say my most anticipated cars would be the Phaeton facelift/remake and the Passat 4-door Coupe. These new luxury products would show once and for all whether VW is still heading towards luxury or not.

I'm disappointed VW is not going to show the 4-door Coupe.

Merc1

VW needs to forget about their luxury aspirations IMO. They need to go back to their roots of offering an upscale, fun to drive, well built alternative to Hondas/Toyotas/Fords/Mazdas etc. Forget trying to compete with Mercedes and BMW, that is Audi's job.

M

iluvbugs1970

I agree. I sold VWs from 1998 until 2001, and during that time, only once did someone tell me that they were shopping VW and BMW. All that I ever heard was Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai or a US manufacturer.

This upmarket move has been a disasterous mistake for VW in the US. In Europe, the VW brand carries soem prestige, but in the US, people still think of VW as Rabbits, MkII Jettas and even aircooled Beetles.

I hope they become serious players in the $15K to $30K range and leave the upmarket stuff to the brilliant people at Audi!

Mikael

Tiguan and Scirocco are the most interesting (at least for me) from that list for this year.

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