VW Cross Coupe diesel unveiled

Following the petrol version, the latest concept is powered by a combination of turbo diesel direct-injection engine (TDI) and two electric motors, it boasts fuel economy figures of just 1.8 litres/100km.

This is equivalent to CO2 emissions of just 46 g/km. At the same time  the Cross Coupe is no slouch, with 225kW of power and a top speed of 220 km/h. The Cross Coupe is based on VW's new Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) platform which is designed to accommodate a large number of variations.

It could just as easily accomodate a connventioanal petrol or diesel power train or for that matter be turned into a fully electric vehicle. The concept shown in Geneva accelerates to 100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds, with a diesel engine that develops up to 400Nm of torque from very low revs.

At the press of a button, the two electric motors deliver an additional 180Nm in front and 270Nm at the rear. During boosting  which involves full use of both motors and the engine  the drive system supplies a maximum system torque of 700Nm.

This performance positions the concept car in the field of todays high-performance sports cars, yet the vehicle consumes less fuel than any other small car.
 

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