Let’s Get Small: Volkswagen Plans Midget SUVs

At the Beijing Auto Show, Volkswagen dropped jaws with a W12 motorized monstrosity of a Bentley SUV and a 600hp off-roadable Lamborghini. While these super SUVs are good for headlines, much slighter specimens will produce volume. Volkswagen plans SUVlets based on the Polo, and is working on pocket SUVs based on VW's midgetmobile, the Up! If you think Volkswagen's Tiguan is small, you'll assume that the target group for the new class of minus-sized SUVs is ants. Germany's Handelsblatt has it on good, albeit anonymous authority that Volkswagen wants to round out its SUV portfolio with models based on the Polo and the even smaller Up! Officially, Volkswagen neither denies nor confirms the rumor. Says a Volkswagen spokesperson:  "We are looking at everything. SUVs are very interesting. Our modular concept allows more derivatives. No decision has been made yet." The paper expects the entry-level SUV to cost "significantly less than €20,000." from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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