VW Weighing Jetta SportWagon Variant to Compete With Subaru Outback

VW, whose growth in the U.S. market has not gone quite according to their optimistic plans, may take a page from booming Subaru's playbook and introduce an all-wheel-drive station wagon to compete with the Subaru Outback, Fuji Heavy Industries' best seller in North America.   Sources say that VW has approved an AWD version of the next Jetta SportWagon that will be sold in the United States starting next year and that the Wolfsburg based automaker is considering a version with higher ground clearance and body cladding, like the Alltrack concept shown last year. Last year in the U.S., Subaru sold 117,553 Outbacks, about five times the number of Jetta SportWagons that VW sold. The proposed Outback-fighter would also add a pseudo-crossover model to VW's lineup, and would act as a stopgap until VW can add more crossovers to its range – something its beleaguered dealer body has been crying out for. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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