Volkswagen’s star attraction at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit will be a new conceptual study for a seven-seat SUV that will likely lead to a production model within the next couple of years.
The first official rendering of the concept, whose name remains concealed for now, was leaked onto the web by British magazine Autocar, which says the production version “will be based on VW’s MQB platform” and built in the U.S. at the company’s factory in Tennessee that also manufactures the Passat.
However, Reuters reported that the SUV will ride on the same platform architecture as the North American Passat.
The seven-seater crossover will be positioned between the Tiguan and Touareg SUVs, both of which offer seating for five.
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