Volkswagen is preparing several off-road models: the Polo Crossover, Up! Alltrack and Golf Alltrack

After ending a troubled relationship with Suzuki, Volkswagen plans to move forward on its own in the development of future crossover models and off-road variants of its most representative models. And quite openly, since one of the models generating the most expectation is the upcoming off-road Polo.

About the next Polo Alltrack, it is said it will be a true conqueror of rough terrain: a crossover equipped with permanent all-wheel drive, dual-clutch gearboxes, all-terrain tyres, side and underbody protection, plus a suspension adapted to off-road use, higher and more robust.

Of course, all of this is only a very general reference, but the interesting part concerns engines, since Volkswagen plans a fairly wide range of offers: it is said it will offer four different versions of the “eternal” 1.4 TSI and three diesel engines, plus a variant running on ethanol, another hybrid, another electric and another plug-in hybrid. If you were looking for variety, it seems you will find it here.

On the other hand, there are a few more models in the pipeline, such as a Golf Alltrack with 4Motion system and a similar variant of the Up!, models from which a Touran Alltrack with a four-cylinder engine could be derived, around 2015.

What we hope from Volkswagen is that these announced models are at least genuine off-roaders and not just versions with a higher suspension and nothing more. Obviously we will also have to wait for a redesign before they become compact crossovers or MPVs, something the brand is working on intensely.

Via | Automobile Mag

Technical specifications of the cars in this article

MinivanVolkswagen Touran9 versions · from 34,200 €

HatchbackVolkswagen Polo7 versions · from 22,325 €