Volkswagen is not finished with plans to extend the Jetta portfolio.
The suits inside the Wolfsburg, Germany, headquarters are mulling a plan for a crossover version of the future Jetta SportWagen along the lines of the recently introduced Alltrack concept.
“We
think there is definite sales potential in North America and other
world markets for a new lifestyle-targeted Jetta model,” a senior
Volkswagen source divulged. “It could be based on the successor to [the]
existing model.”
The vehicle under discussion is a Subaru Outback
fighter, complete with elevated ride height, uniquely styled bumpers
and light graphics, additional wheel-arch cladding and specialized
interior trims.
To keep development costs in check, the wagon and
the crossover would share the same steel body and mechanical package.
The crossover, which likely would take the name Jetta Alltrack for sales
in the U.S. market, was conceived to offer the choice of either
standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. It could
potentially be sold in other markets, including Europe, as the Golf
Alltrack.
With the next-generation Tiguan due out in 2014 set to
increase in size and offer an optional third row of seats in North
America, Volkswagen clearly sees room at the lower end of its lineup for
another crossover offering.
The Jetta crossover would be
assembled alongside future incarnations of the existing Jetta sedan and
SportWagen and the upcoming Jetta four-door-style coupe at a plant in
Mexico. All four will be based on Volkswagen's new modular platform
structure. Four-cylinder direct-injection gasoline and diesel engines
for the Jetta models will also be sourced from Mexico.
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