Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Volkswagen-Giugiaro, Italdesign in Geneva with Tex and Go!

The Geneva Motor Show 2011 is now under imminent departure will mark the first time that the Italdesign Giugiaro to be presented under the auspices of the Volkswagen Group after the acquisition in May 2010. On the Swiss exhibition, in fact, the Italian company will present the first news of the new "was German," which will result in two new concept Tex and Go! Made on the same floor, both leading to the debut of the new MQB modular architecture (Quer-Modularer Baukasten) Volkswagen will focus on the very next few years.

Moreover, the two differ in the new body style and propulsion systems used: schema plug-in hybrid sports car in a body for Tex, propulsion interamenteelettrica and "physical" from the minivan to Go! The Italdesign Tex is 3.99 meters long, 1.75 meters wide and 1.35 meters high and has a bit of Italian in the name, which is inspired by Tex Willer, the famous comic created by Sergio Bonelli.

The car comes with a hybrid module Twin Drive plug-in consists of a petrol engine of 1.4 liter turbo with 150 hp and a 85 kW electric motor can provide, working in synergy, with a total capacity of 177 hp and 400 Nm of torque, for services which see a top speed of 220 km / h and a step at the 0-100 km / h in 6 seconds, thanks to the 7-speed DSG gearbox.

The multilink rear suspension follow the pattern, while the battery is 8.5 kWh and self-assured, with operation in pure electric mode, is 35 kilometers. The line is obviously characterized by a spirit of sport, in which the highlights are "grooves" on the bonnet with a design of "V" that ends at the Volkswagen logo positioned at the center of the thin calendar.

The overall appearance is that of a car well placed on the ground, with a low center of gravity and discreetly rising beltline toward the rear, which makes the rear window, on which points out a spoiler, very compact. Of different settings, and instead Italdesign Go! that, with a frame length is identical to that of Tex, but with a wheelbase of 2.7 meters, is designed to provide maximum flexibility and the best use of interior space, where space is greater than that of an SUV and the trunk has a capacity ranging from 400 to 525 liters.

A minivan that does not skimp on high-tech solutions, such as equipment located at the base of the windshield or the cameras that replace side mirrors to provide the driver with all the information on the surrounding environment, with projected images of small screens placed in the uprights, or as the pantograph opening, with doors that open backwards scrolling way to improve accessibility, however, already seen on the system concept Milan Taxi in the Go! seems a sort of evolution.

The push is on two electric motors of 85 kW and 260 Nm Positioning the front, capable of providing a range of 240 kilometers by the battery from 33.1 kWh. For electrically operated tailgate is instead operated by a sensor placed under the bumper, which uses technology already seen on the Passat.

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