Volkswagen unveiled the third and most advanced iteration yet of the up! Los Angeles Motor Show. 1950s Samba Bus, the concept vehicle is powered by a pioneering high-temperature fuel cell linked to a series of 12 lithium-ion batteries. The innovative power sources are linked to a rear-mounted electric motor developing 61 PS and 88 lbs ft of torque. The only by-product of this highly efficient drivetrain is pure water. Relying solely on the bank of lithium-ion batteries, which have a combined energy capacity of 12 kilowatt-hours, the space up! 65 miles. When drawing energy from the high temperature fuel cell a range of 155 miles is possible - bringing the vehicle's maximum theoretical range to 220 miles. The new drivetrain is fully integrated into the space up! The high-temperature fuel cell meanwhile produces electric energy from compressed hydrogen, stored in a pair of secure tanks beneath the vehicle. The innovative high temperature fuel cell developed by Volkswagen has several advantages over a conventional low-temperature fuel cell. The high temperature version is far more efficient as it converts more of the energy in the hydrogen into electrical energy. Furthermore it is less complex and does not require the same cooling systems demanded by a low-temperature variant - which also significantly reduces the packaging and therefore cost requirements of the cell unit. Running on purely battery power the space up! 62 mph in 13.7 seconds before reaching a top speed of 75 mph. In design, the space up! As well as featuring a recessed solar panel the roof of the space up! Despite being capable of carrying four adults in comfort and a total of 220 litres of luggage capacity the space up! 3680 mm long, 1569 mm high and 1630 mm wide. A- and C-pillars, features a unique mix of advanced, touchscreen interfaces and innovative materials. Many of the surfaces are constructed out of recycled materials - the instrument panel and the door mouldings are made out of organic plastics or biopolymers.
It may be a little short on magic and mystery, but it drives well and looks after you. The Volkswagen Touareg has always been a popular, steady SUV choice being neither the best to drive, plushest, smartest, showiest or sexiest. Which has defined its appeal: the SUV for those who really want an SUV, but want people to like them too. The new third-generation car, due on sale in autumn 2018, may challenge those assumptions. How can the new Mk3 VW Touareg claim such handling and ride talents? The new platform has plenty of trick hardware hanging off it: entry-level Touaregs will be underpinned by steel-sprung suspension, but more advanced offerings include air suspension, with rear-wheel steering and active roll compensation. While the Audi Q7 cousin can offer some of this tech, the new Touareg takes it on to a new level. Such is the width of available parameters, engineers could have set it up so the only body roll came from the tyre walls, but it was felt a couple more degrees of lean made it feel more natural and SUV-ish.
Both roll bars can also decouple for off-road driving, but this is one area Volkswagen is content to defer to Land Rover on. It reckons its SUV is capable on the rough stuff, but it’s not intended as a hardcore off-roader. There is no seven-seat option (there never has been on the Touareg), unlike the Q7 or Discovery, but rear passengers will have as much legroom as they could desire. Inside the Touareg: what’s innovative in Innovision? Car infotainment systems lag (often necessarily) a long way behind the phone in your pocket, but with its new Innovision Cockpit, the Touareg has all but caught up, VW hopes. The touchscreen is a vast cliff-like edifice dominating two-thirds of the dash, stretching from the driver’s instrument binnacle to the passenger's inside knee, and almost completely negating the need for any buttons. Only a large volume control wheel survives the cull, because this tactile pleasure is one buyers don’t want to lose apparently. Crucial to all of this is the system's UX. What does the new 2018 VW Touareg look like beneath the camo stickers? We squinted a bit at it for a while, and what is clear is that the new car has much sharper edges, with some surprisingly curvaceous and wide rear flanks. There are many more angles and chamfers that sweep through as many as three of four panels than on the outgoing car and the front grille encompasses the whole nose, and certainly gives the impression of increased aggression. Which might be just what the all-important Chinese market wants, but may not play so well in European markets. We’ll find out for sure when the wrapping is peeled off. Even in slightly rattly, stickered up pre-production models, the new Touareg is clearly a huge leap forward in every respect.
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