近日，大众的一款定位低于途观的紧凑跨界车探歌亮相国内媒体。据说该车与斯柯达柯珞克基于同一平台，这意味着同样基于MQB平台的一款新车诞生了。无论是探歌还是柯珞克都将在上海大众工厂投产。该车只提供两种动力总成，包括116马力1.2升涡轮增压引擎和150马力1.4升涡轮增压引擎，无论何种引擎，都搭配七速DSG变速器和前轮驱动。该车长宽高和轴距分别为4453/1841/1632/2688毫米，车身尺寸大于柯珞克，这主要是为了迎合国内消费者喜欢长轴距车型的偏好。顶配版版将提供合金轮圈，银色车顶行李架，全景天窗和进口Beats音响。

 

Volkswagen Tharu Debuts in China, Is the Skoda Karoq With an Atlas Face

There's a ridiculous amount of overlap in this segment, even though VW says its brands will never compete with each other. Skoda presented a new crossover called the Kamiq last month, slotting it below the Karoq. Meanwhile, Volkswagen is offering a sub-Tiguan car in the form of the Tharu, seen here for the first time.

 

Chinese media is reporting that it's based on the same platform as the Skoda Karoq, which is so new that we still can't pronounce it correctly. That would make this another MQB crossover. Both are going to be made on the same assembly line by Shanghai-Volkswagen, a local joint venture.

 

As far as we know, the only two powertrain options are a 1.2-liter turbo with 116 HP and a 1.4-liter turbo with 150 HP. In both cases, a 7-speed DSG sends everything to the front wheels.

 

What about the T-Roc, or the T-Cross, where does this fit in regarding those two? Well, The Tharu is 4,453mm long, 1,841mm wide, 1,632mm tall and rides on a 2,688mm wheelbase. While that's bigger than the Karoq specs we have, we know that China gets a long wheelbase of that anyway.

 

The Tiguan falls very close to Tharu with its 4,486mm length and 2,677mm wheelbase. But again, the Chinese have a Tiguan L. We can say for sure that the model wouldn't fit within the European lineup, but it might be perfect for America, which would explain why it has the same front-end design as the Atlas.

 

We think it's a snazzy 4x2. The top-end model has alloy wheels, silver roof rack, a panoramic sunroof and the all-important Beats sound system. We hope to add some interior shots when they become available.