Speaking to German magazine WirtschaftWoche (Industry and Economy Week), Diess said the car will have the exterior dimensions of a Golf but the same interior space as a Passat. Following the car’s debut as a prototype at the Paris motor show, it should be launched officially in late 2018 or early 2019.
A Volkswagen spokesman couldn’t further comment and is waiting on official confirmation of the model’s presence at the show. No further details of the car have been revealed by Diess.
VW Group CEO Matthias Müller has confirmed that Volkswagen’s leading engineers have been challenged to create an electric car that can be as iconic as the Golf and offer a 500km (310-mile) range while having a charge time of 15 minutes and costing less than a conventionally engined car.
Via Roman Meliška.