Volkswagen will reveal a brand-new concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early next year. Exact details such as bodyshape and powertrain will be revealed on the eve of the show, during a keynote speech from Chairman of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Dr Herbert Diess.
The new model was widely anticipated to be an updated all-electric version of the Bulli Microbus concept, though bosses hint those plans have been shelved in favour of a “completely new concept car to illustrate the major changes that the car is set to go through in the next few years”.
VW says the main focus of Diess’s speech will be the latest developments in the brand’s electric vehicles, as well as the next-generation of connectivity. It’ll apparently mark the beginning of a new era of affordable long-distance electromobility, too.
Last year, VW revealed the Golf R Touch concept at CES, and information suggests that many of that car’s hi-tech features will also feature on 2016’s concept. This, bosses say, “will see innovations finding their way into Volkswagen’s broad product portfolio.”
Only one teaser image has so far been released, and it’s tricky to garner anything concrete from it. That said, the striking LED headlights and bold grille look to build on the brand’s current expressive design language, while the C-shaped DRLs are lifted straight from VW’s all-electric e-Golf and Passat GTE plug-in hybrid.
The shape and size of the car is still under wraps – quite literally – but we’ll likely have more information nearer the time, with the show kicking off on 6 January.
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