Motor
02-26-2010, 09:48 PM
Brazil: Volkswagen Saveiro Cross Pickup (http://www.insideline.com/volkswagen/brazil-volkswagen-saveiro-cross-pickup.html)
[QUOTE]Brazil-market Volkswagen Saveiro Cross is a sportier, more rugged-looking option for buyers of the Saveiro small pickup.
Volkswagen just gave its Saveiro a major update late August, and now it is time for the popular, car-derived compact pickup to appeal to the adventurous leisure market with the Saveiro Cross. It will do battle here with Fiat's Strada Adventure.
Appearance-wise, the Saveiro Cross gets a new front bumper with headlamp/foglamp combination, a design first seen in the Crossfox that was introduced late last year. The grille also gets a honeycomb motif to differentiate it from the standard Saveiro. The lower bumper is rugged but, with its understated badging in low relief, appears more elegant than the off-roader-style brush guards that are frequently seen on SUVs. The wheel arches have color-coordinated cladding, and there's a rollbar that extends to the cargo bed.
Power is unchanged from the standard Saveiro's 1.6-liter engine that makes 102 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque and runs on E100 ethanol. It's an engine first seen in the 2009 VW lineup, first introduced in mid-2008 and dubbed the Volkswagen High Torque (VHT) engine.
No change in the transaxle either, which features lowered 1st and 2nd gears compared to VW's base Gol and Voyage in this market, resulting in a somewhat unpleasant, large gap between 2nd and 3rd.. Surprisingly, there is no ASG, I-Motion automated sequential gearbox on offer.
The Saveiro Cross is priced at the equivalent of $23,250 and as such, slots in as the top model in the Saveiro lineup that starts with the base standard-cap pickup at $17,800. Air-conditioning will be a $1,580 option
[QUOTE]Brazil-market Volkswagen Saveiro Cross is a sportier, more rugged-looking option for buyers of the Saveiro small pickup.
Volkswagen just gave its Saveiro a major update late August, and now it is time for the popular, car-derived compact pickup to appeal to the adventurous leisure market with the Saveiro Cross. It will do battle here with Fiat's Strada Adventure.
Appearance-wise, the Saveiro Cross gets a new front bumper with headlamp/foglamp combination, a design first seen in the Crossfox that was introduced late last year. The grille also gets a honeycomb motif to differentiate it from the standard Saveiro. The lower bumper is rugged but, with its understated badging in low relief, appears more elegant than the off-roader-style brush guards that are frequently seen on SUVs. The wheel arches have color-coordinated cladding, and there's a rollbar that extends to the cargo bed.
Power is unchanged from the standard Saveiro's 1.6-liter engine that makes 102 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque and runs on E100 ethanol. It's an engine first seen in the 2009 VW lineup, first introduced in mid-2008 and dubbed the Volkswagen High Torque (VHT) engine.
No change in the transaxle either, which features lowered 1st and 2nd gears compared to VW's base Gol and Voyage in this market, resulting in a somewhat unpleasant, large gap between 2nd and 3rd.. Surprisingly, there is no ASG, I-Motion automated sequential gearbox on offer.
The Saveiro Cross is priced at the equivalent of $23,250 and as such, slots in as the top model in the Saveiro lineup that starts with the base standard-cap pickup at $17,800. Air-conditioning will be a $1,580 option