This is the Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze [updated]
Posted on 29-02-2016 at 22:59 by autoblogger – 27 Comments”
Also, VW wants a SUV-like without a roof.
It all started as a joke, devised on a redactieborrel, nav the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Then took the whole world our photoshop of the Evoque Convertible. And then was the reality. By now the Germans be interested in such a kinky niche, show it in Geneva and also the T-Cross Concept.
There is still no official info about this study model, but it seems that ie is based on the MQB platform of the next-generation Polo. It is, therefore, a small waggie, very small. And a funny detail: for the operation are almost no buttons needed, that a clear link is established to the BUDD-e concept, at the beginning of this year was presented.
UPDATE 1: Volkswagen have had a kind of SUV-cabrio crossover, the Schwimmwagen!
UPDATE 2: It’s official, this is the first SUV with tinted glass in the Polo segment. The car has a direct injected 1,0-litre turbocharged engine with 81 kW/110 hp and 175 Nm. This TSI engine is mated to a seven-speed DSG transmission, the drive force on the front wheels conveys. The DSG is as well as the electronic parking brake and the adaptive chassis operated by a compact ‘by-wire’unit.
The number of controls is reduced to a minimum. Most functions are operated by means of touchpads, or gestures. Only the windows and the top are buttons operated. Also this looks at the T-Cross Breeze-forward to the (near) future. In the interior are also the bright colors with dark contrasts. What is striking is the use of materials which are also applied in for example athletic shoes. Also the interactive Human-Machine Interface of the T-Cross Breeze, let’s see what the near future of innovation has in store. Central to this are two separate displays that visually and functionally merge into one whole: the Active Info Display. This to your own liking-adjustable digital instrument panel is already applied in the current Passat and the Tiguan. For the T-Cross Breeze, there are additional possibilities. Thus, the On-road mode, it is possible to information in a new way. The director chooses what he/she wants to see specific parts are on display as apps on a smartphone. The Predictive Driving Profile link info of navigation and assistance systems to data from cameras and sensors. On the basis thereof, is automatically the response of engine, chassis, steering etc. custom. The Easy terrain function of the Active Info Display makes use of sensor data and navigation data. Thus ‘recognize’ the car to the ground. On this basis, gives the T-Cross Breeze or a passage and not passable. If so, choose the car itself, the optimal driving mode.
The central screen of the infotainment system is also to wish to configure. So is it possible to have a route topographical display, including information about the height of hills/mountains and the weather. The driver can also choose the equalizer of the sound system to make visible and the inbox shows the last three TEXT messages. Configuring the display are self-explanatory: simple and intuitive.
That also applies to the operation of the air conditioning. Proximity sensors ensure, for example, that the ‘air-screen’ is opened when the hand of the director in that direction.
Gallery: Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze Concept 2016
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