VW Golf SportWagen 4Motion, Alltrack Coming to US in 2016

Volkswagen plans to offer new all-wheel drive vehicles in the U.S.

Volkswagen Group of America CEO Michael Horn said the Golf SportWagen with 4Motion all-wheel drive and its higher-riding Alltrack sibling will both be offered in the U.S. in 2016. “That’s what our dealers, our customers, are asking us for,” Horn said. “This will come in 2016.”

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The Alltrack will take the fight directly to Subaru’s VX Crosstrek, with Volkswagen trying to capitalize on the growing small all-wheel drive crossover segment in the States. Customers who opt for the Alltrack will get an additional 20 mm of ground clearance and an off-road mode complete with hill descent control.

The front-wheel drive Golf SportWagen will launch in March or April of 2015, while the all-wheel drive variants will begin showing up in early 2016. They will all be produced at Volkswagen’s new plant in Puebla, Mexico.

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[Source: Automotive News]

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