OK, so the folks over at Pickuptruck.com (yes, there actually is such a site) have interesting renderings about the supposed, rumored, and (some say) hoped-for VW pick up.
VW used to make a pick up truck based on the Rabbit back in the early 80s. For a while they were real popular with tuners and engine swappers - bone stock PU bodies with blown GTi motors under the hood.
Not sure if that’s the future VW has in mind, but it looks like they’re seriously considering bringing the truck to the North American market. Which makes sense, from a profit margin point of view (e.g. trucks have higher profits than, say, sedans).
Or as Pickuptruck.com says:
“Volkswagen of America denies plans to sell this truck in the US, but then again, the US market is still the largest and most lucrative (ask the Japanese!), something VW is very aware of.”
There’s a picture of the (supposed) real deal testing in the arctic after the jump.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2010/vw/robust/rendering/robust-pickup.html
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