Though Volkswagen realizes that the expansion potential for sedans in India isn’t at par with the SUVs, it’s wanting ahead to money within the demand with a new-age mannequin just like the Virtus which is technologically superior and is excessive on creature comforts.
View PhotosThe Volkswagen Virtus will make its India debut on March 8, and can substitute the Vento sedan
SUVs by all means are going to be the mainstay of the Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited’s (SAVWIPL) India 2.0 journey and that is already begun with fashions just like the Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq spawned on the extremely localized MQB A0 IN platform. But, the German marquee isn’t shying away from the standard compact sedan section given the restricted choices in that specific house. Skoda has already launched the Slavia compact sedan in India and now Volkswagen is gearing as much as showcase the Virtus to the world.
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Speaking with Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, Editor-In-Chief, carandbike on the newest Freewheeling With SVP webisode, Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars mentioned, “The sedan segment is one of the segments that doesn’t ‘t show the growth potential as what we would like to see in the segment. But we also know that there is not a lot of choice for customers in that segment. So we’re going to add choice with a Volkswagen and the Virtus is going to do that. I think it’s a promising model, the first reaction that we’ve seen internally and externally are very promising and we’re proud to add another car into the Indian market that speaks the VW language in terms of quality. And I think our team in India has done a great job in terms of bringing the car into the market. Let’s see how consumers react to it.”
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There is already a number of curiosity generated by the Virtus and as we shut in on the world debut, we’ll see it rising. The Virtus is underpinned by the MQB A0 IN platform and is more likely to share the drivetrain choices as nicely. So count on the 1.0-litre, three-cylinder TSI turbo petrol motor with the handbook and torque converter computerized transmission choices and the 1.5-litre, four-cylinder TSI turbo petrol engine with the handbook or dual-shift gearbox (DSG) computerized transmission choices to be on supply.
The Volkswagen Virtus shall be underpinned by the MQB A0 IN platform
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As already talked about, the Volkswagen Virtus goes to be a up to date and technologically superior automobile, and almost certainly it will likely be loaded to the brim with all the fashionable bells and whistles. So it is more likely to have linked automobile tech together with options like ambient lighting, ventilated entrance seats, auto-dimming inside rear view mirror (iRVM), auto local weather management, a ten.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system coupled with a premium sound system, LED headlights and taillights, rain sensing wipers, rear view digital camera with parking sensors, six airbags, antilock braking system (ABS) with digital brakeforce distribution (EBD) and digital stability management (ESC) amongst others.
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With inputs from NDTV
