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Thread: 2010 Volkswagen Robust (VW Ute) caught in the open !!!!!

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    Post 2010 Volkswagen Robust (VW Ute) caught in the open !!!!!



    I think the cabin design is production ready (or close to it) but the tray and the front area from the windscreen could easily be mule design.

    You can see VW have borrowed the Triton design of hiding the tray within the cabin.

    The cabin has a Mazda BT50/Ford Ranger shape to it, the B pillar is blackened to give the sense of space

    Front side has a bit of Touareg in it IMO.

    The Robust Concept will debut this September in Hanover with prodcution to follow a year later.

    Robust will be in Australia late 2010 or early 2011. (predicted)

    Hi res picture in the link

    Source AutoExpress - VW Pickup Caught in the Cold !!!
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    wow thats unreal mate

    good find!!!

    it does look like a triton

    wabit

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    Quote Originally Posted by WABIT View Post
    wow thats unreal mate

    good find!!!

    it does look like a triton

    wabit
    Like a triton, but better

    I like it. I'd think about buying one.

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    Why copy someone else's design? I think VW is more than capable of designing a ute. It will be interesting to see what they come up with
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    IMO car makers these days have a lot in common and if you don't see it your blind (last comment not pin pointed at any particular member ).

    You see the automotive industry goes in design phases if some particular shape/design sells well all the companies use it in new or updated models etc etc.

    Also alot of the head designers swap from one marque to the next taking his/her style along with them.

    So yes it is a copy in one way but with the rest of the vehicle it may create a new look (although you can't do too much with pickups )
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    Still wouldn't buy a VW that looks like a Mitsubishi
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    Quote Originally Posted by balkanac View Post
    Still wouldn't buy a VW that looks like a Mitsubishi
    You know the mk5 golf looks a bit like a pulsar, don't want to buy a mk5 golf? The new scirocco concept looks a bit like an imprezza. Don't like the new scirocco? The caddy looks a bit like a holden combo, but that didn't stop me buying a caddy.

    At the end of the day car companies have to design a car that will appeal to the majority of the market they are aiming for. And that usually means that they're going to end up with a vehicle that looks similar to most of the other vehicles in the same category.

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    - Ben

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    2WD version

    Quote Originally Posted by PerL
    New pictures! This example rolls on T5 steel wheels and misses the fender flares that the previous car had.

    Big (1280x...) pics here









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    Tow Testing in the Alps

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E2UEfjupaM

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