A rather old school-looking sketch of a new mid-size VW saloon has apparently been released by the carmaker’s North American arm. The car is said to be larger than the Passat and is far more squared-off and angular than the CC.
It is understood that the car, codenamed NMS, will be manufactured at the company’s first US production facility in more than 20 years, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It shares some of its design with VW’s latest concept car, the BlueSport Roadster.
The firm says the car will be very spacious and is expected to gain the latest Fuel-Stratified Injection (FSI) petrol and TDI diesel engine units, mated to a dual-clutch transmission.
Production of the NMS is expected to begin in Chattanooga in early 2011. However it is likely the car is US-only and will not make it to the UK.
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