Volkswagen Robust Spied Once Again with Interior Shot

Europe set to miss out

Copyright by AUTOMEDIA / Volkswagen Robust
by Clinton Deacon
July 7, 2008 7:00 PM
Filed Under: German, Spy Photos, Volkswagen

What is the point in manufacturers spending millions of dollars on expensive advertising campaigns to launch their new models when they can just take a pre production prototype out on public roads during development and get places like WCF to advertise it for free. It certainly seems to be the case with the Volkswagen Robust Pick-up truck, we have seen this prototype out time and time again and even on video and here comes the latest shots (including interior photo) of the model whilst testing brakes and cooling system in the Alps.

Now to break the bad news for all you European readers out there, this model will not be available on the European market, instead sales will be limited to North America, Argentina, Brazil and South Africa due to the high fuel prices and CO2 limitations. This means production will be done solely at the Volkswagen facility in Argentina as a posed to sharing the responsibility with the factory in Hannover, Germany as we originally thought.

The Robust is due to be released as a 2010 model, we should see its unveiling at one of the major American motor shows early in 2009.

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ck314
July 7, 2008 7:01 PM
dude why not post the latest spy shots from filipino or indian trolleys as well

MAXLD
July 7, 2008 7:06 PM
"this model will not be available on the European market"

Amen for that, it's hideous.

Bada_Bing
July 7, 2008 7:16 PM
Well i was looking forward to see if it was worth buying one , Thanks again VW :(

BabyMilo
July 8, 2008 2:10 AM
wow! i thought that this was gonna b a cheap crappy pick up for the middle east and asia but when i look at the ineterior it looks like it has lots of quality but i dont think that it would sell in europe anyway...

caraddict
July 8, 2008 10:15 AM
thsi simply a toyota hilux with a vw badge.

brocky
July 8, 2008 11:57 AM
Right when gas prices are at it's most ridiculousness.....this is why Porsche needs to take over asap.

audidood
July 8, 2008 5:29 PM
its going to be a turbo diesel probably relax its probably going to get better milage than the fu(king bull shyit prius vw is not going to throw a v8 in theyre

mc959
July 9, 2008 1:09 PM
don't think it's an Hilux, they don't need to do test on them, they are the best pick-ups ;p

louze
July 14, 2008 5:28 AM
My recreation of the VW Robust:

http://louzelig.blogspot.com/2008/07/volkswagen-robust-recreacin.html

Jorge L. Fernández info@area75.com.ar

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