Volkswagen Pickup Concept Revealed

Volkswagen Pickup Concept

Previews new Robust

By Clinton Deacon
September 22, 2008 2:49 pm
Filed Under: Concept Car, German, Volkswagen

At the 62nd IAA Commercial Vehicles Show which commences later this week, Volkswagen will unveil their Pickup Concept and building up to the event we can now bring you the first details and images of the model. It previews the full production model currently in development which we believe will carry the label Robust or possibly Taro. We have seen prototypes on a number of occasions but temporary body panels have withheld the final styling, this production looking concept gives us reason to believe the final model's styling will not veer far from what we see before us.

The Pickup Concept follows a beach patrol theme with its blue LED lights fitted on the roof of the vehicle and you can barely fail to see the SAR (search and rescue) stickers plastered on the side of its body. It boasts a five-foot cargo area along with a two piece tailgate that cleverly stores essential tools for the day to day operations of a beach patrol vehicle. It features a double-cab layout with a center console that has a multifunction touchscreen that controls the radio-navigation system

Volkswagen will begin production of the 1 ton truck in the fall of 2009 at its plant in Pachero Argentina with sales to begin soon after in the models key markets: South America, South Africa, Australia and Europe. There are no confirmations on when or if the pickup will make it to US shores, but surely that can't be too far round the corner.

Source: VW Commercial Vehicles via pickuptrucks

Comments (page 1 of 2)

mmr66
September 22, 2008 8:09 pm
why is it a concept it will surely sell.

Paulds
September 22, 2008 8:14 pm
Looks good to me... perhaps the new look for the new Touareg generation?? No more chrome grill, please!

catchmyshadow
September 22, 2008 8:37 pm
looks cool, baywatch - the next generation

here we come :D

BabyMilo
September 22, 2008 9:39 pm
am i the only one who doesnt like it?? i think it is one of the ugliest pick ups i have seen...

pzigly
September 22, 2008 11:28 pm
im with u (its ugly), It looks just like a honda ridgeline.

LMS
September 23, 2008 3:15 am
Can you grin and say 'ugly' at the same time without moving your lips?

That's exactly what this car is doing.

kimbo
September 23, 2008 7:30 am
buy yourself a pair of glasses

v6s_stink
September 22, 2008 11:14 pm
I'd rather have a Tiguan and a small utility trailer. You'll likely be able to tow more behind a Tiguan than you can carry as payload in this truck. When you don't need to haul gear (probably over 95% of the time) you'll have more interior space.

designerr
September 23, 2008 1:13 am
coolllllllllll,i love it,not very impressive design but really nice pickup.

Wickedated
September 23, 2008 1:52 am
Thumbs down. Leave the pickup trucks to the good old USA. Hardly think this will outsell an F150. Or a Japanese competitor for that matter. Looks like a lunar rover, too much plastic. Trucks get the chrome treatment and squary looks because it's a proven design.

Bada_Bing
September 23, 2008 5:59 am
Thats why all the American companies are in trouble then lol

davethepetrolhead
September 23, 2008 2:04 am
Where is the handle to open the tailgate? its not on the inside so do you push/pull the VW badge in some way to open it?.

daviepops
September 23, 2008 3:01 am
I imagine the VW badge is the opening mechanism exactly like their sedan/hatch models ... a neat innovation that I've always liked

Joe_Limon
September 23, 2008 2:32 am
has there ever been a german pickup before?

Joe_Limon
September 23, 2008 2:36 am
hmm... let me rephrase that, since ww2 have there ever been any german trucks?

davethepetrolhead
September 23, 2008 3:03 am
VW used to (not sure if they still do)make a Golf based ute/pickup called Caddy now it only comes in panelvan form. There is also a Opel Corsa based ute in Sth America sold as a Chev.

AG4
September 23, 2008 3:49 am
I guess not, The old VW Taro was a rebadged Toyota Hilux, but they did have car-based and van-based pickup like vehicles. Here's an example of a Type-2 based pickup: http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4805/vwtype2pickupda4.jpg

Bada_Bing
September 23, 2008 5:57 am
What are you on about there has always been pickups from germany, there is the VW transporter van/pick up 1950 onwards aircooled , The mercedes benz unimog pickup "although alittle big" but still a pick up.

afterace2
September 23, 2008 6:34 am
pickups are not very popular in Europe (at least they weren't until some recent time, so probably that's why VW never bothered to do a proper one. But right now they are getting more and more popular here due to lower taxes on them compared to SUVs (at least in my country).

The_woo_factor
September 23, 2008 6:27 am
A pick up truck that looks decent!

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