By: IOL Motoring Staff
The first official pictures of Volkswagen's CrossBlue Coupe concept have hit the leaky web ahead of its debut at the Shanghai Motor Show on Saturday.
Yes it's got five doors, but that fact doesn't seem to stop carmakers from throwing around the coupé moniker these days.
What they're trying to emphasise, we suspect, is that the new concept is a shorter and sportier version five-seat of the seven-seat CrossBlue concept that appeared at the Detroit show in January.
Is Volkswagen planning something of an Evoque rival? It's too early to tell, but one thing's for sure - you're going to see many of these design cues on future VW crossovers, perhaps even the next Tiguan.
The concept is powered by a hybrid powertrain with a system output of 305kW and 700Nm. The system mates two electric motors to a V6 turbo engine.