Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

Its own class

Volkswagen differentiates between the B, C and D segments in the mid-size and premium classes. The latest Passat, for example, is setting standards in the mid-class, i.e. in the high-volume section of the B segment; the Volkswagen CC is positioned in the upper B segment; and the Phaeton, as a premium saloon, is a typical D segment model. 

Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

The concept car being presented in Geneva is now breaking out of the upper B segment and into the C segment. Klaus Bischoff once again: "Internally, the Sport Coupé GTE Concept is a car that we position above today's Volkswagen CC. We are enriching this segment with a premium design which is as exclusive as it is dynamic, and which casts the term avant-garde in a new light." The Head of Volkswagen Design continues: "In developing the concept we had a specific goal in mind: This four-door sports car should be desirable; it should elicit an "I want to have it" feeling.

Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

Distinctive light design

In the case of the radiator grille, the uppermost cross piece with its winglets frames the inner LED modules (main beam & dot-pattern daytime running lights); the second cross piece wraps around the outer LED modules (dipped beam light & dot-pattern daytime running lights). The winglets also function as daytime running lights thanks to integrated bands of LEDs; the corresponding section of the upper cross piece also performs the turn indicator functionality by alternating its LED colour. The daytime running light signature of the Sport Coupé GTE Concept is completed by the C-shaped LED modules arranged around the lower air intakes (an identifying characteristic of electric and plug-in hybrid mo­dels from Volkswagen).