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Italdesign Tex

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The Italdesign Tex is a sporty two-door compact concept that Italdesign Giugiaro showed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, named after the Italian comics hero Tex Willer and marking the studio's debut within the Volkswagen Group. Giorgetto Giugiaro described it as his interpretation of tomorrow's sporty Volkswagen. Together with the Go!, it shows the potential of Volkswagen's modular transverse architecture, which could in future house a plug-in electric system, a hybrid, or a petrol, diesel, LPG, CNG or hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The Tex carries Volkswagen's Twin Drive plug-in hybrid, a 1.4 litre turbo engine combined with a battery-powered 85 kW electric system, developing 400 Nm together, with front-wheel drive and a seven-speed Direct Shift gearbox shifted from the steering wheel. Italdesign gives 0 to 100 km/h in about 6 seconds, a top speed of 220 km/h and about 35 km on electric power alone. Carstyling.ru, summarising Russian press, says it is close in size to the Polo and that Volkswagen had no plans to put it into production.

Facts
Year
2011 1
Propulsion
Hybrid 2
Engine Class
Electric motor 2
Status
Prototype 1
Top Speed (km/h)
220 2
Engine
1.4-litre turbo internal combustion engine with a battery-powered 85 kW peak electrical system 2
Comparison
Body Style
Hatchback 1
Body Style
Coupe 2
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Source Tex (Italdesign)Project text
Quote, Project text
It marks the debut of Italdesign Giugiaro within the VW Group.

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Italy

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Source Italdesign Giugiaro (Wikipedia)Lead
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is an Italian design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri
Sources
1. carstyling.ru: 2011 Volkswagen Tex (ItalDesign)
carstyling.ru
  • Title
    2011 Volkswagen Tex (ItalDesign)
  • Review text, body style
    представлен прототип спортивного хэтчбека
  • Review text, status
    представлен прототип спортивного хэтчбека
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2. Tex (Italdesign)
  • Project subtitle
    The coupe of the future for the A0 segment.
  • Project text, propulsion
    The Tex is fitted out with the hybrid plug-in system called
  • Project text, engine class
    a battery-powered 85 kW peak electrical system
  • Project text
    It marks the debut of Italdesign Giugiaro within the VW Group.
  • Project text, engine
    couples a 1.4-litre turbo internal combustion engine with a battery-powered 85 kW peak electrical system
  • Project text, top speed
    reach a top speed of 220 km/h
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Italdesign Giugiaro (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Italian design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri
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