Volkswagen India, on Tuesday, unveiled six variants of Taigun and Virtus and manual transmission in Virtus GT Plus that is powered by the 1.5l TSI EVO engine. In addition, the carmaker also introduced two new variants of Taigun - GT Plus MT and GT DSG, besides introducing new exterior body colour, ‘Lava Blue’, across all variants.
At the launch event held in Kochi, Kerala, the company introduced the GT Limited Collection’ comprising limited volumes of the Virtus GT Plus DSG & GT Plus manual in an exclusive ’Deep Black Pearl’ finish, the Taigun GT Plus DSG & GT Plus manual in ‘Deep Black Pearl’ and ‘Carbon Steel Matt’ finishes.
All these new variants will be progressively launched between June and July this year. Prices will be announced next month, the company noted.
Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, said, “Taking customer feedback on board, we have democratised the GT badge by enhancing the variant offerings on our Performance Line. We have introduced three new variants, Virtus GT Plus manual, Taigun GT Plus manual and Taigun GT DSG, giving our customers a host of variants to choose from. Along with introducing the new Lava Blue colour across the Taigun and Virtus line-up, we have also introduced a marquee ‘GT Limited Collection’ which will comprise of carlines with the GT Badge in limited volumes. The ‘GT Limited collection’ will comprise of the Virtus GT plus (DSG and Manual) in an exclusive ‘Deep Black Pearl’ finish and the Taigun GT Plus (DSG and Manual) in ‘Deep Black Pearl and ‘Carbon Steel Grey Matte’ finish. Market introductions of these new variants will commence from June 2023 onward.”
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