Volkswagen announces first details of brand new flagship

Friday, 22 January 2021

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Volkswagen has revealed initial details of its new flagship – a state-of-the-art electric car called Project Trinity.

According to VW CEO, Ralf Brandstatter, Trinity will be built on a bespoke EV architecture on a “radical” new production process and have the latest autonomous driving tech.

The vehicle will be “a highly efficient flat-seat concept with an iconic design,” becoming Volkswagen’s “innovation leader.”

No points for guessing Trinity will be an EV. But what sort of car will it take shape as? It looks almost like a low, Scirocco-like sports car, doesn’t it?

In a post on LinkedIn, Branstatter added that the new architecture will become a “global toolkit champion,” setting the basis for more VW electric vehicles to come, particularly in terms of “range, charge speed and digitalisation.”

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Autonomous driving will start at level 2+ and eventually be “level 4 ready.” We’d also expect solid-state batteries to feature, considering Volkswagen has already said it wants the tech on the road by 2024.

Project Trinity sounds a lot like Audi's Project Artemis, which will be 'a highly efficient electric car scheduled to be on the road as early as 2024.' Trinity, meanwhile, is expected around 2026.

Artemis is said to be a direct response to Tesla and possibly spawn a range of cars, including internally codenamed“Landjet” super sedans for Bentley and Porsche. Audi’s own version could debut as a potential A9 e-tron.

It’s interesting that two Volkswagen Group brands are working on similar projects at the same time. Trinity was teased as a low, wide vehicle while Artemis looked slightly narrower and taller, which could indicate that Volkswagen’s project is a smaller but feature-packed vehicle, compared to the more luxurious, high-end Artemis model.

The covered vehicle in the Trinity image above actually looks a little Scirocco-like, but at this point, it’s all conjecture. We’ll still need to wait a few years to see the fruits of either project.