Volkswagen Individual has created a 2-door Touareg pickup that recalls VW's NAIAS 2000 Advanced Activity Concept (AAC), shown at right. Apparently captured on display at an Italian show (we don't know which one), it shows that the Touareg is more than capable of spawning a very fun-looking truck. In fact, the absence of the concept's mini-doors make this pickup look much sportier than the AAC. Chrome roll bars sit aft of the wood-accented B-pillar, and the bed is lined with rough-and-tumble diamond-plate.
The cab is trimmed out in wood, aluminum, and gorgeous brown leather accents. So far, Dutch site AutoScoops.eu is the only place we know of that has photos of the truck. We'll see if we can get more info out of VW, but in the meantime check out some additional shots of the rear, interior, and bedliner at AutoScoops.
[Source: AutoScoops.eu via Motor Authority]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
car details @ Oct 13th 2006 3:39PM
In general I like how it looks all Touaregs, but this one is a little to short. Or it make this impression
http://www.carsprofile.com/
Noah @ Oct 13th 2006 3:43PM
Shouldn't a mass market VW truck be based on a Golf *snicker*
Oh the old days....
Although that thingy up there looks pretty good, heck it'd be even better than an H2 truck, atleast functional.
--Noah
Corey W. @ Oct 13th 2006 3:54PM
I like the way it looks, but I've heard repeatedly on autoblog that two door trucks won't sell.
GTMurph @ Oct 13th 2006 4:12PM
Yeah they do, they are called utes in Australia.
Erik @ Oct 13th 2006 4:24PM
Wow - the regular cab one looks cool. Who knew you coudl turn such a gay SUV into such a cool pickup?
Cameron @ Oct 13th 2006 4:43PM
That's one slick lookin' truck!
Howard Kerr @ Oct 13th 2006 4:50PM
I actually prefer the 2 door version to the model with the "mini-doors". But WOOD TRIMMED B PILLARS? You have to be kidding me. Why not wood inserts in the rollover bars, too? What next? Foglights with bulbs so the beams they produce are color-coordinated to the interior?
Eriks Mom @ Oct 13th 2006 5:02PM
Erik, you're the only thing that's gay around here.
Love Always
Your Mommie
That One Person @ Oct 13th 2006 5:25PM
lmao! Nice one #8...
Anyways, pretty slick looking.
felonious monk @ Oct 13th 2006 5:28PM
I'll take one with diesel motor, extended cab and short bed.
VW, are you listening???
Kowell @ Oct 13th 2006 5:34PM
That 2 door is really neat...small 2 seaters pickups are missing lately...
Guenther @ Oct 13th 2006 10:43PM
#11- remember that thing is based on a Touareg (7 letters with 4 vowels is still wrong), so its no smaller than a reg cab Taco or Canyon. As for doo-dads, and what-nots, it's still going to be a few more iterations of german inventiveness, until they come up with something that's actually sa pick-up. Then again, the old AAC concept is ALOT like the Ridgeline, aside of course the big whonkin diesel it was purorted to have.
Stoneman @ Oct 14th 2006 9:16AM
Ugly as hell.
Stoneman
Leo @ Oct 16th 2006 9:38AM
nope, you can't
this still looks like a gay pick-up
Jon @ Oct 16th 2006 7:33PM
Great idea.Small high end lifestyle vehicle.German wrangler.