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Brenda Priddy spots the NMS

http://www.leftlanenews.com/vw-nms.html

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Although at first glance this shiny black car may not like anything exceptional, it’s actually the very first “mule” ever photographed of Volkswagen’s soon-to-be Chattanooga-built “mid-market” sedan. The new sedan is intended to go head-to-head with the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

Referred to as the NMS (as in “new mid-market sedan”), this new car will fit in-between the Jetta and Passat in VW’s lineup, and will likely have a starting price of around $20,000.

In contrast to most future vehicle plans, Volkswagen has openly mentioned the NMS and what they hope to accomplish with this vehicle, as well as required amenities. VW has hinted that the new sedan will boast generous legroom, a larger trunk, bigger cup holders, improved interior quality, a six-speed dual clutch transmission, gas and diesel powerplants and the possibility of all-wheel drive.

Initially, engines and transmissions will be manufactured in Mexico – the same ones as found in the New Beetle and Jetta. This test mule – as clearly seen on the paper affixed to the windshield – is powered by VW’s 2.5-liter I5.

In addition to the North American market, VW may be also developing this platform for the Chinese market.

VW’s new Tennessee plant is expected to be up and running by early 2011, so look for the NMS to hit the market sometime after that.

i'll leave the pic in the link, as we all know how Brenda Priddy loves hotlinking..

sound interresting some thing between the jetta and the passat, since the price diffrence between the jetta and a reansonable equipped passat is not really small.
if anybody has mor pics please post them :)

Haha, bigger cupholders.

And I don't really see why it would be a "Komponenteträger", I can't imagine they are developing really new stuff (suspension, drivetrain etc) for this car.

I still do like all the comments, they don't get that ist a Rebuild Jetta, which designwise has nothing to do with the new car.

Just like they just took a Golf Plus to test the Tiguan, when you didn't knew any better you just tought it's a Golf Plus Cross edition with a huge bulge on the hood.

wouldn't the headlights and grill/bumper also fit under "komponententräger" ??
the have to mule them on something...

Well headlights maybe, but the other stuff wont, that is just wind tunnel work. Friend of mine has already worked on the Mk7 Golf :D (before the Mk6 was available)...

But it also might be the complete car although I don't really can imagine it is.

from another site that does link out

the whole front has a TT look going on IMHO

Nothing spectacular really, as this is a "mule" and a "component carrier". Everyone can see that this is a Jetta with modified headlights. A real prototype would never have carried the VW emblem visible for the photographers.