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Volkswagen has always tried to recreate different cars for different markets: now the Tera compact crossover is being prepared for India and South America. A prototype of the model has been spotted during winter testing in the far north.
The Tera is still well camouflaged, especially at the front and rear, but you can see some parallels with the T-Cross and the upcoming VW T-Roc, which is scheduled to arrive in Europe in 2025.
Previously, teaser images of Tera already showed part of the front and rear of the new product.
Despite this, the side window line shows where the VW Tera comes from. Namely, from the Skoda Kylaq for India. With a length of 3,99 meters, it is ten centimeters shorter than the Fabia. Nevertheless, the model managed to give a generous wheelbase of 2564 mm, exactly the same as the Fabia.
The Kylaq measures 1,78 metres wide and 1,62 metres tall. Since it was designed for India's rough roads, Skoda has given the Kylaq a decent ground clearance of 19 centimetres. The Kylaq is based on Volkswagen Group's MQB-A0-IN platform, essentially a low-cost version of the ubiquitous MQB architecture.
Under the hood of the Kylaq (and probably also the Tera) is a turbocharged 1,0-liter engine with 115 hp and 178 Nm of torque. Power is sent to the front axle via a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. In the manual version, the Kylaq accelerates to 100 km/h in 10,5 seconds and has a top speed of 180 km/h. The Kylaq costs from 789 Indian rupees in India, which corresponds to approximately 000 euros at the current exchange rate.
Interestingly, Volkswagen do Brasil said in the first teaser images of the Tera that the new crossover will be designed and manufactured in Brazil.
In any case, Europe is unlikely to get a budget Tera crossover. VW is planning two new electric models in the small car segment: the production version of the ID.2025X will be shown at the IAA 2 in Munich, and the upcoming ID.1 will be previewed in March 2027.
