Speaking of ABT, most fans of Volkswagen and Audi have heard of it.
Founded in 1896 in Campton, Bavaria, South Germany, a blacksmith shop that manufactures carriage parts has grown into a well-known car tuning factory in Germany more than 100 years later, and it is also a special tuning factory of the Volkswagen Group, which has been involved in the modification of many performance cars such as Audi and Skoda. In fact, ABT is not only modified high-end cars, in addition to the ABT models active in the field, classic national cars such as Volkswagen Polo, Audi A1, and Golf have also been co-branded with ABT.
The Volkswagen Jetta VS7 ABT is the cheapest and most low-key ABT model, with an official guide price of 13590,000-14490,000 yuan, 7,000 yuan more expensive than the ordinary version of VS7 with the same configuration, and limited to 3,000 vehicles, some netizens called it "the first ABT for young people".
Although the official claims that the car has added an exclusive body kit, judging from the actual car pictures, there is no obvious difference from the ordinary version. The front part continues to be equipped with a flat large-mouth grille, and the interior is filled with a V-shaped blackened grille, and the sides are integrated into the inverted trapezoidal headlight clusters. The three-section layout of the front bumper with a bifurcated air intake, trapezoidal lower grille and grey front lip at the bottom enhances the sporty atmosphere.
The side of the body uses straight and square lines to outline a tough attitude, and the non-obvious ABT label is added under the A-pillar to highlight its identity, and elements such as gray wheels and gray side skirt trim are not absent, echoing the overall style. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4624 1841 1624 mm, and the wheelbase is 2730 mm, positioning it as a mid-size SUV.
The rear part of the car also continues the design of the ordinary version of the Jetta VS7, with a bifurcated red light source and white color block in the special-shaped taillights, a through-type red reflector bar is added to the rear surround, and the bottom is replaced by a gray guard plate instead of exhaust holes, and the lower right corner of the tailgate cover is also inlaid with a black ABT tail logo logo.
The interior layout remains unchanged as a whole, with a floating centre console and recessed instrument clusters, paired with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a mechanical-style gear knob. On top of that, ABT embroidery is added to the suede decorative panel in the passenger seat, which adds a bit of a sense of luxury.
In terms of power, it is naturally impossible to re-tune, and it is still equipped with 1The 4th engine has a peak output of 110 kW and 250 Nm, mated to a 6-speed automatic manual transmission.
Although the new car bears the name of ABT, it has not changed much, and it seems a little childish. However, it is worth mentioning that this year, ABT registered a company called Abbott Automobile in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, or it will be ABT's headquarters in China, and the first domestic modified car Shadow Leopard ABT co-branded version will be modified in the company, and more domestic cars may be seen in the future.
Edited by Wen Che.