Coupé concept car debuts with world premiere in Beijing:

New Midsize Coupé combines the worlds of saloons and sports cars

224 km/h New Midsize Coupé exhibits extremely sporty proportions

Front and rear styling offers exciting look at the future of automotive design

Ten key facts relating to the world premiere of the New Midsize Coupé:

1. Design of New Midsize Coupé gives an initial look at how Volkswagen Design envisions a sport sedan positioned below the Passat.

2. Dynamic design of New Midsize Coupé combines the worlds of saloons and sports cars.

3. New Midsize Coupé is appreciably wider than the Passat, but shorter than the Jetta.

4. The New Midsize Coupé is a four-door car with plenty of space for five people and luggage capacity of 500 litres.

5. New Midsize Coupé creates fusion of A and B segments.

6. Wide track in the style of a sports car with 20-inch alloy wheels and low profile 245 tyres.

7. Coupé shows off newly conceived LED headlights.

8. The New Midsize Coupé is powered by a 162 kW / 220 PS direct injection turbocharged engine. Fuel consumption: 6.4 litres per 100 km.

9. Four cylinders enable performance levels in the thoroughbred sports car range: top speed of 244 km/h and 0 to 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds.

10. Lower fuel consumption thanks to efficient engine and gearbox (7-speed DSG), plus a cD value of 0.299 (cD x A = 0.643 m2).