Master Thesis | March 2017 - July 2017 | Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg
A Thesis about People´s Car, A Homage for 100-year of Volkswagen in 2037

VOLKSWAGEN ARCHETYPE

Volkswagen - „people´s car“. Archetype - „original model“.

There is no doubt that in the past and present,
countless of Volkswagen concepts and prototypes, followed up by serial production,
were the „archetypes“, „the original pattern from which copies are made“.

Volkswagen: eclectic and iconic, characteristic and meaningful

Prototypes: concepts without serial production but own aesthetic and market potential — Prototypes: ***concepts*** without serial production but own aesthetic and market potential

Task
2037? | People? | Car?

Concept: comfort calming space on wheels Segment: full-size 6-seat family + business car — Concept: ***comfort*** calming space on wheels
Segment: ***full-size*** 6-seat family + business car

Architecture: intersection as Volkswagen design tradition, yet new line and surface buildup — **Architecture**: **intersection** as Volkswagen design tradition, yet new line and surface buildup

Ideation

Final Design

Volkswagen DNA (ccw)

Estate Proportion: Passat (1973)
Split Front Windshield: Bulli (1949)
Split Tail Window: Beetle (1938)
Covered Rear Wheels: XL1 (2011)
Hatchback Body Style: Golf (1974)
Muscular Shoulder: Scirocco (2009)

*Thank modeler Varun for sitting with me patiently at the beginning to construct the architecture

Surface Treatment

Technical Features

Wheel hub motor enables extremely front lid and extra passenger room in the fore part,
resulting in one-box-like exterior and mono-space-like interior to benefit the people

Dimensions (mm):
length 4500, width 1900, height 1480, wheelbase 2900
Capacity: 6 passengers + luggage