Volkswagen Lamando Will get Excessive Makeover, Now Almost 10 Ft Extensive

The Volkswagen Lamando L is a classy liftback sedan solely offered in China. It rides on VW Group’s MBQ Evo structure, however the platform has undergone important adjustments to accommodate a a lot wider stance. A brand new Wheels Boy YouTube video offers a tour of the widened household automobile, which measures almost three meters (9.8 toes) broad should you embrace the aspect mirrors.

The undertaking, nicknamed the Lamando 5XL, started by slicing the automobile down the center and including extra sheet steel between the wheels. The widened automobile required new entrance and rear fascias, with the engineers doing their greatest to retain the mannequin’s distinguished styling options, just like the decrease grille opening. The aspect profile was left unchanged, however the rear is simply as broad because the entrance, with plastic trim bridging the 2 taillights items collectively. 

The automobile options acrylic for the entrance and rear home windows and the panoramic roof. Customized glass for the automobile would have been very costly. The trunk is useful, but it surely’s additionally heavy, requiring 4 folks to open, revealing a large trunk able to swallowing a crossover’s price of cargo. Below the hood, the engine sits to 1 aspect of the bay, with a big brace extending throughout it. There’s sufficient room for Ethan, the host, to face subsequent to the automobile’s authentic turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine.

Inside, the Lamando L bought extra seats and extra screens. Every little thing on the driving force’s aspect is inventory, together with the middle console. There are two extra screens on the passenger aspect in entrance of a two-seat bench from a minivan. Within the rear, the seating scenario is extra cohesive, with the brand new seats receiving the identical crimson accent stitching as the unique outboard ones.

The overview ends with a disconcerting check drive, and he’s advised to maintain the Volkswagen below 18 miles per hour (30 kilometers per hour). The automobile’s NVH didn’t enhance, with the modified mannequin making a lot of noise because it cautiously navigated the race observe. Automakers like to extend cabin area, however they usually lengthen the car, and we doubt widening it like this Lamando will catch on anytime quickly.