Volkswagen Concept BlueSport
The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport is a mid-engined roadster concept car produced by Volkswagen. It was introduced at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Concept BlueSport follows on from a previous roadster concept car, the Volkswagen Concept R, shown at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Concept BlueSport is powered by a TDI I4 producing around and. A six speed dual clutch DSG gearbox helps give it an estimated 0 to time of 6.2 sec, and a top speed of.Production
It has been reported that a production BlueSport model is under development, based on a platform, codenamed Mimo or 9X1, to be shared between the Volkswagen Group marques Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. The Audi version, related to the Audi e-tron Detroit concept car, may be named Audi R4 or R5.
A Porsche variant is speculated to be a "spiritual successor" to the Porsche 356 roadster, positioned below the current Boxster, as the company's entry level model.
