大众新款七座SUV将被命名为“Teramont”，大众在去年12月就已经注册了这个名称。该车将于今年底投产，因此将于年内发布，或许会在11月的洛杉矶车展亮相，随后将于明年初上市。大众曾在2013年1月发布了采用MQB平台的CrossBlue概念车，可视作是该车的概念版车型。预计量产版（美规车）将搭载3.6升V6汽油引擎，未来还将增加2.0升涡轮引擎和插电混动版本。该车将在田纳西州查塔努加投产，大众已经为该厂投资了9亿美元以扩大产能。

VW's new SUV to be called Teramont

It was only a couple of days ago when we found out Volkswagen of America is in charge of baptizing the new seven-seat SUV and now a new report indicates the model could be called “Teramont.” That is what a trademark filling from last December is indicating, and we also know VW registered it internationally at the beginning of June.

We won’t have to wait much longer to find out, since production of the three-row SUV will begin at the end of the year. That means an official reveal will occur in the months to come, quite possibly at the Los Angeles Auto Show in mid-November.

As for the car itself, it was previewed by the CrossBlue concept back in January 2013 and will ride on the group’s flexible MQB platform. Power is expected to come from the 3.6-liter V6 gasoline engine offered in the U.S. version of the Passat, and it could be joined by a turbocharged 2.0-liter unit and a plug-in hybrid setup.

Production will take place in Chattanooga, Tennessee where Volkswagen is investing $900 million to expand the facility and get it ready for the SUV’s arrival. Following its reveal before the end of the year, the Teramont or whatever it will be called will likely go on sale early 2017.