Onam 2025 Gets A New Flash Red Colour To Volkswagen Virtus And Taigun In Kerala
The new Flash Red colour in both Volkswagen cars is available only for customers in Kerala during Onam 2025
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Volkswagen has been offering a lot of discounts and benefits with its cars to its customers in Kerala as a celebration of the festival of Onam. Now, to make the festivities even brighter, a new ‘Flash Red’ colour option has been added to the Volkswagen Virtus and Volkswagen Taigun. This colour option is currently available only in Kerala and is being offered with the GT Line trims that come paired with the 1-litre TSI engine option on both cars. That being said, no other change has been made to both the Virtus and Taigun.
If you are interested in getting your hands on either the Virtus and Taigun in the new Flash Red colour during Onam 2025, here’s everything offered with the GT Line trims on both cars:
Volkswagen Virtus & Taigun GT Line: An Overview
In their respective GT Line trims, both the Virtus and Taigun get an identical feature suite that includes a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity and an 8-speaker sound system with the Virtus and a 6-speaker setup for the Taigun. Volkswagen has also equipped the GT Line variants with a single-pane sunroof, push button start/stop, cruise control, push-button start/stop and paddle shifters (with automatic transmission only).
The safety features are also identical and include 6 airbags (as standard), a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), electronic stability control (ESC), rear parking camera with sensors, hill start assist and ISOFIX child seat anchorages.
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Powertrain Options
The GT Line variants of the Virtus and Taigun share the same 1-litre TSI engine that has the following specifications:
| Engine |
1-litre 3-cylinder turbo-petrol engine |
| Power |
115 PS |
| Torque |
178 Nm |
| Transmission Options |
6-speed MT / 6-speed AT* |
*AT = Torque converter automatic transmission
Higher variants of the Virtus and Taigun also feature a 1.5-litre TSI engine that puts out 150 PS and 250 Nm.
Price And Rivals
| Volkswagen Virtus GT Line |
Volkswagen Taigun GT Line |
| Rs 14.08 lakh (MT), Rs 15.18 lakh (AT) |
Rs 14.80 lakh (MT), Rs 15.90 lakh (AT) |
All prices are ex-showroom, pan-India
The Volkswagen Virtus squares off against the Hyundai Verna, Skoda Slavia and Honda City. On the other hand, the Volkswagen Taigun rivals the Hyundai Creta, Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyryder, Kia Seltos and Skoda Kushaq.
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