Volkswagen’s upcoming big, three-row SUV , from a Chinese publication called . The big MQB-platform’d SUV looks to be clearly based on . Oh, and it appears to be named a Latin-ized version of “Earth-mountain.”

So, I guess that name, Teramont, is just to make it clear you won’t be driving it up Olympus Mons. Design-wise, it seems to be handsome, maybe a little bland, but certainly no more so than the vehicles it’s likely to compete with in that low-$30K range, like the Honda Pilot, Hyundai Santa Fe, and the Ford Explorer.

It’s very much the car Volkswagen needs in its lineup right now, especially in the U.S., . The Tiguan is too small and the Touareg is too expensive. This will be poised to strike right at the heart of crossover-hungry America.

While this looks like a Chinese-spec model, the SUV is expected to be built in Volkswagen’s Tennessee facility, and will be sold in America. The badging seen on this example suggests it has a 2-liter TSI (turbocharged) gasoline engine, but it’s a pretty safe bet other engine options—likely a V6 and a hybrid—will be offered.

I like the front-end treatment, and the flat-ish topped wheel arch detailing. Interestingly, it looks a little more sculpted in sheet-metal details from the show car, which is unusual.

It’s not clear how similar this is to , or if there will be a more upscale Audi variant just yet, but it makes sense that VW would start with a mid-market, high-volume SUV like this.