VW: A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid

yukonho · Feb 29, 2008

I remember when my uncles 1979 VW Rabbit Diesel got 63 mpg on the highway. It wasn't even a fancy "hybrid"!!

The new Golf is greener then a prius too.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/vw-unveiling-an.html

It's official - Volkswagen is unveiling a hybrid to challenge the mighty Toyota Prius. And not just any hybrid, but a diesel-electric hybrid it says will deliver 69.9 mpg.

VW's been experimenting with hybrids of the gasoline-electric variety since the early 1990s, but the Golf hybrid it will unveil next month at the Geneva Motor Show is the first production model the German company's rolled out. Volkswagen isn't offering much in the way of details, but the car is expected to have a parallel hybrid drivetrain with a 2.0 liter engine. Look for it to have an all-electric mode at low speed, start-stop capability, regenerative braking and a 7-speed DSG double-clutch transmission, according to Auto Express and AutoBlog Green.

more at link above

Joevette · Feb 29, 2008

I hope GM is working on a two-mode diesel hybrid

NoNameDenton · Feb 29, 2008

GM is working on a gasoline engine that works like a diesel, similar to the DiesOtto engine that Mercedes showed in that F-class concept they showed

ctaylorzl1 · Feb 29, 2008

Leave it up to VW to do something awesome like this! I am kinda susprided at the 7 speed DSG though!

Xenon · Feb 29, 2008

All VW Diesels come with DSG. This sounds 10x better than a Prius.

montrealvue · Feb 29, 2008

Hell, while they are at it why not just make it an even 10 speed? :blah:

My last VW in the 90's was a 3 speed.....at this rate, why stop at 7?

I can't belive it has taken this long for a manufacturer to figure out hybrid and diesel together makes more sense!

TheGeneral · Feb 29, 2008

They have an Astra 3-Door Diesel/Hybrid concept that is driveable and gets around 70mpg.

VAs Finest · Feb 29, 2008

it's a little depressing that what they're saying is a "hybrid to challenge the mighty Toyota Prius" won't be coming out, even in europe, until late 2009.

jtrav91 · Mar 1, 2008

How will the outcome be graded?

The upcoming new model of Prius delivering "only" a solid 50 MPG earns a B. The VW gets an A. But for emissions, the Prius gets a A from the PZEV rating and the VW a D from the Tier2Bin5 rating.

Overall, it looks like Prius would still been seen as more green.

overanalyser · Mar 4, 2008

The Prius isnt very green at all, I know this article is a little extreme, but it does raise some very valid points about how enviormentally unfriendly the Prius really is, and how battery packs may not be the solution we are looking for.

http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/print_item.asp?NewsID=188

VW: A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid

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