Well we've mused here on Biodieselnow about how cool it would be to have a diesel hybrid and now VW chooses the Golf to introduce their new offering. This should offer some very good MPG returns.
Geneva '08 Preview: Volkswagen Golf TDI Hybrid concept
Posted Feb 28th 2008 7:38AM by Sam Abuelsamid
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Volkswagen, Geneva Motor Show
Volkswagen has confirmed the
speculation that they will indeed be displaying a diesel-hybrid Golf at the
Geneva Motor Show next week. The Golf TDI Hybrid will in fact be a strong parallel hybrid capable of running off either the diesel engine, an electric motor or both. As expected, start-stop capability is part of the deal. Interestingly the drivetrain uses a 7-speed DSG dual clutch transmission rather than some type of CVT. The Golf TDI Hybrid will apparently achieve fuel consumption of 3.4L/100km or 69mpg (U.S.). VW hasn't released any photos or other details of the Golf Hybrid yet so we'll just give you a shot of the Golf BlueMotion for now.
[Source: Volkswagen]
