Green Options » VW Rabbit http://greenoptions.com/tag/vw-rabbit Posts tagged 'VW Rabbit' Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en New VW Golf BlueMotion Gets 74 MPG and 99g/KM: On Sale Mid-2009 http://gas2.org/2008/09/10/new-vw-golf-bluemotion-gets-74-mpg-and-99gkm-on-sale-mid-2009/ http://gas2.org/2008/09/10/new-vw-golf-bluemotion-gets-74-mpg-and-99gkm-on-sale-mid-2009/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:57:16 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2008/09/10/new-vw-golf-bluemotion-gets-74-mpg-and-99gkm-on-sale-mid-2009/ Earlier this week, Volkswagen unveiled its Golf Mark VI BlueMotion concept car, which looks set to raise the bar on the fuel efficiency and emissions performance of ‘mainstream’ cars. At just 99g/km, the new hatchback emits exactly the same amount of CO2 as the much smaller Polo BlueMotion. It also undercuts current main rival, the Ford Focus ECOnetic by 16g/km.

A new hyper-efficient 1.6 TDI diesel engine also means that the latest offering boasts fuel economy of 74.3mpg (combined), an improvement of around 20% on the Mark V, while still enabling acceleration from 0-60 mph in 11.2 seconds, apparently due to improved aerodynamics and a new ’sporty’ gearbox.

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