Not sure if anyone saw todays USA Today. here's the vw site link: http://www.vw.com/ Full page ad with a old black bug with a Microphone in front it. The long and short it was that if you have waited for vw to bring you the best of the gas world with the green nature of hyrbid then the wait is over. I think it had caption at the end that said stay tuned or something. here's a link to a Wired.com story: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/revealed-volksw.html "According to a Google translation of Germany'sAuto Bild, the potential Prius killer sports a 74-horsepower three-cylinder TDI engine -- Autoblogspeculates it's the 1.4-liter used in the PoloBlueMotion -- mated to a 27-horsepower electric motor and a seven- speed double-clutch DSG transmission. There's a nickel-metal hydride battery in the trunk; a regenerative braking system helps keep it charged. The car has stop/start capability and a full-electric mode at low speed. An "energy monitor" display on the dashboard keeps tabs on what the powertrain is doing. According to Auto Bild, the hybrid Golf will get 69.9 mpg and emit 90 g/km of carbon dioxide. An earlier report by Britain's Auto Express said 89 g/km, but either way that's less than the 104 g/km emitted by the Prius and 116 emitted by the Honda Civic Hybrid." So thats something to put under the VW cap and think about. Robert
-- Rob NYC/Bloomingburg NY 88 Wolfsburg, Silver 234,000 miles - automatic AIM: rmstewart@mac.com |
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