Date:         Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:43:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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From:         Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject:      VW Hybrid Coming Out Soon
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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




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Rob
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