In future, can you travel in comfort and a bit of style for over 1700km without filling up? Volkswagen imagines such a future, so much so that their new Passat BlueMotion II will attempt to do just that when it comes into production in 2009.
“In the Passat BlueMotion II”, says Dr. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen Group. “The technological components of the BlueMotion concept are being merged with those of the entirely new BlueTDI system for the first time.”
Passat BlueMotion II combines various technologies to achieve numbers such as 109 g/km on CO2 emissions, an average of 4.1 litres per 100km of fuel and a range of over 1700 kilometres from a tank of diesel. Never before have we seen such numbers from a car the size of Passat, so it will be informative to see if they achieve them and exactly how. The technologies to be employed – the car is still in testing – shall include the usual suspects, such as an Automatic Start/Stop system, brake energy regeneration, common rail TDI and a transmission with longer gear ratios.
VW Passat BlueMotion II
Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion II
Averages 4.1 litres per 100km
By Thami Masemola
October 4, 2008 12:28 AM
Filed Under: Concept Car, Diesel, German, Green, Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen
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Comments
mechamynd
October 4, 2008 12:59 AM
It proves a conventional engined car can be economical and clean as an hybrid. Hybrid car technology needs more improvements in battery weight and energy capacity.
Joe_Limon
October 4, 2008 2:00 AM
aand efficiency in the conversions between mechanical to electrical to chemical to electrical to mechanical again... stupid system really, that only gets about 30% max efficiency.
carcrazy1234
October 5, 2008 12:32 AM
i can make a hybrid vehicle less efficient by just driving it differently than the "recommended" driving patterns to get the maximum efficiency. aka.. flooring it to each light, braking hard, flooring it again... etc... this equals to less efficiency no matter what car u drive. They clearly drove this car at a highway speed of 80 kmph and in the city, 60 kmph maybe less even 40. all car companies do this to get the maximum efficiency of their motors. I have a nissan x-trail... my mom and sister drives it and i drive it.... if i drive it for the whole tank i get about 550-600 km out of 53L's of gas... if my sister or mom even touch it once or twice a week... we only get like 500 km maybe less about 480 km.
This is what i mean by the efficiency mostly depends on how u drive the car. but yea it definitely doesn't mean that hybrids are better than conventional gas cars or the other way around. they still both use petrol in my mind aka we really haven't gotten to that next step in automotive technology. good job though for making the conventional engine.. "better" lol
fusion01
October 4, 2008 10:27 AM
Fantastic. Typically there will be 10 comments when there will be 100 from the V8 fanboys elsewhere, but this is what we need to be seeing. Not just for our pockets but for 'the bigger picture': lower emissions and a cleaner planet for us all. Heck, I'm thinking of going this route next rather than some turbo-charged car I presently own. Been there, done that. Time to 'walk the talk.
kimbo
October 4, 2008 10:49 AM
amazing piece of technology. Hybrids are unecological nonsense. In long term hybrids are more eco unfriendly than conventional cars and they're even not more economical than modern diesels.. good job VW!
BabyMilo
October 4, 2008 1:10 PM
yeahh i think i was watching Top Gear and they said a prius does more enviromental damage than a land rover discovery does in a life time becuase the batteries need to travel around the world
kimbo
October 4, 2008 1:34 PM
yes, the materials used to produce the batteries on Prius are harmful to the environment and they have to be shipped all over the world during their making process. Not to mention how hard, expensive and energy consuming the recycling of batteries is! HYBRIDS = Biggest BS in the world.
GanSan
October 4, 2008 10:38 PM
As the electric system becomes more powerful and the longevity increases, the petrol engine will eventually disappear completely. Cars like this, although they produce phenomenal figures, are still petrol reliant. As much as western governments love petrol taxes, I can't imagine that they enjoy being at the mercy of the middle east. The idea is to move towards a self-sustaining energy source. Imagine the comparison between the pollution caused by the manufacture and disposal of batteries when compared to the pollution caused by the drilling and transportation of oil.
isaacu
October 4, 2008 3:23 PM
With Volkswagen combining TDi common rail/Blue Motion technologies with a car of the Passat's quality it is little wonder that Volkswagen remain at the forefront of delivering environmentally friendly cars to the world. Who does'nt love a Passat?
isaacu
GanSan
October 4, 2008 10:25 PM
Unbelievable figures! Nice work VW! The only problem here is that they have made no effort to move away from petrol dependency. I hope that they're working on full-electric behind the scenes.
BritBoy
October 6, 2008 12:59 PM
Why don't they quote the figure in MPG? What does this work out to in MPG?
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