VW decides BlueMotion fits gasoline cars as well, especially Passat 1.4 TSI
Volkswagen just announced that the green badge applied to its high-mpg diesel models will also be used for a gasoline model. The Passat 1.4 TSI will get the BlueMotion badge, a move that should help the car sell in markets where low CO2 emissions matter, tax-wise, like France or the Netherlands. The BlueMotion Passat gets a gearbox with higher gear rations, a chassis thats been dropped 15 mm, a fully enclosed underbody, a closed grille and a weight reduction of 30 kg. The car not only lowers CO2 emissions to 136-138 g/km and fuel consumption to 5.9 l/100km or 5.8 l/100 km when mated to 7-speed DSG (about 40 mpg U.S.), but also manages to improve performance thanks to the revised aerodynamics.
[Source: Auto blog Netherlands via Le Blog Auto]
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contact 6:52PM (5/04/2009)
Why can't we have it? A 40mpg Passat on gasoline sounds like something I'd be interested in.
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ebow 9:47PM (5/04/2009)
So now the "blue" labeling means almost anything... and therefore nothing?
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tom engineer 11:07PM (5/04/2009)
Yes! This is the perfect example of how inflated (unrealistic) the euro-cycle results are! VW takes a passat, US rated at 19/29 mpg, makes some tweaks and puts in a smaller engine, and the car tests at 40 MPG on the Euro-cycle! ! ! BOLLOCKS, I say, back to the Europeans. Tell me how much real-world FE will be improved. I suggest we all start repeating the 89.6 mpg that the new Prius is rated for on the Japan's 10-15 cycle in our prayers.
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Mattias 2:14AM (5/05/2009)
A realistic highway mileage for this car might be around 35mpg. Still not bad.
Scatter 3:17AM (5/05/2009)
To get from NEDC to real world consumption add 15%. Really not that great a difference so calm down.
Snowdog 6:39AM (5/05/2009)
This is a dynamite little engine that gets close to diesel MPG. I would love a honda/toyota or heck even GM version, but a VW with dual charging (Turbo + Super)? No thanks.
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Kalle Andersson 8:27AM (5/05/2009)
It doesn't say whether the mileage is official or just VWs own highway numbers.
I like the idea to optimize the chassi and the gears and reduce the engine.
There is a CNG version of this car as well...
But with the DSG is quite expensive? About +25000 euro.
Probably a nice competitor to Ford Fusion though, we'll see what happens.
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Scatter 10:38AM (5/05/2009)
I'd be surprised if it was anything other than the NEDC test cycle:
http://www.dieselnet.com/standards/cycles/ece_eudc.html