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Volkswagen launches 28 mpg (U.S.) Touareg TDI BlueMotion in Europe

Over the past couple of years, Volkswagen has been introducing low CO2-emitting variants of several of its mainstream car models under the BlueMotion banner. The latest addition to that lineup is the big Touareg SUV which is getting some tweaks to reduce its fuel consumption. Like its smaller siblings, the Touareg gets low rolling resistance tires and revised final drive ratio to lower engine revs. Aerodynamic drag is reduced by dropping the body one inch closer to the ground than regular models. The 225 hp 3.0-liter V6 diesel earns a 28.3 ... Read more →

VW decides BlueMotion fits gasoline cars as well, especially Passat 1.4 TSI Xavier Navarro

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 ...

BlueMotion arrives in Brazil and gets local (ethanol) flavor Xavier Navarro

As you know, blue is the new green, at least marketing-wise. Therefore, Volkswagen has decided to offer the BlueMotion badge in Brazil, albeit adapted to the homegrown fuel from the South American ...

The Seat Ibiza Ecomotive wins the Eco Tour 2008 Xavier Navarro

The EcoTour was a 7-day tour through nine European countries with 42 of the most fuel-efficient cars. The tour started 12 September in Barcelona, Spain, and finished 19 September in The Hague in the ...

VW shows off 74 mpg Golf BlueMotion Concept Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res shots of the Golf BlueMotion Concept Fans of fuel savings get a new concept car in Europe to drool over today as Volkswagen pulls the wraps off its latest BlueMotion machine. ...

Volkswagen gives environmental awards to employees 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For the fifth year in a row, Volkswagen has honored some of its employees for their environmental efforts. The top award went to Pablo Romero Zalba from VW's plant in Pamplona, Spain for coming up with a way to use the residual adhesive left over in the barrels that are received at the assembly ...

Learning from the past: two green Golfs almost lost to history 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although the current signature for the "greener" VW Golfs is BlueMotion, there have been at least two models in the Golf's past that should be considered green for their time. German's Auto-News has published a complete report about special-edition Golfs and there are two green variants: One is an ...

Further proof that blue is the new green 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Marketing company JWT recently proclaimed that blue would be taking over from green as the new color for the environmental crowd to get behind. Naming trends seem to support this theory, with BlueTec and BlueMotion both highlighting clean diesel technology. Now, DuPont is reporting that the color ...

Glasgow council orders 320 Polo BlueMotion vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This is the largest order to date for the Polo BlueMotion: 320 Polos have been ordered by Glasgow, Scotland city council. The vehicles were judged on parameters including fuel efficiency, viability for every day use, comfort and value for money and are destined for everyday council work. This Polo ...

VW Sharan BlueMotion already on sale in Germany 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The BlueMotion moniker is the denomination that Volkswagen gives to its low CO2-producing models. Such a label might not seem appropriate for a 7-seat minivan, but that didn't stop the Sharan BlueMotion from making its introduction at Geneva in February. Now, the Sharan BlueMotion is on sale in ...

VW Bluemotion's print and TV ads 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bluemotion is the green badge VW puts on many of the their greenest cars and they have odd ads like the one above showing a man trying to save a rabbit with jumper cables subtitled "for those who care about nature." Below the fold are several TV ads for Bluemotion including: one with a Bluemotion ...

Volkswagen UK sells out of 2007 Bluemotion vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just Auto (free registration req'd) says that Volkswagen UK has sold out of Bluemotion vehicles for 2007. VW delivered only 300 of these cleaner "conventional" (i.e., non-hybrid) VWs to the UK since they went on sale in October. Thus far, only the Polo is available in a Bluemotion version in the UK, ...

15 million VW Passats in the world; BlueMotion version given to bone marrow donor center 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

15 million anything is a lot, but when it comes to cars, it feels like an even bigger number. Thus, Volkswagen is celebrating the production of the 15 millionth Passat today at its Emden plant in Germany. In a green/charitable touch, VW donated the car, a silver Passat Variant BlueMotion 1.9 TDI ...

BlueMotion VWs in Streetcar car sharing test 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here's an announcement that combines two green car strategies in a sensible and beneficial way: clean diesel cars used by many people through car sharing. Awesome. The companies/vehicles in question are Volkswagen and the UK car sharing company Streetcar. Streecar has been using VW Golfs ...

Frankfurt Preview: First details on the new VW Golf BlueMotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Golf BlueMotion for high res images At next month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen will be showing six of their high-mileage, low-emissions BlueMotion models and they have just released some details on the new Golf BlueMotion. Cutting right to the chase, the new Golf will be rated ...

Frankfurt preview: VW's eight world premieres, new BlueMotions and a "City Expert" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is bringing a whole heap of vehicles - more than 50 - to the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in September. Included in the batch will be eight world premieres like the new Tiguan (above) as well as six new BlueMotion models. Most exciting will be the world premiere of a "slick City Expert" ...

U.K. Channel 4 test drives the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. The Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion is already on sale in the United Kingdom where it claims the title of producing the lowest carbon dioxide emissions of any passenger car available there at just 102 g/km. The ...

VW Polo BlueMotion at the New York Auto Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Polo BlueMotion as we found it on Thursday Volkswagen's miserly Polo BlueMotion was a nominee for the 2007 World Green Car of the Year award presented during the press days at the New York Auto Show. As it happened, we stumbled across the little 60 MPG hatchback during a foray out onto the show ...

VW will bring 102 Polo BlueMotions to Geneva - one for each g/km of CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a clever PR touch, Volkswagen will bring 102 of its new Polo BlueMotions to Geneva. That's one vehicle for each gram of CO2 the car emits per kilometer it drives (in testing, at least). We know a little about the car (see here) and the other goodies VW is bringing to the show (like the Passat ...

Geneva Preview: Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a high res gallery of the BlueMotion Passat The BlueMotion version of the mid-sized Volkswagen Passat is coming to the Geneva Motor Show in March. BlueMotion is the model designation VW is applying to the cleanest, most efficient variant of each of their platforms, and the ...

VW Passat BlueMotion to debut in Geneva 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Geneva Motor Show is coming up in a little over five weeks and the news about debuts is starting to roll out. One of the new models that will see the light of day in Switzerland is the Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion. VW is using the BlueMotion label to indicate the least-thirsty version of each ...

Volkswagen betting each way on powertrain technologies 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery. Car and Driver have posted a feature article on the wide array of different powertrains that Volkswagen is testing in a bid to capitalise on new developments under way in a host of technologies. Ten different vehicles were available for ...

VW to start UK sales of Polo BlueMotion in mid 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

VW's cleanest, greenest model - the Polo BlueMotion - will be launched in Britain in the middle of this year. The BlueMotion model is a special variant of the mini Polo model that has a range of over 700 miles from a mere 11.9 gallon fuel tank thanks to fuel economy of 60 mpg. The 1.4L three ...


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