Feb 04
Volkswagen to Introduce First Hybrid
Posted in: hybrid, Today's Chili
Volkswagen has had a thriving diesel-powered product lineup for years, culminating the company’s latest Jetta TDI Clean Diesel, which gets 40 mpg on the highway and (unlike diesels past) is legal to be sold in all 50 states. Now the company has announced the Touareg BlueMotion Hybrid, an SUV for the 2010 model year, according to Autoblog.
The report said that the Touareg BlueMotion Hybrid will harness a 38 kW electric motor and 288-volt nickel metal hydride battery pack to supplement the car’s main engine, a supercharged 3.0L TSI V6 engine shared with the Audi S4 along with a new eight-speed automatic transmission. VW is claiming a 26 mpg average for the SUV, a 25 percent improvement over the gas-powered version.
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