GOLFMK8
GOLFMK7
GOLFMK6
GOLFMKV

GT....EEK!!

DW58

Go Kart Champion
There have been rumours for a while - whatever floats your boat I guess.

I wonder if the VW Prius GTE will sell?
 

vwman

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Location
UK
Interesting concept and I suspect it will sell well in Germany.

Electric range has been reported at 31miles.
 

Mark V1

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Location
Herts, UK
Its got my attention!
 

Gignomeus

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Location
United Kingdom
Hybrids are really starting to look interesting now; it'll definitely be something to consider for my next car, but seeing as this is pretty much a Gen 1 for VW and sporty hybrids I think I'd rather see the Mk8 version:

The cutting edge of technology is bathed in the blood stained cash of early adopters...
 

DW58

Go Kart Champion
Marvin is going to have conniptions over this one (not)
 

Gignomeus

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Location
United Kingdom
Marvin is going to have conniptions over this one (not)

I think that car just sighed.
Ghastly, isn't it? All the cars in the VW hybrid range have been programmed to have a cheery and sunny disposition.

New Technology? Don't talk to me about New Technology!

;)
 

GTI-7-Performance

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Location
Switzerland
It has probably more to do with getting the whole Golf 7 range average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions down for EU regulations than anything really environmental.

Looks tempting on paper, but the hybrid problems remains:

- the non-environmental manufacture, weight and disposing of batteries
- the life of the batteries - 8 years max? VW don't say, but when they are dead the replacement cost is scary
- 20% more than the standard petrol/diesel model, but with a steeper depreciation as the hybrid and battery guarantee run out
- real-world economy figures are more likely to match a diesel, than those quoted...
 

dadu

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Location
RO
Not to mention, when running on petrol, the TSI 150 hp has to pull 1.5 tons, not 1.25-1.3. Where's the fuel economy on that?
 

Snaptag

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Not to mention, when running on petrol, the TSI 150 hp has to pull 1.5 tons, not 1.25-1.3. Where's the fuel economy on that?

Another good point. Hadn't thought of that yet.

There is something that really annoys me about the focus on hybrid card, like it's the future. I feel we're focusing on the wrong 'innovation' here - they're hardly sustainable. The same thing goes for purely electric cars. Emissions might be less, but people forget about how the electricity is generated that you put in your car (mostly coal plants here in Australia).
 

dadu

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Location
RO
I'm not a specialist but I think the hydrogen fuel cell is the only viable option.
 
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