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70 MPG Golf to be unveiled next month at Geneva Motor Show
(old news - 11:02AM Friday Feb 29 2008)
It's official - Volkswagen is unveiling a hybrid to challenge the mighty Toyota Prius. And not just any hybrid, but a diesel-electric hybrid it says will deliver 69.9 mpg.

VW's been experimenting with hybrids of the gasoline-electric variety since the early 1990s, but the Golf hybrid it will unveil next month at the Geneva Motor Show is the first production model the German company's rolled out. Volkswagen isn't offering much in the way of details, but the car is expected to have a parallel hybrid drivetrain with a 2.0 liter engine. Look for it to have an all-electric mode at low speed, start-stop capability, regenerative braking and a 7-speed DSG double-clutch transmission, according to Auto Express and AutoBlog Green.

Full story at Wired

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irsean

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50 State Diesel?

I have a Jetta TDI. Won't own a hybrid until they upgrade battery technology and make them plug-in. Making a plug-in/Diesel version is brilliant!! The new VW diesels can run bio-diesel (B-100, etc) without conversions. I have the 2004 Pumpe Duese. Love it!! Non-hybrid MPG, 48MPG if I drive like an old lady. 40 MPG if I don't.

I hope this is a 50 State Diesel. CARB states like mine (CA) are brutal on the new Diesel passenger cars (unjustly).
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said by irsean See Profile :

I hope this is a 50 State Diesel. CARB states like mine (CA) are brutal on the new Diesel passenger cars (unjustly).
Quote: "The Golf Hybrid will get almost 70 mpg while meeting Europe's stringent Euro V and America's Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards, making it green enough even for California. The car is said to emit just 89 g/km of CO2. (For comparison, the Prius emits 104 g/km and Honda Civic Hybrid emits 116.)"

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