Comments on: Volkswagen unveils Golf Twin Drive plug-in hybrid prototype

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:46:13 +0000

shawn- If I were you and trying to tout VW, I would tout bio-diesel. Most bio-diesel vehicles I know of are VW’s or MB’s. I’m guessing though your only promoting the Tiguan?

By: VWInformant

VWInformant — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:27:04 +0000

I think it’s awesome that VW is exploring alternative fuels so aggressively. First the hydogen Tiguan and now this. It will be interesting to see what they finally end up offering the public. Either way, it’s great for the industry as a whole.

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Working with VW to spread the word about the new Tiguan. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: shawn@m80im.com. Thanks!

By: tob

tob — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:20:40 +0000

@ maxcar

I love german cars ( I own 2 now) but the VWs I had were trouble, I loved my GTI though. I also have a co -worker that has 2 new passats. 1 had a new engine the 1st month and the other has been to the dealer a bunch. Also with VWs unwillingness to compensate \ help me for my hassles I decided they didn’t want me as a customer. Screw me once your fault screw me twice my fault kinda thing. As a side note we had a loaner Toureg for 3 weeks. It had a sunroof drain hose leak and the center console lid would not stay shut.

By: maxcar

maxcar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:50:41 +0000

@ tob

Ford has had almost double the number of recalls compared to VW over the last 6 months. That doesn’t even include Ford’s other brands. See for yourself:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallmonthlyreports.cfm

By: bigp

bigp — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:20:39 +0000

nice but will it make it down the street

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:10:50 +0000

raineman- Please cite some official source that shows the Volt is a re-engineered Malibu. Thank you.

By: Diel

Diel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:44:51 +0000

Wonder how this will translate to Volkswagen Up!.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:07:04 +0000

I believe that is because ditching the standard driveline in favor of an all electric setup with the engine acting as a generator would require re-engineering the entire car. Thus why the Volt (a re-engineered Malibu) is going to cost $40,000. If you share driveline components with all the other Golfs out there you save a substancial amount of money… and pass those savings on to the customer.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:07:07 +0000

uhmm its a great car but why wouldnt they just make it so the 2.0 TDI recharges the batteries?

By: xyunya

xyunya — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:07:13 +0000

I think there is a error on the image: the plug is wrong shape. WV owners would be better served with something less hurtful in shape.

By: HemiRoadRunner

HemiRoadRunner — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:52:59 +0000

So why is GM screwing around so much?

By: brassmonkey

brassmonkey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:02:20 +0000

Yeah, the rims remind me of the BBS rims of the 80s. Not so sure about this. VW is having a hard time making a car they don’t have to recall. In that sense, I’d take a Ford first.

By: tob

tob — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:51 +0000

Zero emissions…because they will be setting at the dealer with a million electrical issues. I have owned 2 VWs and although they drove and looked great they had more breakdowns than any car\ truck I have owned. With VW customer care’s ill service I decided to ditch them both and never look back. VW + hybrid = lifetime of headaches

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:51:43 +0000

Please come back around when gas is $12 a gallon in the states, and we'll consider putting these vehicles into production. As of now, they need to go through more rigorous testing, as they have for the past 15 years. Thank you for your obvious patience in the face of $5 a gallon!

By: Need4SSpeed

Need4SSpeed — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:15:41 +0000

I love those rims, haha yeah this is pretty impressive, especially if this could be available right now. And if they could sell this @30k or less, this would totally kick the Prius’s ass!

By: jonmiles

jonmiles — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:12:22 +0000

^Amen

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:04:02 +0000

Now that’s what a plug in hybrid is supposed to be. Screw testing… bring that thing over here now, sell it for $30k, and blow the Volt out of the water.

By: F451

F451 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:02:52 +0000

More power to VW!