Ahead of their official debut next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen has taken the wraps off of its next three super-clean diesel BlueMotion variants of the Polo, Golf and Passat – all of which are set to go into production later this year.
Boasting 85.6 mpg (73 mpg U.S.), the Polo can travel up to 840 miles on a single tank of fuel and it emits just 87 g/km of CO2. Powered by a 72 horsepower 1.2-liter common-rail diesel three-cylinder engine, the Polo combines a five-speed manual with regenerative braking and automatic stop-start to help it become one of the most efficient new cars on sale today.
The Golf BlueMotion gets a 1.6-liter common-rail diesel that puts out 105 horsepower. It features optimized aerodynamics and longer gearing, not to mention low rolling-resistance tires and automatic stop-start to help it achieve 74.3 mpg (62 mpg U.S.) and emit just 99 g/km of CO2.
Topping the range is the 105-horsepower Passat, which also uses the 1.6-liter TDI powertrain. It returns 64.2 mpg (53.5 mpg U.S.) and emits 114 g/km of CO2.
All three models will go on sale in Europe in early 2010.
09/03, 10:06 AM
posted by:
AutoCritical
That sounds alright.. They certainly decided to go the literal option with the colors of the cars…
09/03, 10:07 AM
posted by:
A4
So these are clean enough to ship to America? Great! Now do it.
09/03, 10:12 AM
posted by:
orangecones
They are saying we are getting Polo in a few years because the Golf got too fat. We are also getting the new Golf because the current Rabbit is a joke at this point. Fantastic…. now can we get these engine options?
09/03, 10:18 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
105 HP Passat? Let’s see, with the 10-15% additional power loss at high altitude… if I leave Denver now I might make it up to Vail in time for the ski season to start LOL
09/03, 10:41 AM
posted by:
928dreamer
While mountain driving may not be these cars strong suit. The diesels will be plenty of engine for most. They don’t list the torque that make these cars more driveable.
You have to remember that it was a few years ago that 200 HP was considered serious sports car territory.
09/03, 10:42 AM
posted by:
armstealer
I’m not positive, but I don’t think the Common Rail Diesels loose much power at altitude. Not to mention that it probably has 230+ lb/ft of torque.
And orange cones, they ditched the Rabbit name already.
I wonder if they are rated for B20…
09/03, 10:58 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
I wouldn’t mind having a bluemotion white golf just like that one. Or the new GTI MK6!
09/03, 11:10 AM
posted by:
Borat
DenverGuy, don’t worry about ponies. This puppy has gobbles of torque. You probably do not intend to drive it at over 100 mph and that is the only time when all horses are working. Normally from 1200 RPM you will get torque of either “old” 1.8L turbo 4 (wasn’t all that bad, was it?) or even smalllish V6. If you go downhill, you don’t horses at all
09/03, 11:13 AM
posted by:
Borat
idrinorbarsaku, I read in Road and Track that next year there will be Golf TDI comparable in “stuffing” to GTI. Even better news that you don’t have to pee into tank to have it run clean. With 2.0L diesel it will crank only 140 ponies but well over 230 lbs of torque (more then 2.0L GTI). You can pull a boat or hefty mother in law.
09/03, 11:23 AM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
Why can’t Americans be content with underpowered cars and let great cars like these come to the stateside? I guarantee if VW put enough enough promotion behind these and present them in the right way by comparing them to stupid Hybrids and the dismal gas millage most of them get. Plus the name “Bluemotion” sounds ultra cool
09/03, 11:30 AM
posted by:
A4
DenverGuy, go look at the power specs for a Prius and get back to us. 105 hp with a buttload of torque is enough power for any Prius driver, and there seem to be enough of those… people.
09/03, 11:33 AM
posted by:
A4
And Borat, the Golf TDI for US shores has the exact same engine ouf of the Jetta TDI. Don’t expect it to burn a GTI. The GTD is significantly slower than the GTI (albeit a perfect diesel alternative) and we arent going to see any diesel Golf that fast for a while on our side of the pond.
09/03, 11:49 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
no thanks, I love tdi’s from VW, but I would much prefer the GTI MK6…obesity doesn’t run in our family!
09/03, 11:59 AM
posted by:
Elvacano
That sounds good, if they could only now do something about their expensive repairs.
09/03, 12:10 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
So is that a new face on the Passat? I don’t hate the one out now, but it’s been overdue for a refresh since the 2008 model year. Heck, I think I may have been in high school when this Passat came out!
09/03, 12:15 PM
posted by:
Misu777
are they coming to NA as well?
09/03, 1:06 PM
posted by:
shaver
But will hippie chicks sleep with you because of it? Im still pulling the leg hair out of the interior of my Prius from the last hippie girl I picked up at the Ween show.
09/03, 7:23 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Are you sure that was leg hair or just hair from that vicinity?
09/03, 8:04 PM
posted by:
PonyPiggy
I was hoping they’d change the body style of that goofy lookn Passat before they made it diesel. But love that new Golf body style.
09/03, 8:33 PM
posted by:
TL
Where’s the shipment labeled for the USA??
09/07, 2:09 AM
posted by:
Jax
These are for Europe.
Hybrid is the American way because of lack of interest in diesels.