Volkswagen will show off the new Scirocco and a Golf TDI Hybrid concept at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show next week. The Scirocco will come with four engines, in TDI and TSI forms, ranging from a 1.4 TSI (120bhp) to a 2.0T (197bhp). Adaptive chassis control will also be available, and prices are expected to be slightly more than the equivalent three-door Golf.
CAR Online will bring you the first pictures of the Scirocco on Monday night, but until then you’ll have to make do with details of VW’s eco-friendly announcements. The company went green with envy at the 2007 Frankfurt show when Mercedes rolled out 19 fuel efficient cars. Now it’s VW’s turn to prove it’s a friend of Mother Nature.
The VW Golf Hybrid
The Golf TDI Hybrid concept is claimed to achieve a staggering 83.1mpg. It can run on electric power only, while a seven-speed DSG gearbox is tuned for better fuel consumption and emissions. Don’t expect to see the system in this generation of Golf, though: the Mk5 Golf will become Mk6 at the Paris Motor Show later in 2008.
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What else will Volskwagen show off?
Also on display will be a 148bhp Passat Estate TSI EcoFuel which runs on natural gas. The gas-fuelled TSI engine will reach production before the end of 2008, in both Passat saloon and estate forms.
VW will also show a Bluemotion version of its Sharan MPV. The 13-year-old car will apparently achieve 45.6mpg, hardly stunning when the regular 1.9-litre diesel will do 43.5mpg. The Sharan Bluemotion is, however, based on the 2.0-litre TDI, and betters that car’s 42.8mpg and CO2 emissions (177g/km to 159g/km).
There will also be a Golf Estate 4Moition with four-wheel drive at Geneva, and the Passat CC will also make its European debut.
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