Dat Volkswagen met een hybride komt, mag opmerkelijk worden genoemd. Het merk liet gisteren nog weten dat hybride geen toekomst heeft. Volkswagen gelooft meer in het optimaliseren van bestaande techniek.
De hybride in de New Compact Coupé levert geen sportwagenprestaties, maar is toch niet langzaam te noemen. De benzinemotor levert 150 pk, de elektro-unit 27 pk. De auto is voorzien van een DSG-bak met zeven versnellingen. De topsnelheid is 227 km/h, de 100 wordt bereikt in 8,6 seconden.
De New Compact Coupé is ontworpen door Walter de'Silva, die ook de Audi A5 tekende. Ondanks de toevoeging 'compact' aan de naam, heeft de auto een lengte van 4,54 meter.
Volkswagen noemt deze New Compact Coupé een conceptcar. Volgens De Telegraaf is dat echter alleen om te zorgen dat Amerikanen niet direct naar hun dealer rennen; de coupé zou productierijp zijn, maar de daadwerkelijke productie moet nog op gang komen. Niet bekend is of de Coupé, die gebaseerd is op de voor Amerika ontwikkelde New Compact Sedan, ook naar Europa komt.
Volkswagen World Premiere in Detroit:
New Compact Coupe unites 4.2 l/100 km (45 mpg) with top dynamics
Concept of an entirely new compact coupe emits just 98 g/km CO2, can go 227 km/h if necessary and accelerates to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds
Wolfsburg / Detroit, 11 January 2010 - For Volkswagen this marks the beginning of an action-packed year, in which more new models will be introduced than ever before in the company’s history. Number 1 on the spectacular list of new products for calendar year 2010 is a car based on entirely new concepts and technology, a coupe with a hybrid drive that is extremely fast and yet futuristic in its fuel economy. It has sports appeal and sharp styling yet is remarkably elegant - positioned between the Europe’s bestselling sports car, the Scirocco, and the internationally successful CC. Its name: the New Compact Coupe. Site of its world premiere: Detroit, North American International Auto Show (January 11 to 24). Combined fuel consumption: 4.2 l/100 km* (45 mpg**)! CO2 emissions: 98 g/km! Incredible, considering its fuel economy, are its top speed of 227 km/h (141 mph) and the short 8.6 seconds it needs for the classic sprint to 100 km/h (0-60 mph in 8.1 seconds).
These values were made technically feasible by a high-tech alliance: a TSI engine (gasoline powered with 110 kW / 150 PS) that is as fuel efficient as it is sporty, an electric motor (20 kW / 27 PS) and a 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) - which in the eyes of many car drivers is the best automatic in the world today. Just over a month after the debut of the most fuel-efficient four-seater in the world – the Up! Lite in Los Angeles – this new concept car confirms once again that future Volkswagen hybrid vehicles will not only focus on fuel economy, but – similar to pure gasoline and diesel versions of Europe’s most successful automobile brand – will also aim to be sporty and fun to drive. In the first half of the year, Volkswagen will launch its first hybrid model on the market under the VW label – an SUV with full-time all-wheel drive. Meanwhile, the New Compact Coupe shows, both technically and visually, how Volkswagen envisions a front-wheel drive hybrid for the compact class that would be implemented when the time is right.
roadster, Bluesport (of hoe heette die?) Volgende week begint de zomer....
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