Volkswagen BlueMotion range released ahead of Frankfurt
September 4, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Volkswagen has released production versions of three new highly-efficient additions to its BlueMotion range ahead of this month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
The new Polo, Golf and Passat BlueMotion models emit just 87 g/km, 99 g/km and 114 g/km of CO2 respectively while every variant is also capable of travelling a minimum of 1350 kilometres on a single tank of fuel.
Each model features aerodynamic changes with a revised front bumper, sill extensions, lower ride height and relocated air ducts behind the grille elements that all contribute to less aerodyanamic drag leading and thusly less loading on the engine and greater economy.
The most efficient model of all, the new Polo BlueMotion, adopts an all-new 1.2-litre three-cylinder common rail diesel engine developing 55kW. The new engine combined with longer gearing through the five-speed gearbox, regenerative braking and Stop-Start systems allows the new Polo BlueMotion to achieve a remarkable 2.74 litres per 100km on the combined cycle.
The new Golf BlueMotion is powered by a 1.6-litre TDI common rail diesel engine developing 77kW. As with the Polo, the Golf features optimised aerodynamics and longer gearing to maximise the efficiency of the engine. Low rolling resistance tyres and automatic Stop-Start also play their part. Golf BlueMotion achieves a combined economy figure of 3.16 litres per 100km.
And finally Passat BlueMotion adopts a 1.6-litre common rail diesel engine developing 77kW for the first time. The new engine, replacing the existing 2.0-litre TDI unit currently fitted to the Passat BlueMotion, allows the new car to return 3.66 litres per 100km on the combined cycle.
All three models are due to go on sale in the UK in early 2010 with prices and specifications due to be announced nearer to the time.
Australian availability of BlueMotion models has not yet been determined.
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2.74 Litres per 100km?
That’s phenomenal.
Agreed. Wonder if VW will bring it here.
WRONG!
Pity that they didnt write down the correct figure of 3.3l/100km
No auto
No torque, its overgeared
Pay LESS and get the std. TDi without any compromise and very very little extra fuel used, auto avail too.
And we have Holden crowing about how it has achieved less than 10 litres per 100km with its new 3.0 litre V6. It’s about time the Australian manufacturing industry woke up…
Holden should crow. For that class of car its phenomenal. The Passat will not acheive its stated figures because 77 kw is not enough to mave a car of that size and as such you will have to rev the nuts off that engine to get it moving. I admit Holden is very late, but at least they can officially claim Camry beating economy from a car a class larger.
Wrong, Shak. My Golf Tdi has the paltry 77kw diesel. You don’t rev them (the show’s over by 4500 rpm), you plant them, but only when you want a bit of fun. They get by effortlessly and briskly on 250Nm of torque at 1900 rpm, far more than what’s needed to keep up in a line of sleepy Perth drivers.
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Brilliant! I hope they come here, just so buyers aren’t hoodwinked into thinking hybrids are the only way to super economy.
Phenomenal figures, VW are really at the forefront of fuel economy technology here. When petrol is $10+ a liter in a few years time (and it will happen), its the car companies with the foresite to be developing these technologies now that will reap the benefits….
What an amazing set of fuel consumption figures. VW surely lead the world in fuel efficiency technology.
Also, sort of blows the Toyota Prius out of the water.
Hook one of those polo’s upto a hybrid drive train as well and see what figure we get.
Other sites are reporting that the fuel figures are 3.3, 3.8 and 4.4L/100km. Are these figures definitely the combined cycle, or are they the highway figures? Still very impressive either way.
I’ve been owner to several VAG products in the past ( Currently the 2.0TDI 103KW, I love it)and will continue to buy them. Well done VW.
That’s incredible. Just flabbergasted…
do you think toyota will be mad?
Of course Toyota will be mad, especially as VW have a Diesel-Hybrid prototype that is returning less than 4l/100 km and has more torque, it may well go into production very soon. That would give Prius customers a real alternative to the Toyota. The Civic Hybrid is really no match for the Prius, but the Golf is a whole other level.
What will the Polo BM cost to buy?
Toyota will be crazy if they don’t adopt diesel in the passenger ranges. Hybrid just can’t compete. Its a shame KRudd invested so much of our money into hybrids.
Would have been so much better if it was diesel tech.
Considering the American market has yet to catch on to Diesel and Diesel is expected to out sell Hybrids by 2013, Toyota would be wise to adopt Diesel in a big way.
Toyota is putting all their R&D eggs in to the hybrid basket for now. THey really shoul open their eyes and see that their stupid Prius is not the only world saving car out there anymore.
Toyota already do a range of diesels in europe
Yaris – 1.4 D
Auris (Corolla) – 1.4D, 2.0D, 2.2D
Avensis (Euro Camry) – 2.0D, 2.2D
and they won’t sell them here cos they make more money from hybrids thanks to KRudd handouts. Nevermind. The smart money is with VW diesel. I’ll never buy a toyota until they offer diesel here AND can be a class leader in power/torque and or fuel ecconomy. They can’t do either well.
VW are Toyota with style
How much will they cost?
I wonder if any of these Bluemotion cars can top 100km/h?
Yep save fuel and the environment these type of cars may emit less CO2 gases but I’ll wager they produce a prodigious amount of BOREDOM!
“Oh! my car gets 3.1 L/per 100kms,but yours only gets 3.05 L/per 100kms,is that city cycle or combined ?”etc..,etc.Your comments read like a bunch of school girls comparing makeup kits!
I’m sure these type of cars will make drivers feel smug about how they are helping the planet,little do these people realise that they are turning into brainwashed eunuchs.
And by the way…VW is NOT the only company working on diesel-hybrids,Peugeot is into that technology in a big way.Whatever you see or hear about these technologies,every car manufacturer is aware of them,so don’t allude to VW having a monopoly on these”new” technologies.
You don’t have to like these, QwkEddie. What matters is that VW gives you the choice. Here’s range of cars that offer super economy at one level or performance at the other end, and it’s all done with front-line engine technology. You can count the number of manufacturers who do this on the fingers of one hand.
Eddie don’t be such a retard, they can reach speeds in the vicinity of 190 Km/h, which is more than enough, as for Peugeot, yes they are too leading, but I wouldn’t buy one until they have sorted their reliability issues. Well done VW and don’t listen to Eddie the expert, he was dropped on his head at birth.
Hey Eddie
It is not only about the environment, when the price of fuel starts to rise again when the economy turns, a car that halves the fuel bill will look very attractive. HAve a read of the CSIRO report “Fuel for Thought”, or have a look at what the head of Holden had to say about Australia accessing petrolium/oil in 5-10 years. The only way for petrol prices is up – and the figures if you believe them (and I assume the CSIRO has good grounding for their assumptions) are pretty scary.
I saw the Pug diesel hybrid on youtube – it had some great stats – but why go hybrid when you can achieve results like this from VW. I think from memory the Pug diesel hybrid did 3.15L/100klms?
Carfanatic – reliability and build quality of the new Gen VI is nothing to rave about. Take a look at the “first steer” thread on this website. I’ve got three mates with pugs, one with a 207 GTI, and 2 with 308s they have had no issues. Me and my other mate with Golf VI have both had issues – him much worse then me – to the point he traded out of it.
Maybe if VW design the engine and the good internal bits, and Toyota Japan oversee this and then bolt it all together – then we would have a great car that not only saves your hip pocket, but also wont have annoying dash rattles, pecular engine “charactoristics” (read annoying noises), nor fall apart ;-)
Only telling it how it is Boney, the comapny bought 500 Peugeots of varying sizes and within weeks 78 were out of action. No use to a high turnover rental car company so they dumped them. The only other brand they dumped because it was worse was( funny enough Citroen).
That’s a hell of a dud percentage Carfanatic, what a displeasing outcome for your company………maybe my mates are in the lucky 84.6% of okay ones.
I stand by my thoughts of Toyota buidling VW though…….Cheers BM :-)
No auto……., its a deal breaker, fail.
$/km which is THE true measure, a cheaper petrol powered converted onto GovCo rebated LPG will still be less to fuel and run.
New factory fitted dual fuel Fiat Evo G-Punto has a range of 1500km!