VOLKSWAGEN HAS ANNOUNCED the addition of a BlueMotion model to the Touareg line-up in the European market, offering a 10 percent improvement in fuel economy.

Offering a fuel consumption figure of 8.3 l/100km, the Touareg TDI BlueMotion beats even the 9.05 l/100km of the Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid, revealed in February.

The petrol hybrid has it over [...]

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In an interview with Britain’s evo magazine during the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen’s R&D head honcho Dr Ulrich Hackenburg revealed that the German giant is looking at the feasibility of launching a sports range that follows the company’s BlueMotion philosophy.

With the strong showing of Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range at Geneva, it’s clear that a large part [...]

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While the rest of the 2009 Volkswagen Polo range has only recently been revealed, the Polo BlueMotion concept is the star of the family for those looking for optimum fuel economy (which, these days, is most of us).

Courtesy of its updated 55kW (74hp) 1.2 litre three-cylinder TDI diesel engine and a host of aerodynamic improvements [...]

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Once upon a time, ’green’ car buyers were offered scant choice - they may have been lucky to find a single green model from some automakers. Nowadays, any car maker not offering a range of green options is in serious trouble. Škoda has seen ‘the writing’ (on the walls that is) and introduced its GreenLine version of the new mid-size Superb [...]

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In an effort to bring even more efficiency to the Volkswagen range, the boffins at Wolfsburg have mated its V6 TSI petrol engine with an electric powertrain and a new eight-speed automatic transmission.  Installed in the Touareg, Volkswagen claims the big SUV will offer 248kW and a 9.05L/100km fuel economy figure.

The electric motor in the [...]

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