Well we've mused here on Biodieselnow about how cool it would be to have a diesel hybrid and now VW chooses the Golf to introduce their new offering. This should offer some very good MPG returns.
Volkswagen has confirmed the
speculation that they will indeed be displaying a diesel-hybrid Golf at the
Geneva Motor Show next week. The Golf TDI Hybrid will in fact be a strong parallel hybrid capable of running off either the diesel engine, an electric motor or both. As expected, start-stop capability is part of the deal. Interestingly the drivetrain uses a 7-speed DSG dual clutch transmission rather than some type of CVT. The Golf TDI Hybrid will apparently achieve fuel consumption of 3.4L/100km or 69mpg (U.S.). VW hasn't released any photos or other details of the Golf Hybrid yet so we'll just give you a shot of the Golf BlueMotion for now.
[Source: Volkswagen]