Volkswagen TwinDrive: Plug-in hybrid Golf coming by 2010

Volkswagen is joining Toyota, Honda and GM and will begin testing a new electric-powered Golf that it expects to launch on the market by 2010. According to CEO Martin Winterkorn, the system, called “TwinDrive,” has an electric engine that can be powered by gas for long-distance traveling.

The test fleet consists of a Golf TwinDrive powered by a 2.0 turbodiesel engine producing a total of 122-hp, 82 of which comes from a plug-in electric motor. Winterkorn said that the car can run on pure electricity for distances up to 50 kilometers (31 miles).

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budfrogS4 - 6/26/2008 8:29:54 PM

+4 Boost

TDI hybrid...now we're talking.

chewy - 6/27/2008 12:27:58 AM

+1 Boost

plug in as well, a bit in the future though. the diesel makes 122 and the electric 88, but not sure if both can work together