![]() ![]() Anyone buying a car like this would do well to insist on a couple of hours training from the dealer, even though VW says it is all intuitive. To get the best out of the GTE, the driver can select from five options including electric-only, and “hybrid-auto”, which will maximise energy retrieval from the regenerative braking system. The car’s battery can be recharged in 2-1/2 to 3-1/3 hours. This is really meaningless, because if the car is used substantially in petrol-only mode, this would never come close to being achieved, yet if you just used the battery, and got to perfect the regenerative braking facility, the figure would be more like infinity. VW claims average fuel consumption of 156.9 miles per gallon, using a European Union formula which insists on combining two-thirds electric use and one third hybrid. On unlimited German autobahns the car can reach 138 mph. Performance is impressive, with zero to 60 mph taking about 7.5 seconds. ![]() ![]() There’s a 1.4 litre 148 hp four-cylinder petrol engine and a 101 hp electric motor, which adds up to an effective maximum power of 201 hp. Volkswagen’s GTE plug-in hybrid is powered by two engines. There is a plug-in Prius now available though. The Prius only allowed about 1 mile of battery only driving, and you can’t charge it up from the mains. The plug-in is different and more sophisticated than regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius because it allows much more battery-only driving. This will give you up to about 30 miles of feeling pious driving on electric power only, with the guarantee that when the battery runs dry, the internal combustion engine will simply kick in and give you hundreds of miles of range.Īnd the plug-in hybrid will cost a bit less than the battery-only option, because the increased range of the latter requires a larger, pricier battery. If you want CO2 emissions-free motoring you can buy an all-electric car with free range-anxiety added, or you might consider the less purist route and buy a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Volkswagen Golf GTE Advance 1.4 TSI review – plug-in hybrid.įor – terrific performance, unbelievable economy, great quality. Wintonsworld Auto Industry Analysis & Car Reviews Home Navigation ![]()
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