Bluemotion

DRIVEN: Volkswagen Polo 1,0 TSI Bluemotion

South Africa tends to get the latest cars pretty quickly these days, but this wasn’t always the case. Take the Polo, for example. We had to wait 21 years after the original version's launch before the first Polos arrived in 1996. Of course, the reason for the delay was the good old Golf MK 1, which ...

RELEASED: Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion

By now Volkswagen and its BlueMotion technology are synonymous with frugal engines. Following the success of the previous Polo BlueMotion, the Wolfsburg-based company has released its first TSI car featuring BlueMotion technology, meaning it is the first petrol car to be offered with the BlueMotion tag.The ...

The Feasibility of the Electric Car

With the fuel price on the rise people are starting to really think about the fuel efficiency of their cars. Are you thinking of trading in your fuel-guzzler for a more fuel efficient model? Well, Juliet takes a look at what your options are on her latest episode of Tech Report. Tech ...

The Feasibility of the Electric Car

Golf BlueMotion concept bows in Paris

Volkswagen previewed its most frugal iteration of the Golf 7 with its unveiling of the Golf BlueMotion concept at this year’s Paris Motor Show. While it may impress with CO2 emissions of less than100 g/km and a low fuel consumption figure, it still managed to raise the ire of the folks from Greenpeace.The ...

GOLF 7 BLUEMOTION: Frugality taken even further

Volkswagen has confirmed that the Mk7 version of its fuel-sipping Golf BlueMotion will easily best the current model’s fuel consumption and CO2 figures.The current Golf BlueMotion is hardly a fuel-guzzling polluter. Its tweaked 1,6-litre commonrail turbodiesel engine develops 77 kW and 250 N.m ...

VW reveals Passat BlueMotion

Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, Volkswagen has launched its newest green product, the Passat BlueMotion.The German manufacturer has modified its 1,6-litre TDI turbodiesel engine to develop 77 kW. It's connected to a six-speed manual gearbox to power the front wheels.There are several other ...

VW Tiguan goes blue

With its Polo 1,2 TDI BlueMotion that has an economy figure of just 4,1 litres/100 km in the combined cycle, Volkswagen currently offers the most fuel efficient vehicle in South Africa. As a way of expanding its BlueMotion line-up to offer better consumption across its range, VWSA has now equipped the ...

Volkswagen Polo 1,2 TDI BlueMotion

LET’s not beat about the bush. The most eyebrowraising piece of information on the new Polo BlueMotion’s specification sheet is its claimed fuel economy figure of 3,4 litres/100 km, making it easily the most economical car on sale in South Africa – if proven accurate. And just in case you’re ...

Polo and Golf Bluemotion models arrive

Earlier this year Volkswagen introduced its first BlueMotion model to the South African market with the debut of the all-new Touareg 3,0 TDI. This model is now joined by two additional BlueMotion models; a Polo and Golf.BlueMotion is VW's umbrella term for technologies that help reduce its vehicles fuel ...