The new Volkswagen Passat GTE, plug-in hybrid version of the sedan, announces very low consumption for weight and dimensions. But are they real? We checked.

Volkswagen Passat has never had so many settings in engine management and new plug-in hybrid variant called, as in the Golf, GTE. And the reality is that You require a learning time to take full advantage of its plug-in hybrid set. The sum of 1.4 TSI petrol engine 155 hp Power and 85 kW electric engine casts total aggregate 218 hp sets. With such figures, ultra efficient saloon announces an average consumption of only 1.9 l / 100 km thanks to part of the assay is performed in electric mode. So, as we have evidence, we must start with us our usual test of actual consumption in road to see how far he could get before … recognizing that if you are able to take advantage of load and run its 100% electric mode consumer economy is undeniable.

In hybrid mode, therefore, the actual consumption we have obtained in the Volkswagen Passat GTE It is very different, using 6.6 l / 100 km to complete our usual road course at an average always 100 km / h. In urban use, that figure is lowered to settle at reasonable 6.2 l / 100 km. True, the Passat GTE, as any hybrid car plug-in, is not geared to use without charge the batteries, but to use a fully valid and comparative method with other models, our test conducted unloaded, so we get the consumption occurs in the worst case always in hybrid mode.

VW Passat GTE: more than a simple hybrid

One of the Advantages of this Volkswagen Passat GTE It is that has three management mode (hybrid electric charge) to use electricity at the time that suits us. If the battery level permits, saloon it is circulating in electric mode start keeping up to about 40 km long autonomy zero emissions do not overcome the switch “kick down” the accelerator and do not we exceed the speed of 120 km / h.

To achieve the Volkswagen Passat GTE optimum charge level We can connect to the network or also recharge mode, although the latter is only recommended to recharge the batteries if necessary to circulate in urban areas where only access to electric vehicles is allowed. The reason is that in this case uses the gasoline engine and electric generator, thus triggering fuel consumption and throwing away much of the savings that have been obtained previously.

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