Performance meets economy in new Volkswagen Passat GTE, with its Paris show debut. Volkswagen has revealed the Passat GTE at the VW Group preview event ahead of the Paris Motor Show. It's a plug-in hybrid based on the latest Passat which is able to return more than 141mpg, with CO2 emissions of less than 45g/km.
As well as sharing a badge with the Golf GTE, the Passat shares a powertrain, too. It’s a 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo producing 154bhp paired up to an electric motor and six-speed automatic gearbox. Here producing a total of 215bhp, the Passat has got 14bhp more than the Golf. That allows for 0-62mph in under eight seconds.
The system also allows drivers to travel around 31 miles on electric power, with a full charge taking about four hours. A quick charger is available, which can be installed at customers’ houses, and cuts the charging time to just over two hours.
As with the Golf GTE, the hybrid Passat marks itself out from others in the range by a set of horseshoe LED lights mounted either side of the bumper, a GTE badge in the grille and some blue detailing which runs in to the headlights.
There are some updates to the interior, too, with some blue contrast stitching, special instruments and software changes to the infotainment, allowing drivers to keep an eye on which power source is providing the motion.
The Passat GTE will be available to order in the UK from June, with first deliveries set for October 2015.
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