Volkswagen’s BlueMotion family of vehicles has won another three awards – including overall Green Car of the Year – to its list of honors , this time at the What Car? Green Awards 2010 which were presented last night at a ceremony at Twickenham Stadium in London.
The Golf BlueMotion was announced best Green Small Family Car, and also defeated 8 other category winners to claim the overall Green Car of the Year award . The Passat BlueMotion snatched the Green Family Car award.
Commenting on the Golf BlueMotion, Steve Fowler, What Car?’s editor-in-chief, said: ‘The Golf is a well deserved award winner: carbon dioxide emissions are a paltry 99 g/km making it exempt from road tax and it consumes only a gallon to travel a distance of 74.3miles . So, as well as being impressively enviromental friendly , the Golf is classy, well made , sensible , safe, amazing to drive and an affordable long-term investment. There surely aren’t many other virtues you need?’
Collecting the award on behalf of VW was Professor Dr Stefan Gies, head of chassis development. He said: ‘Ever since the first BlueMotion model was introduced in 2007 our strategy for this environmental sub-brand has been to produce class-leading vehicles which are proficient , sustainable, practical , comfortable and competitively priced. This is what our customers require and all these values are encapsulated in the Golf.’
Golf BlueMotion is powered by a a 1.6-litre TDI common rail engine, producing 105 PS and 250 Nm of torque from just 1,500 rpm. Its remarkable economy is obtained through a package of systems which includes a Start/Stop system, low rolling resistance tyres, battery regeneration, revised gearing, a multifunction computer providing visual gear change recommendation for optimum fuel usuage and aerodynamic changes.
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