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How long before Volkswagen makes the Golf BlueMotion so clean that it actually starts sucking CO2 out the atmosphere and turning it into lovely tasty oxygen?
Back in July, VW announced that its new BlueMotion Golf would emit just 107g/km of CO2, putting it firmly into the £35 road tax bracket.
But now VW has made the Golf even cleaner. The new iteration of the BlueMotion puts out a near-unbelievable 99g/km of CO2 and returns 74.3mpg, meaning a free road tax disc and approximately a quarter of a million miles between refuelling stops.
99g/km is an astonishing figure: just a year or two ago, we were impressed when the Polo BlueMotion broke the magical 100g/km barrier. But the Polo is a dinky city car, while the Golf is a proper family hatch. Impressive stuff.
There's no magic behind the Golf's stellar figures, just a refinement of VW's tried-and-tested BlueMotion tricks: low rolling resistance tyres, longer gearing, improved aero and start-stop technology.
If you fancy giving a cheeky two-fingered salute to the road taxman, the cleaner-than-industrial-strength-bleach Golf BlueMotion is available to order now.
What’s cleaner than clean?
The Golf BlueMotion, that’s what, which now emits a mere 99g/km of CO2. Screw you, taxman!
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The_Monk commented on this article
at 02:47 pm on 28 October 2009
I've never been able to explain it but I've always hated the Golf. Now I hate it even more. I don't have time for people who design cars to cut costs because all of the limitations tend to make the car less interesting -- mpg figures are irrelevant as well. You can theoretically get 100mpg out of a V8 if you drive it economically, the difference is when you don't want to drive it economically you can have a bloody good time. You won't in this.
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chickenfeed commented on this article
at 03:05 pm on 28 October 2009
Just look at it. It looks like a council house.
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Ben27 commented on this article
at 03:32 pm on 28 October 2009
HA! Screw you Toyota! Well done VW!
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Nakke commented on this article
at 04:01 pm on 28 October 2009
Still not as nice to drive as a Focus? Not interested then, i'll stick with the Ford.
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The_Monk commented on this article
at 04:42 pm on 28 October 2009
See, it's weird because people take the piss out of people carriers as being cars that drivers automatically go to when they've given up and yet how is the Bluemotion any different? There are no sporty pretensions, it's certainly not very nice to look at, it's an economical method of transporting a standard family unit -- do VW really expect anybody other than retired people and life-long-lease-car owning individuals to buy this thing?
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