No meio do comunicado enviado à imprensa falando sobre quão bem o novo e-Up! está indo, a Volkswagen anunciou dois novos modelos plug-in híbridos para 2020. Sem revelar qualquer dado, o pessoal de Wolfsburg promete que o Tiguan e o sedã Arteon receberão uma motorização PHEV ainda neste ano, após o lançamento do Golf GTE e Tiguan R, ambos também híbridos.
Tanto o Volkswagen Tiguan quanto o Arteon passarão por uma reestilização ainda neste ano, então a lógica nos diz que as variantes híbridas plug-in aparecerão junto com a linha renovada. O facelift ainda servirá para aumentar a linha de ambos com a adição da versão esportiva R. No caso do Arteon, ainda vimos fotos da versão perua Shooting Brake R.
O Tiguan eletrificado está demorando bastante, considerando que a Volkswagen mostrou o conceito GTE em setembro de 2015. A versão de produção da variante PHEV chegou às lojas no ano passado, mas somente na China, disponível para o Tiguan L com entre-eixos alongado. Ele combina o motor 1.4 turbo com um elétrico e uma transmissão automatizada de dupla embreagem e 6 marchas. Ele oferece um total de 211 cv e 40,8 kgfm de torque, acelerando de 0 a 100 km/h em 8,1 segundos, enquanto a velocidade máxima é limitada em 200 km/h.
O Tiguan L PHEV chinês ainda conta com baterias de 12,1 kWh de íon-lítio, capacidade o suficiente para entregar uma autonomia de 52 km no modo elétrico. Rodando no modo combinado, o SUV médio eletrificado pode rodar por 862 km, segundo o ciclo de testes na China.
Espere pela versão global do Tiguan PHEV e do Arteon PHEV com uma motorização semelhante ao do Passat GTE. Ou seja, também com um 1.4 TSI e uma unidade elétrica, entregando 218 cv e 40,8 kgfm. Suas baterias de 13 kWh entregam 56 km de autonomia elétrica no sedã e um pouco menos na perua, por ser mais pesada - o que deve acontecer com o Tiguan.
A reestilização do Volkswagen Tiguan e do Arteon devem ser reveladas nos próximos meses, começando a serem vendidos na Europa entre o final do ano e o começo de 2021. A marca promete lançar seis carros eletrificados no Brasil até 2023 e o primeiro deles foi o Golf GTE. Quem sabe o Tiguan híbrido plug-in esteja nesta lista?
Increasing demand for electric mobility in Germany: Significant growth for e-up! and Passat GTE Affordable access to electric mobility: Every second order of the up! series is for the fully electric version The e-up! is one of the cars with the lowest cost of ownership in the market Five times more orders received for the new Passat GTE0203 compared with the predecessor: Every seventh Passat customer in Germany opts for the PHEV Volkswagen is focussing on stepping up electric mobility and is significantly expanding its range of fully electric models and hybrids. Even before the launch of the new ID.304 this summer, the demand for electric mobility has considerably increased in Germany: already every second order for the up! model series is for the fully electric version, around 20,000 orders have been received. The GTE versions of the current Passat generation have also become increasingly more popular amongst buyers: Every seventh customer now opts for the plug-in hybrid (PHEV). The e-up! generates 61 kW (83 PS) has been launched in November 2019 and represents the new entry-level model to Volkswagen’s electric world. Compared with the predecessor, it offers a significantly increased range (up to 260 km in the WLTP cycle). Around 20,000 vehicles have been ordered already over the first three months of this year. The low running costs are the crucial purchasing argument: In Germany, its manufacturer suggested retail price (€21,975) is reduced by an environmental bonus (€6,570, both gross amounts) and the German insurance categories are favourable (liability category: 12, fully comprehensive category: 16). And no charges are incurred for road tax or engine oil changes for the e-up!. Hybrid drive systems form a further key element in the powertrain strategy on the path to a zero emission future. For this reason, Volkswagen Group is introducing plug-in hybrid technology in many important high-volume segments. GTE models took the lead in 2014 and their second model generation boasts an increased electric range thanks to more battery capacity. The new Passat GTE Variant0203 generates 160 kW (218 PS) and covers up to 56 kilometres fully electrically in the WLTP cycle. Consequently, it covers far more than the daily range of an average Volkswagen customer, which amounts to 42 kilometres. Within the Passat segment, where the majority of orders are received for diesel engines, the petrol-powered variant with plug-in hybrid technology now makes up 15 percent of the orders, showing a five-fold increase compared with the previous GTE model. After the PHEV debut in the Passat and Passat Variant, Volkswagen will be introducing several new plug-in hybrid models in 2020. Consequently, the new Golf, now in its eighth generation, will once again be available as a Golf GTE06 and in parallel a plug-in hybrid version will be available for the normal Golf for the very first time. The technology will subsequently be launched in the Arteon and the Tiguan compact SUV. And at the beginning of March, the brand’s new top-of-the-range model celebrated its premiere: the new Touareg R07 is a very powerful PHEV with a hybrid system output generating 340 kW (462 PS) on the basis of a V6 engine and an electric drive.
