Professor Dr. Wolfgang Steiger, Head of Future Technologies in Group Communications, believes the internal combustion engine still has a future, despite recent developments in electric and hybrid mobility.
"Attitudes toward mobility are changing – not least of all due to the effects of the economic crisis and climate change – and are moving toward a sustainability perspective. Political entities around the globe react very differently to these issues, but they nearly always end up focusing on the promotion of electric mobility," says Steiger.
He is confident that long distance and freight transportation will continue to rely on internal combustion engines with highly efficient drive systems in the foreseeable future and that a long period of coexistence can be expected between E-technology and classic internal combustion engines.
Proving that such internal combustion engines can meet current and future demands in the new 1.2-liter TDI with 3 cylinders. With its reduced emissions and fuel consumption, this new unit will equip the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion. Despite its relatively small displacement, the new engine develops 75 horsepower and 132.7 lb-ft. of torque (180 Nm) at 2,000 rpm.
Helped by the stop&start system fitted as standard, the Polo 1.2 TDI BlueMotion posts an average fuel consumption of 71.2 mpg (3.3 liters/100 km) and emits only 87 grammes of CO2 per kilometer. All this while still recording a decent 0 to 62 mph time of little over 12 seconds. Sales in Europe begin in May.
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