Volkswagen hints a new breed of BlueSport badged mean green machines is on the way, headed up by an ultra efficient evolution of the Golf GTI.
Never mind the new Volkswagen Golf GTI. What about a go in the top secret Golf BlueSport?The German firm has hinted that the new name, which made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show this January with a stunning mid engined concept car, could soon find its way onto a new breed of mean green machines, led by a fast but frugal interpretation of the GTI.This new family of cars would be designed specifically to provide the driving thrills of the likes of the flagship Golf, but return the fuel economy of the firm’s ultra efficient Bluemotion models.Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, VW Vice President Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, said “Our Bluemotion badge is the best known low consumption label in Europe, and our work with it proves that customers are more sensitive to these things then ever before.”“Our BlueSport badge offers a number of different opportunities, and while we are still waiting to see if the roadster we revealed at the Detroit Motor Show, it is possible we will choose to use the badge on other cars too.”Should the plan go ahead, a hot new version of the Golf could line up alongside the eagerly anticipated GTI as early as 2010 – replacing the now discontinued, V6 engined R32 in the makers line up.Though Dr Hackenburg refused to be drawn on the exact specification of the model, he did hint that its likely that BlueSport models could use small supercharged and turbocharged engines, regenerative braking systems and even hybrid power to deliver performance.
Never mind the new Volkswagen Golf GTI. What about a go in the top secret Golf BlueSport?The German firm has hinted that the new name, which made its debut at the Detroit Motor Show this January with a stunning mid engined concept car, could soon find its way onto a new breed of mean green machines, led by a fast but frugal interpretation of the GTI.This new family of cars would be designed specifically to provide the driving thrills of the likes of the flagship Golf, but return the fuel economy of the firm’s ultra efficient Bluemotion models.Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, VW Vice President Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, said “Our Bluemotion badge is the best known low consumption label in Europe, and our work with it proves that customers are more sensitive to these things then ever before.”“Our BlueSport badge offers a number of different opportunities, and while we are still waiting to see if the roadster we revealed at the Detroit Motor Show, it is possible we will choose to use the badge on other cars too.”Should the plan go ahead, a hot new version of the Golf could line up alongside the eagerly anticipated GTI as early as 2010 – replacing the now discontinued, V6 engined R32 in the makers line up.Though Dr Hackenburg refused to be drawn on the exact specification of the model, he did hint that its likely that BlueSport models could use small supercharged and turbocharged engines, regenerative braking systems and even hybrid power to deliver performance.
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