| Last Summer Volkswagen unveiled its BlueMotion | | | | Volkswagen's long tradition for quality vehicles will |
| diesel technology in Europe and in conjunction with | | | | be equipped with only the best auto parts and |
| the debut, VW has also announced that they will | | | | accessories that the automaker can give like for |
| be presenting the same line for the Geneva Auto | | | | instance its Volkswagen vent visor. |
| Show but with the addition of the Passat | | | | The BlueMotion name according to VW comes |
| BlueMotion. | | | | from the carmaker's corporate color blue, the |
| The first ever presented BlueMotion model was | | | | word Motion is added to mean mobility. It can be |
| the little Polo which is powered by a 79 hp, 1.4liter | | | | remembered that late last year VW and |
| three cylinder turbocharged diesel with fuel | | | | Mercedes-Benz have announced a BlueTec |
| economy record of 60mpg. It's no wonder that it | | | | partnership which was employed on VW's |
| has become a hit overseas. The increasing | | | | Audi-branded Q7 3.0 diesel presented at the |
| demand for the Polo has prompted the tripling of | | | | Detroit auto show last January. The creation of |
| its production plus Volkswagen has been flooded | | | | the BlueMotion marks a separation from the |
| with suggestions asking for the importation of its | | | | BlueTec project. |
| Polo BlueMotion to the US. But that's another | | | | There are also various suspicions coming out |
| story for another time. | | | | alleging that the Passat BlueMotion will use a |
| The Passat BlueMotion which will be presented at | | | | 103-hp version of the 2.0 liter diesel engine with |
| the Geneva Auto show will be available in sedan | | | | some adjustment which was earlier planned for |
| and wagon variant and said to consume more fuel | | | | the 2008 Jetta. Volkswagen has not released any |
| than the Polo. But according to Volkswagen the | | | | statement regarding the matter but stated that it |
| Passat sedan consumes only 5.1 liter of diesel in | | | | would be better to wait for the Geneva Auto |
| 100km which works out to 46 mpg. To further | | | | wherein Passat Blue Motion will make its debut. |
| illustrate the fuel-saving capacity of the Passat, | | | | Volkswagen also said that while Mercedes' |
| Volkswagen said that a driver a travels 15,000km | | | | BlueTec diesels possessed significant updates in |
| a year or equivalent to 9,320 miles would only | | | | engine software and hardware, BlueMotion' s |
| have to visit the filling station for eleven times | | | | remarkable achievements are brought about |
| only. "No other vehicle this size consumes less | | | | "through fine tuning of the engine which was |
| fuel." | | | | already extremely efficient". |
| The wagon or Estate will run 45 miles per gallon | | | | Volkswagen also added that efficiency doesn't |
| of diesel and Volkswagen has also assured that its | | | | have to be boring, "that is an element of the |
| CO2 emission is also within the acceptable limit. | | | | BlueMotion philosophy: fuel efficiency and agility in |
| The Passat BlueMotion in keeping with | | | | a combination that still makes driving fun". |