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Volkswagen bet on green technology at the NAIAS 2012 and unveiled the Jetta Hybrid.
Volkswagen presents the Jetta Hybrid as the one of the world’s most efficient automobiles thanks to the high-tech turbocharged gasoline engine mated to a zero-emissions electric motor.
The hybrid version of the compact sedan is the world’s first hybrid to use a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
While being able to accelerate from 0 to 60mph in less than 9 seconds, the Jetta Hybrid is still able to deliver an estimated combined fuel economy figure of 45 mpg, about 20 percent less fuel than a similarly-powered sedan with a conventional drivetrain.
The 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline, developing 150 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, was combined with a 20 kW (27 hp) electric motor. Power is taken to the front wheels via the seven-speed DSG® dual-clutch automatic transmission.
With the battery sufficiently charge, the Jetta Hybrid can be driven over a distance of up to 1.2 miles in pure electric mode, with zero emissions. The new version also drives as an electric vehicle up to 37 mph if the electric motor is engaged automatically or up to 44 mph if the driver presses the E-mode button to the right of the shift lever.
Further efficient technologies have been added to the model, including regenerative braking and stop and go system.
The Jetta Hybrid reaches the American market at the end of the year 2012.
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