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Volkswagen launches LPG Polo BiFuel/LPG dual fuel vehicle

LPG as a clean energy, more and more cars began to use. Recently, Volkswagen introduced a gasoline / LPG dual-fuel vehicle: 2010 Volkswagen Polo BiFuel, starting at 16,325 euros. The car is based on VW Polo, can reduce fuel costs by 40%, and reduce CO2 emissions by 9%.
2010 Volkswagen Polo BiFuel powered by a 1.4-liter 4-cylinder engine, also includes a gasoline storage tank and a LPG fuel storage tank. When using LPG fuel, the fuel consumption is only 12.3km / L, CO2 emissions of only 132g/km , fully reflects the significance of environmental protection. Which using LPG to drive 640km, using gasoline to drive 660km




PRESS RELEASE :-

BiFuel Polo is now available for order

Gas-powered car saves up to 40% of fuel costs
Long-lasting and safer than retrofit solutions

Wolfsburg, 12 May 2010 - Since the market launch of the new Polo in March last year received over 310,000 orders. Now top it puts Volkswagen and offers his bestselling now with BiFuel drive. The Polo BiFuel operating on LPG, CO2 emissions cuts by more than nine percent. With fuel costs of around € 5.18 for 100 km * in the LPG mode, it is also extremely economical.

The bivalent drive the Polo BiFuel - by switching can be driven with gasoline - fuel cost savings for the buyer while reducing CO2 emissions. The 60 kW / 82 hp 1.4-liter four-cylinder is content with an average of 8.1 liters of LPG per 100 km (132 g / km CO2). This is a reduction in CO2 emissions by over nine percent compared to gasoline operation, where required by the then 63 kW / 85 PS payable Polo still frugal 6.1 liters Super (146 g / km CO2).

What is Plus BiFuel in the previously available models BiFuel Golf and Golf the gas tank (52 liters of usable volume) is also housed in the Polo save space in the spare wheel. In the LPG mode is thus a range of about 640 kilometers, possible in combination with the gasoline-operation (tank 45 liters) of over 1,300 kilometers.

The factory solution for the new Polo BiFuel has clear advantages over LPG retrofit systems: Among other things, the car was subjected to continuous tests is crasherprobt with gas tank. The client receives the entire vehicle, including all gas components, the full warranty.

The new Polo BiFuel is available in versions Trendline, Comfortline and Highline as of now. The starting price is 16 325, - €.

* Based on LPG (combined consumption): 8.1 l 0.64 €; gasoline (combined consumption): 6.1 l at € 1.42. Stand: April 2010