new Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 2013

The largest automaker in Germany at the International Auto Show in Detroit presented Sedan Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 2013 model year. It should be noted that the model is completely stock car, which is positioned representatives of Volkswagen, one of the most economical and at the same time, the fastest hybrid car in the world. The main competitor to the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid sees the leader in this segment - the Japanese Toyota Prius. In the distribution network will be a hybrid car at the end of 2012.

In the presented pictures Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is well seen renewed appearance. The main changes were a new grille and revised front bumper, rear diffuser and spoiler on the trunk lid. The updated external appearance VW Jetta successfully blended the new 15-inch alloy wheels with tires having reduced rolling resistance. The interior is different from gasoline Volkswagen Jetta more modest - a new original instrument panel with additional screens. As additional options available navigation and audio system.

A hybrid sedan is equipped with a well-known from other models of Volkswagen turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine working volume of 1.4 liters, weighing only 97 pounds. This unit produces 150 horsepower and 250 lb.-ft. of torque over a wide rev range - from 1400 to 3500 rev / min. Interestingly, for the U.S. market the engine was first proposed by the Germans. In conjunction with the engine under the hood Jetta Hybrid will run a 20-kilowatt, or 27-horsepower electric motor.

The representatives of Volkswagen will ensure that such a power plant, working in tandem with the seven-robotized transmission with two clutches, Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid makes a really "hot" sedan. Power electric motor provides a set of lithium-ion batteries located behind the seats back row. It should be noted that the total weight of the battery is only 30 pounds, and the capacity - 1.1 kW / h

Such a device allows a hybrid Jetta in 2013 to overcome the purely electric driving mode is almost two kilometers, with a maximum speed of 71 kilometers per hour. At the same time energy consumption will be equivalent to 5.3 liters of petrol per 100 kilometers. In the hybrid mode of movement, including through the technology of regenerative braking, sedan burns about more per liter - 6.3 liters per hundred kilometers.