The Passat with a double heart. Volkswagen has the future in its program with the Passat GTE. At least until we all drive purely electrically. The power of two hearts beats under the hood of the subtly inconspicuous Lower Saxony. Volkswagen's plug-in hybrid technology is based on a turbo gasoline engine with 156 hp and an electric motor with 85 hp. The maximum system performance is specified with 218 hp and should have 400 Nm torque. The electric motor was cleverly placed between the gasoline engine and the dual clutch transmission - and the battery with an output of 8.7 kWh (9.9 total, but 8.7 kWh usable) should be good for an electric range of 50 kilometers according to standard consumption.
Efficiency check with the Passat Estate GTE
The standard round had a length of 45 kilometers this time, due to a construction site. The Passat GTE was, like the other vehicles, rather dignified and easy moves, but was never an obstacle.
44.7 mileage range for the E-drive in the Passat variant GTE
The Passat has covered the entire route purely electrically except for the last 300 meters. These are not the promised 50 kilometers according to the NEDC standard, but the test is not carried out under laboratory conditions, but in everyday life. With good 25 ° and sunshine, the air conditioning was therefore in operation.
Our test lap over 45 kilometers goes over 550 meters in altitude and is a rather demanding lap. Downhill, you can either sail downhill or, so as not to go too fast, use recuperation. As far as the respective vehicle can. In the VW Passat GTE, the DSG shift lever can be pushed back, the Passat then switches to “B”, the recuperation mode.
The Volkswagen Passat sails in e-mode. as soon as you take off the gas. This sailing is one of the most efficient ways to save fuel. On the eco test lap, we use this operating mode as soon as we have reached 100 km / h on the country road. In addition, the foot is released from the accelerator in good time before speed-restricted zones and localities. The driving mode can therefore be described as “anticipatory”.
21.11 kWh and 0.1 l / 100km
The on-board computer of the Passat GTE shows an average consumption of 17.2 kWh / 100km, but the incorruptible electricity meter has a total charging capacity of 45 kWh for the charging process after the distance of 9.5 kilometers. While the on-board systems can only display the “power consumption” of the electric motor, we measure the effective consumption “from the can”.
For the 0.1 liters per 100 kilometers we did not go to the "Nachlitern", here alone the measurement differences (0.05l) already higher.
Conclusion
The Volkswagen Passat variant GTE is one of the efficient plug-in hybrids and almost achieves the specified range for electric operation in everyday life. You can read shortly here how the Passat GTE fared in the test - on the blog!
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