Volkswagen BlueSport concept
 

Volkswagen celebrates comeback of the compact roadster
Wolfsburg/ Detroit, 11 January 2009 - Maximum driving fun with minimal fuel consumption: This is the standard by which Volkswagen is starting the new car year 2009 and is presenting the roadster Concept BlueSport at the North American International Auto Show. "The BlueSport proves to be a compact and passionate car with a clear Volkswagen signature. The car offers pure dynamics with a powerful 180 PS Clean Diesel engine that is combined with the characteristic Volkswagen philosophy of efficiency," confirmed Volkswagen's Chairman of the Board, Prof. Martin Winterkorn in Detroit.

The Concept BlueSport is making its appearance at the car show in Detroit with a Flex Silver exterior and orange fabric convertible top. "It is the symbiosis of outstanding technology and timeless Volkswagen design that makes this car an exceptional sports car. Its styling is clear and is reduced to the essentials; the car body itself has a lean and linear structure", explains Volkswagen chief designer Walter de Silva. The interior shows finesse in details and conveys a high level of technological fascination. Immediately visible to the eye is the intuitive and easy to operate touchscreen. Perfectly adapted to the interior are the leather upholstered seats in lightweight construction with their single-piece seatbacks.

Behind the two sport seats of the 3.99 meter long Concept BlueSport, a 132 kW / 180 PS strong Clean Diesel (TDI) with common rail injection and downstream NOx storage catalytic converter delivers dynamic performance. A 6-speed DSG dual clutch transmission – the most economical and agile transmission system in the world – transfers power to the rear wheels. In just 6.6 seconds the sports car is moving at 100 km/h; its top speed is 226 km/h. Also having a positive impact on the car's low fuel consumption of just 4.3 l/100 km and reduced emissions are two technologies that are part of the so-called Eco mode: an automatic start-stop system and energy regeneration. Together they propel the Concept BlueSport to an additional fuel savings of up to 0.2 liter per 100 kilometers in city driving.


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awesome car, I would line up for one.

i like it! i like it a lot!

hell YEAH I'd drive that

looks like an s2000

finally a VW that actually looks good.

^ What about the Scirocco?

to be honest i'm not really a fan of VW so i think all of their cars are but ugly but ehhh...

not really...if anything it looks like a mini-R8 meets Saturn Sky...but, since I like both of those cars, I welcome this VW haha

mid engine or another boring VW FWD car?

Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive. :D



Me likey a lot! :love:

now that's more like it

no wonder I see some grills on the trunk lid

MR?! oh shit!!!! best of its class.

being diesel means its got the torque for u to powerslide from point A to point B =)

cool, clean running diesel MR. I wouldn't mind to drive one.

BlueSport in short is BS. BS in long is bullshit. It's BS that is going to hit the showroom. :haha:

Any sound cliips of the engine? :P

ugh...dumbass.

exactly!

the scirocco looks fuckin awesome

:Puke::Puke::Puke::Puke::Puke::Puke::Puke::Puke:

another nazi s2000 rip off...

Uh... wtf? It looks nothing like an S2000. I suppose if I use your logic, the S2k is nothing more than an MG rip off, right?

:rolleyes:

coming to a vancouver near you in 2020! (^__^) b

you forgot to throw in a racial insult that's 60 years outdated...

amazingly beautiful

i'm loving the r8 inspired wheels + body

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