Volkswagen upgrades engine
Volkswagen is not yet satisfied with creating reliable engines, now it is coming out with more powerful ones starting with the -liter V6 turbo-diesel engine found in the Touareg sports utility vehicle.
According to the reports by The New Zealand Herald, the more powerful and economical engine can increase power to 176kW (up 11kW) and torque to 550Nm (up 50Nm). The report also mentioned that Volkswagen estimates the average fuel consumption will reduce from a current urban 10.7 liters/100km to 9.9 liters.
The German carmaker claims that vehicles with the new engine can easily go from zero to 100km/h in just over eight seconds.
The report says, “Volkswagen is among the founding members of an alliance of German industries that will invest around $820 million to develop high-performance lithium-ion batteries.”
This project aims to “increase the energy and performance density of the batteries and to accelerate its use in production.”
Other companies involved are BASF, Bosch, along with the German Ministry for Education and Research.
“In the future, there will be parallel use of various automotive drive systems, all the way to purely electric drive, and a high-performance lithium-ion battery as the energy carrier will be a key technology,” said Vplkswagen head of group research, Juergen Leohold.
“For Volkswagen, this initiative is an important step on the way to zero-emission operation of vehicles.”
News from: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/9/story.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10482904