Volkswagen presents the all new Golf GTE Sport Concept at Worthersee

June 10, 2015 at 02:06 PM
Volkswagen presents the all new Golf GTE Sport Concept at Worthersee
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A May gathering at Austria’s Lake Wörthersee has become a tradition for Volkswagen GTI fans—and for the VW Group to show off a bit, with a glimpse of a potential design-and-technology future.

There, while a special Golf GTI Clubsport concept—headed for production next year—celebrates the 40th birthday of the GTI. the automaker is looking further forward with a plug-in hybrid, carbon-bodied sports-car concept called the Golf GTE Sport, that VW says “bridges the gap between road cars and racing sport cars.”
 
 
 
 
 
The GTE Sport also marks the debut of a new, racing-influenced three-tier digital instrument arrangement. There’s a special feature for visualization of the racing line, and seating is provided by two monocoque perches with five-point racing harnesses.

Under the hood, there’s a 295-hp, 1.6-liter turbocharged, direct-injected four-cylinder engine—out of VW’s Polo R WRC (World Rally Car). It’s assisted by two electric motors, one of them located in front, within the housing of the six-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox, and the other located at the rear wheels. Each is 85 kW, capable of delivering 243 lb-ft to the front or 199 lb-ft to the rear.
 
 
Impressive efficiency, all-electric mode

In the NEDC cycle, VW says that this sports car achieves just nearly 118 mpg (U. S.). There are three modes, selectable via an overhead switch: an E-Mode (all-electric), a Hybrid Mode, and GTE-Mode (performance-oriented).

Just like the Volkswagen Golf GTE that’s already sold in Europe—and the Audi A3 e-tron that’s on the way for the U.S. market—you can drive in the Hybrid Mode to gradually bring the battery back up to a full charge.
 
 
 
You can then engage E-Mode again when desired (when you’re in another urban area, for instance).

In Hybrid Mode, during coasting, the gasoline engine is completely disconnected from the system, and the electric motors help recover energy.

The all-wheel drive system, which is much like the one described for the Cross Coupe GTE Concept from the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, allows an “electric propshaft” mode through which the front electric motor starts to function as a generator counterpart to the motor at the rear axle.
 
 
The gasoline engine and braking serve to feed the power source at the rear wheels, while the gasoline engine provides power at the front wheels.

The Golf GTE Sport has been designed for both normal road driving and racetrack use, yet it’s been tuned and balanced for the North Loop of Germany’s Nürburgring.

The body is made mostly of carbon, which greatly helps keep weight down (no figures were released), and it’s been designed for an optimum weight distribution and neutral behavior for the all-wheel drive system.
 
 
 
 
Tailpipe-emissions-free, or near-exotic performance at the flip of a switch

In GTE-Mode, the total system output is 394 hp and 494 lb-ft, and the GTE Sport is capable of getting to 62 mph in just 4.3 seconds, while top speed is 174 mph. Yet total driving range in E-Mode (battery capacity not mentioned) is 37 miles.
 
 
From a design standpoint, with the GTE Concept, VW says that it’s showing how Golf GT models could develop in the future.

The GTE Sport, at 162.5 inches long and 73.6 in wide, is about five inches shorter than today’s Golf but about three inches wider.
 

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