Volkswagen Golf GTE review
Aug 2, 2023
Volkswagen Golf GTE review
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10.419 -> This is an important car for Volkswagen, though
the A3 e-tron was the first with this drivetrain.
18.952 -> But, as a PR manager of a competing
make once told me:
23.29 -> "it's as if a new door handle on the Golf
is bigger news than a new model from us".
29.809 -> Sometimes it is like that. We're driving
the plug-in hybrid Golf, the GTE.
37.917 -> It's a big step. Why is it
important for Volkswagen?
44.113 -> They will only sell a few cars in the Netherlands.
The 7% additional tax liability is nice.
51.795 -> These are the first cars of a generation
plug-in hybrids Volkswagen promised us.
59.328 -> The Volkswagen Golf sits on the MQB
platform, which is a modular build.
65.369 -> That means the same drivetrain can be
easily put in the A3 and other cars
74.513 -> like the Octavia, A3 convertible, Audi TT.
A plug-in version is a fun idea.
82.485 -> There will be more electrified Volkswagens.
They've already announced the Passat.
89.758 -> They said there will be 30-40
electrified Volkswagen cars.
97.846 -> That's a lot, more than
what's on the market now.
105.47 -> It's fun to see how manufacturers choose
different ways to build a plug-in hybrid.
114.093 -> There are electric cars with a range extender,
like the Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt.
120.843 -> No longer relevant, but those were sister models.
There's also the Fisker Karma and BMW i3.
127.71 -> Other plug-in hybrids like the Volvo V60,
which we know well in the Netherlands,
133.881 -> combines a diesel engine for FWD with an
electric motor driving the rear wheels.
140.463 -> The Golf GTE only has FWD.
It has a 1.4 TSI with 148 hp.
148.302 -> I'll say more about hp and stuff later,
don't worry. It uses a DSG transmission.
155.505 -> The electric motor sits in front of the gearbox,
which means you can shift in e-mode.
161.694 -> The DSG shifts automatically as well, so you
can make better use of the electric motor.
170.305 -> The electric motor has 101 hp. In e-mode
with the gearbox it goes alright.
180.085 -> It can do 81 mph 'til the
electric motor loses power.
184.969 -> The maximum electric range is 31 miles.
190.529 -> That's what you should be able to do in the
test cycle as well, so that's convenient.
197.318 -> The 8.4 kWh battery sits
underneath the rear seats.
206.642 -> It's where the fuel tank used to be,
which got pushed back.
208.992 -> It got smaller as well;
40 liters instead of 50.
214.36 -> The total range is 584 miles, in theory.
221.205 -> If you look at the fuel
consumption of a Golf 7 1.4,
225.338 -> which does 34 mpg
according to various websites,
232.678 -> it could be more economic,
but 400 miles should be doable.
239.535 -> The name GTE is the third installment
in the sporty GTI / GTD range.
252.525 -> They added the GTI checkers, blue as an
accent in the headlights, grille, and logos.
262.909 -> It makes the GTE look more sporty.
265.997 -> The total power of the electric motor and
combustion engine combined is 201 hp / 258 ft lb.
276.823 -> However, that's only in the overboost function.
In boost the needle moves further.
285.404 -> They are hybrid hp.
289.106 -> It doesn't feel as if the 201 hp are reached,
which we see more often in hybrid cars.
297.034 -> The Lexus, for example, has 217 hp, but
it might has well have been 168 hp.
304.19 -> It does 0-62 mph in 7.6 seconds. In the
boost function you can do 137 mph,
312.615 -> but on a long straight it'll go 135 mph
tops. It'll fall back, apparently.
322.419 -> I think it's strange as well, but that's
how Volkswagen made it.
329.491 -> As with every plug-in hybrid there
are different drive modes.
334.207 -> I don't think it works intuitively. The
e-mode button makes it go electric.
339.325 -> If you need more power or the battery
runs low, the TSI engine will start.
346.339 -> The GTE button is for the
optimized automatic hybrid mode.
352.175 -> There's also a fully automatic hybrid mode,
one to charge the battery,
358.765 -> and one to keep an even charge level.
363.003 -> Strange for a sporty plug-in hybrid is the missing
mode for the motor and engine to run always.
373.713 -> I miss it for these roads, so it'll
have a more feisty response.
378.75 -> On these roads you notice
a lot happens with the drivetrain.
385.24 -> It declutches sometimes, shifting up.
It's a quick, good handling car,
392.611 -> but I had more fun with the
Golf GTI on roads like these.
396.473 -> In the GTE they're only OK.
403.996 -> On the other hand, we don't have roads
like these in the Netherlands.
408.491 -> Not much.
410.398 -> This is a comfortable cruiser on
the highway with sufficient power.
416.028 -> Tax-wise it has a nice price tag.
419.105 -> 36,995 euros is a lot of money, but the
low additional tax liability makes up for it.
427.312 -> That has become the most important
thing in the Netherlands.
430.833 -> which means there will be
a run for the Golf GTE.
440.939 -> Subs - Maru
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIxwygMxjE
