The automobile has a name – MQB.

With the Golf GTE, Volkswagen has closed the circle which incor-porates all drive systems which are relevant today. Volkswagen is following this path in order to utilise the potential of all drive types and at the same time – depending on the individual re-quirements – enabling it to offer a Golf ideally tailored to each customer's needs. This variety of products – the Golf TSI (in-cluding GTI), Golf TDI (including GTD), Golf TGI (powered by CNG), e-Golf and Golf GTE – is made possible by the modular transverse matrix, abbreviated to MQB. This modular technology platform, initially introduced with the current Golf in 2012, is a synonym for an automotive revolution because Volkswagen engineers have created the prerequisites for a high-volume model, such as the Golf, to adopt all drive types. This explains why Golf models with petrol, diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid drives will be manufactured from bumper to bumper at Volkswagen factories. As soon as developments make it possible, the first Golf with a hydrogen fuel cell will become part of the range of drives which are already state-of-the-art today.

Golf GTE plug-in hybrid system

Drive components. As mentioned, the Golf GTE is driven by one 110 kW / 150 PS turbo direct fuel injection engine (1.4 TSI) and one electric engine with 75 kW / 102 PS. The combined system power from both engines is 150 kW / 204 PS. The electric motor is supplied with power from a high-voltage lithium-ion battery; the capacity of this battery which is equipped with liquid cooling is 8.8 kWh. The battery is charged from a charging socket behind the VW logo in the radiator grille. The battery weighs 120 kg, the Golf GTE a total of 1,524 kg. The gearboxes used by Volkswagen are an automatic shift and a 6-speed DSG with a triple clutch developed specially for use in hybrid vehicles. Volkswagen integrated the electric motor in the gearbox housing. The further hybrid drive components also include power electronics (which converts the battery's direct current to alternating current for the electric motor and a charger. An electro-mechanical brake servo and an electric air-conditioning compressor safeguard optimal and energy-efficient operation of the brakes and air conditioning, including in what is known as e-mode, in which just the electric motor powers the Golf GTE.

An electric car at the push of a button. The Golf GTE can be driven in various intuitively named modes. For instance, the driver can push a button to intentionally switch to the “e-mode” which makes the Golf GTE a zero-emission vehicle. In all-electric mode, the GTE can reach a maximum speed of 130 km/h; its maximum range in "e-mode" is 50 kilometres (if the battery is fully charged beforehand and dependent on the outdoor temperature and driving style). The driver can also use the GTE button to switch to the mode named after the car, the “GTE mode”, which activates a very sporty side of this new Golf. Golf GTE design and features

Technology and styling harmonised. The Golf GTE contains a pioneering, environmentally friendly and at the same time sporty plug-in hybrid system. All of this is combined with a suspension which offers equally sporty handling and high levels of comfort. This dynamic technology package is integrated in a car which convinces with its classy design and a intuitively designed world of controls.