Volkswagen Concept BlueSport

The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport anticipates the design of a new mid-engined two-seater roadster that could occur in series in the very near future. It has a fabric roof that opens and closes manually.

Its engine is a 2.0 TDI diesel with 180 hp common rail injection and the NOx catalyst-secondary accumulator, which develops a maximum torque of 350 Nm at 1,750 rpm Transmission of power to the rear wheels change occupies a 6-speed dual-clutch (DSG). The gear change occurs automatically, or manually by the cams located on the wheel. BlueSport The Volkswagen Concept accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.2 seconds and reaches a top speed of 226 km / h. The average consumption is 4.3 liters per 100 km and emits 113 g / km CO2. The theoretical autonomy with a 50-liter tank and a consumption of 4.3 liters per 100 km is more than 1,150 kilometers (over 710 miles).

The weight of the Volkswagen Concept BlueSport is not too high (1,200 kilos). Having 180 hp, gets a power / weight of 6.6 kilos per horsepower. To reduce weight, the hood only weighs 27 kg and the hood is aluminum (among other components). The load distribution of mass on each axle is 45:55 (front and rear respectively).

Energy saving
The Volkswagen Concept equips BlueSport solutions to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions. This function has the "Auto Start / Stop" and the recovery of energy during braking. The Auto Start / Stop "is perfectly suited to driving on the city: if the concept BlueSport stops, for example at a stoplight, the engine automatically shuts down. As soon as the light green is again suffice tapping the accelerator to start the engine again in seconds. This whole operation is quite intuitive, and represents a savings to city to 0.2 liters of fuel per 100 km.

Additionally, through the concept of energy recovery from braking is possible to recover energy from the dynamo (Recovery) when the brakes BlueSport Concept. Through this process is discharged to the engine once again reducing fuel consumption.

The dimensions of Volkswagen Concept BlueSport (3,990 mm long, 1,745 mm wide and 1,260 mm high) are lower than those of the Volkswagen Scirocco and higher than the current VW Polo.

The front trunk of the Volkswagen Concept BlueSport offers a load capacity of 112 liters, the rear luggage compartment also provides additional cargo volume of 70 liters, representing a total volume of 182 liters.

The Volkswagen Concept BlueSport has a lacquered body a shade "Flex Silver." The roof is orange fabric. The alloy wheels are 10 spokes. The wheels have a measure of 235/35 ZR19 (front) and 245/35 ZR19 (rear).

A two-seat intuitive
Nothing is up to Volkswagen Concept BlueSport first thing that strikes us is the touch screen - an intuitive man-machine interface in the style of its counterpart in the study conducted Volkswagen Up!. The display is located directly on the center console. Through the touch screen control all functions of information and entertainment. Front - the height of the old shifter - is located a rotary switch multifunction through which manages the double-clutch shift.

Above the touch screen are the three large rotary controls the bi-zone automatic climate control that have been placed in the dashboard area crossed by vertical ribs, the nerves serve as vents and distinctive stylistic simultaneously. If automatic climate regulators are turned towards "cold", the display controller becomes increasingly blue are rotated in the direction of "hot", the screen turns "red".

The design of the headlight switch to the left of the steering wheel is similar to climate regulators. The switches of the dashboard, which have a basic lighting, also adopted the orange color of the hood. The designers also redesigned the large round instruments and multifunction steering wheel to control the cam equipped audio system, telephone, trip computer and automatic dual-clutch (DSG).

The seats (upholstered in leather) are back in one piece. Behind the integrated headrests identified with the VW logo, is located anti-roll bar. Behind the bar lies the open hood of manual handling.