Volkswagen All-New Golf TDI Finalist for 2010 Green Car of the Year

Volkswagen of America announced today its all-new Golf TDI has been selected by Green Car Journal as the year 2010 Green Car of the Year (®) finalists. () The Green Car of the Year Award will be given during a press conference in this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show Press Days, December 3, 2009.

“We are very pleased to have our Golf TDI was nominated as one of five finalists for 2010 Green Car of the Year,” said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America. “Since we TDI clean diesel vehicles, such as the Golf TDI, providing more than thirty percent increase in fuel economy, emit about twenty-five per cent less harmful greenhouse gas emissions and provide a significant increase in torque we strongly believe that they represent a a very good alternative fuel vehicles that provide our customers with the best of both worlds – the fuel efficiency combined with excellent dynamic driving experience, “added Barnes.

The Golf TDI features the same efficient and fun-to-drive 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine found in the Jetta TDI is very famous, which currently holds the world record for an average of 67.9 miles per gallon when driving the 48 contiguous states within 19 days. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the economic Golf TDI at 30 mpg city and 42 mpg Highway. The Golf TDI 50-state is appropriate and meets the most stringent emissions standards of California.

The Golf TDI starts at $ 21,990, and an affordable price point, travel and smooth handling, fuel extraordinary, and greatly reduces emissions of greenhouse gases Golf TDI proved to be very competent environmentally friendly vehicles.

Not only shows the fuel efficiency of current clean diesel engines, but also their very low ability of our dependence on foreign oil EPA research has concluded that if the diesel engine to power a third of all light duty vehicles in the United States, the shift would save approximately 1, 4 million barrels of oil per day – equal to the daily delivery from Saudi Arabia to the U.S.