VW Concept A TwinCharger uses Natural Gas!
I totaly missed it. Volkswagen's new Concept A twin charger runs on natural gas. I totaly assumed it was the gas version of the Twin Charger.
My dad once had an AMC Spirit(Gremlin) converted to natural gas. The thing was cheap to run, didn't have alot of HP and was a death trap we found out when we turned it into the wrecker. The tanks were not certified and too low.
Anyway here is the press release
My dad once had an AMC Spirit(Gremlin) converted to natural gas. The thing was cheap to run, didn't have alot of HP and was a death trap we found out when we turned it into the wrecker. The tanks were not certified and too low.
Anyway here is the press release
World premier II: Concept A with the first natural gas Twincharger
- The visitors of the Geneva Auto Salon can experience another world premier under the hood of the Concept A study. It is fueled by the first natural gas (CNG) powered TSI. This via compressor and turbo double charged 1.4 liter engine (Twincharger) develops 110 kW / 150 hp and uses an average of only 5.0 kg natural gas every hundred kilometers.
- Highly charged engines like the TSI from Volkswagen generally work with a high efficiency degree. This again significantly improves with the CNG (compressed natural gas, 130 ROZ). One of the positive effects: The CO2 balance of the natural gas powered TSI engines is 20 to 25 percent lower than a gas fueled TSI. Above that, TSI+CNG advances to one of the most important stepping stone technologies on the way to a crude oil independent mobility. Through conversion from natural gas to synthetic fuel (gas-to-liquids) for instance Synfuel is produced. It is environmentally benign bio-degradable fuel which - among other things - allows the mentioned CCS hybrid combustion process.
- Fact is: The over 200 km/h fast Concept A BlueMotion shows the vanguard gateway between sports cars and the SUVs of tomorrow. It front part gives an insight of a future VW all-terrain vehicle under the Touareg. The silhouette shows the lines of a coupe. The front and rear doors open facing each other. The carriage overhangs are briskly short, the hood long, the C columns one of a kind. 20 inch alloy rims and 295 tires fill out the space in the distinctively extended wheelhouses. The rear part, with its athletic flanks, imparts a strong elegance. The hatchback is built in tailgate-style and can be opened in two steps: the area under the rear lights swings out like a pick-up loading surface and thus creates a lot of room for big items.