大众近日在上海车展发布了辉昂GTE，它搭载了一套插电混动系统，突出了绿色特性。动力系统包括一台2.0升TFSI汽油引擎和一台电机，综合功率180千瓦/245马力，扭矩500牛米。此外，该车还配备了一台14.1千瓦时电池，车辆在纯电动模式下的续航里程为50公里。如果采用混动模式，续航里程可达850公里。除了混动版，该车还有一款搭载3.0升V6涡轮增压引擎的版本，其最大功率220千瓦/300马力，扭矩440牛米，搭配4Motion全驱系统，而入门级车型搭载2.0升引擎和前轮驱动。GTE版本除了提供插电混动系统，还包括LED日间行驶灯和外观升级，以便能与非混动版有所区别。

VW Phideon GTE Is The Large Hybrid Sedan Only China Will Get

As we all know, the Phaeton is no longer available, but Volkswagen is selling the next best thing in China where the Phideon has been around for several months. Originally introduced at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, the fullsize luxury sedan is attending Auto Shanghai these days to show off its green credentials. Set to become the most powerful GTE-badged model ever, the Phideon GTE adopts a plug-in hybrid powertrain borrowed from another China-only car, the Audi A6 L E-Tron launched a couple of years ago.

 

VW’s eco-friendly sedan will be built in China to cater the local market. It’s going to feature a 2.0-liter TFSI gasoline engine and an electric motor for a combined output of 245 horsepower (180 kilowatts) and 369 pound-feet (500 Newton-meters) of torque.

 

The Phideon GTE’s 14.1-kWh lithium-ion battery is going to have enough juice for a Passat GTE-matching electric range of 31 miles (50 kilometers). Factor in the gasoline tank and the electrified big sedan will be able to cover distances of up to 528 miles (850 km).

 

Alternatively, the VW Phideon can be had with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 rated at 300 hp (220 kW) and 347 lb-ft (440 Nm) channeled to a 4Motion system or with a smaller 2.0-liter as the entry-level variant with a front-wheel-drive layout.

 

Other than the plug-in hybrid setup, the car currently on display in the People’s Republic has GTE-specific LED daytime running lights and some discreet styling updates to set it apart from the conventionally powered car.

 

For a global fullsize posh sedan from Wolfsburg, we’ll have to wait a few more years when VW will bring back the Phaeton, likely as an EV.