最近谍照记者在靠近旧金山机场附近拍到了大众高尔夫GTE Variant原型车照片。大众有一个扩充第七代高尔夫家族的庞大计划，除了R版本外，还将推出更多低油耗的GTE版本。这次拍到的车型就是其中一款车。与掀背车版本一样，这款车也采用了改款前脸和带有蓝色装饰件的格栅。而“GTE”标志和充电接口隐藏在格栅下面。虽然这次没有拍到内装照片，但该车内部将采用蓝色装饰件和6.5英寸显示屏，可显示续航里程和能量流。该车动力系统为插电混动系统，包括一台1.4升四缸TSI引擎和一台电机及8.8千瓦时锂电池组。车辆综合输出功率150千瓦/204马力，扭矩350牛米，百公里加速时间7.6秒，最高时速222公里。车辆在纯电动模式下可行驶50公里，使用普通充电装置完全充满电毫升3.5小时，在混动模式行驶时百公里油耗仅为1.8升，每公里二氧化碳排放量35克，总计行驶里程940公里。
Unreleased Volkswagen Golf GTE Variant spotted in United States
A prototype of the Volkswagen Golf GTE Variant has been photographed in United States near the San Francisco airport.
Volkswagen has big plans to expand the Golf VII Variant family as besides an R derivative, the company seems to be cooking up a more frugal yet still punchy GTE version. The vehicle was photographed by a member of VWVortex forum near the San Francisco airport.
Just like the hatchback, the model can be distinguished by its revised front fascia with blue accents, "GTE" badging and it likely features a charging port hiding behind the logo on the grille. Photos of the interior cabin are not available but it probably has several blue accents together with a 6.5-inch screen featuring driving range and energy flow monitors.
Power of the Volkswagen Golf GTE Variant is provided by a plug-in hybrid system encompassing a 4-cylinder, 1.4-liter TSI engine working together with an electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack that has a capacity of 8.8 kWh. The combined setup stands at a respectable 204 PS (150 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm). It should be a bit slower than the hatchback which needs 7.6 seconds until 62 mph (100 km/h) before topping out at 138 mph (222 km/h).
The plug-in hybrid wagon can run solely on electric power for approximately 31 miles (50 km) and once it runs out of juice it will take three and a half hours to fully recharge the battery pack from a regular power source. Used as a hybrid it can return 130 mpg US (157 mpg UK or 1.8 liters / 100 km) with corresponding CO2 emissions of just 35 g/km and features a total range of around 584 miles (940 km).
An official reveal will likely occur in the months to come.