
Additionally, carbon dioxide emissions are said to lower nearly 10 percent, allowing the new car to conform to the European Commission's proposed emissions standard for 2008 and beyond.
Volkswagen is yet to reveal details pertaining to the new car. However, Inside Line sources say the front-wheel-drive Passat Bluemotion is powered by a specially tuned version of the German carmaker's popular 105-horsepower 1.9-liter four-cylinder diesel engine, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
It sits in a reworked Passat body shell with aerodynamic upgrades, including a new front bumper and grille designed to reduce drag. Other measures adopted by the new car are low-rolling-resistance tires and a reworked gearbox with taller 5th and 6th gears.
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