New Volkswagen e-Golf
Volkswagen is apparently showcasing its new e-Golf at the Los Angeles
Auto Show. There are no real surprises from the look of it, just with a
somewhat bigger battery pack. The bigger battery pack allows for an improved
but still limited (compared to the competition) range.
Those who prefer the Volkswagen badge to a Chevy, Nissan, or
Tesla badge now get a better option in terms of range. The new battery packs possess a capacity of 35.8
kilowatt-hours (kWh), allowing for a range of 124 miles per full charge. This
is up for the former max range of 83 miles.
Autoblog provides more: “VW gave the e-Golf a bit of
extra pep, too. The motor now makes more power and torque with totals of 134
horsepower and 214 lb-ft of twist. Volkswagen claims this allows the 2017
e-Golf to get to 60 mph more than a second faster at 9.6 seconds. As with the
rest of the Golf range, the e-Golf has slightly updated front and rear fascias,
and new lights. The interior also looks roughly the same, but gets new
infotainment features.”
Other improvements include the new Volkswagen
Digital Cockpit — which combines all of the driver instruments on a 12.3-inch
screen in front of the driver — and a new 9.2-inch touchscreen in the center. This center stack will allow for gesture control of various
features at some point within the next 2 years.
Volkswagen hasn’t released pricing or a
release date for the new e-Golf.
