{"id":5738,"date":"2014-01-14T17:31:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T17:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2014-01-14T17:32:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T17:32:21","slug":"new-vw-caddy-bluemotion-delivers-61mpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/5738","title":{"rendered":"New VW Caddy BlueMotion Delivers 61mpg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5739\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5739\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5739\" alt=\"Volkswagen Caddy BlueMotion interior\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/vw-caddy-1-sm.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/vw-caddy-1-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/vw-caddy-1-sm-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the new Caddy BlueMotion.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Volkswagen has announced the arrival of the new Caddy BlueMotion van.<\/p>\n<p>Available to order from February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/5210\">the new Caddy BlueMotion<\/a> is the cleanest and most fuel-efficient Caddy ever, and boasts combined cycle fuel consumption of 61.4mpg, and CO2 emissions of just 119g\/km.<\/p>\n<p>The new Caddy BlueMotion comes in short-wheelbase panel van form only, and is powered by a frugal 1.6-litre TDI common rail direct injection engine that develops 102 PS and 250 Nm of torque.<\/p>\n<p>The Caddy BlueMotion&#8217;s 61mpg official figure is 6mpg higher than the outgoing Caddy BlueMotion model, and 11mpg better than a standard base Caddy.<\/p>\n<p>These gains have been achieved through the application of Volkswagen\u2019s standard BlueMotion Technology features \u2013 Cruise Control, Hill-Hold Assist, Start\/Stop and Energy Recuperation \u2013 plus three additional new BlueMotion design and engineering advancements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>15&#8243; Reduced Rolling Resistance Tyres<\/strong> \u2013 tyres that reduce friction, and need less effort as they roll, minimise the energy wasted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced Ride Height<\/strong> \u2013 lowering the ride height by 27 mm reduces aerodynamic drag.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More efficient Engine Control<\/strong>\u2013 the reduced gross weight makes improved engine control and revised calibration possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on an annual mileage of 30,000 and an average diesel price of 140p per litre, the new Caddy model delivers a fuel cost saving of up to \u00a3744 over the standard 1.6-litre TDI 102 PS model, and to help the new model stand out, it boasts body-coloured side strips and a black and blue trim fabric that is only available on the BlueMotion model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen has announced the new Caddy BlueMotion. Available to order from February, it boasts combined cycle fuel consumption of 61mpg, 11mpg higher than the standard model Caddy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1211,493],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5743,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738\/revisions\/5743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}