{"id":9395,"date":"2016-10-27T14:11:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=9395"},"modified":"2016-10-27T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:12:01","slug":"new-volkswagen-transport-bluemotion-now-available-to-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9395","title":{"rendered":"New Volkswagen Transporter BlueMotion now available to order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth-generation Volkswagen Transporter has been on sale for a while now, but\u00a0the new range has been missing a BlueMotion variant. That omission has now been addressed. Van buyers can now order a Transporter BlueMotion at VW Van Centres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7804\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7804\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vw-t6-4-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Transporter T6\" width=\"550\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vw-t6-4-sm.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vw-t6-4-sm-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vw-t6-4-sm-50x46.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A standard Volkswagen Transporter T6. Not the BlueMotion version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>BlueMotion badging signifies the\u00a0most efficient version of a Volkswagen\u00a0car or van. VW says that the T6 Transporter BlueMotion offers combined cycle fuel consumption of 51.4mpg versus 47.9mpg for the equivalent standard model. CO2 emissions fall from 153g\/km to 145g\/km.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re not huge savings, but are potentially worthwhile.\u00a0However, buyers\u00a0wanting a Transporter\u00a0BlueMotion have a\u00a0very limited choice in terms of specification.\u00a0The BlueMotion model is available in just one variant, with the following core specification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Short wheelbase panel van<\/li>\n<li>2.0-litre TDI 102 PS\u00a0Euro 6 engine<\/li>\n<li>2.7 tonne gross vehicle weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The van&#8217;s efficiency gains over the\u00a0base Startline model are the result\u00a0of a number of changes, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aerodynamically improved wheel spoilers (not sure what these are &#8212; plastic wheel trims?)<\/li>\n<li>Lowered suspension<\/li>\n<li>Modified gear ratios<\/li>\n<li>Low friction tyres<\/li>\n<li>Cruise control<\/li>\n<li>Speed limiter @ 62mph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Confusingly, these changes are added to what VW describes as\u00a0<em>&#8220;the standard BlueMotion Technology modifications which come as standard on all\u00a0T6 models&#8221;<\/em>. These include Stop\/Start and battery regeneration systems.<\/p>\n<p>Tantalisingly, Volkswage says that the Transporter BlueMotion has a payload of 839kg, which is\u00a0<em>&#8220;up to 121kg more&#8221;<\/em> than the\u00a0short wheelbase T26 2.0-litre TDI 102 PS five-speed manual. Reading the list of changes above, it&#8217;s hard to see where a 121kg saving might have come from.<\/p>\n<p>If I had to guess, I&#8217;d say that the majority of this\u00a0weight saving might come from the removal of a spare wheel and related tyre change kit. I&#8217;ve not confirmed this with VW. But I would if I was buying. I&#8217;d imagine it could be a make-or-break factor for some buyers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen has introduced a Transporter BlueMotion van to the T6 range, offering combined cycle fuel consumption of up to 51.4mpg, versus 47.9mpg for an equivalent standard model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9395"}],"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=9395"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9399,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9395\/revisions\/9399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}