Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid: the most powerful hybrid

The sedan just beat the speed record for a car driven by a hybrid powertrain.

It was led by Carlos Lago, associate editor at the American magazine Motor Trend, which has the temerity faces with salty plains region Bonneville, LOCATED IN Utah.

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid has reached a speed of 298.363 km / h (185.394 mph), making it the world's fastest hybrid car.

To realize such a feat, German and American engineers of Volkswagen of change and atmospheric electric motors so they can give their full yield. Do not go especially ask them how they did to get these results.

However, we know that the sedan had to say aerodynamic wheels.

Road Version

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, which will soon be offered in concession, is powered by a 1.4-liter atmospheric engine TSI TURBOCHARGED that develops a power of 150 horses. To this are added 27 horses provided by the electric motor, all accompanied by an automatic DSG dual-clutch transmission has seven gears.

According to the data of the manufacturer, the average energy balance of the car is expected to be 5.2 L/100 km.