Remember when you made Volkswagen sports diesel cars?

The importance of the diesel engine in Europe during 2000 and 2010 cannot be exaggerated. At their peak, they formed more than half of the sales of new cars on the continent. The Volkswagen models that operate TDI in all the market sector, from Loubo Little to the Great Fayon.

The late Ferdinand Beach ruled with an iron fist during the peak diesel. The explicit CEO Greenlit is really some wild projects while at the top of the VW Group, such as Toureg V-10 TDI and Audi Q7 V-12 TDI outrageous.

Although the unofficial VW Group logo may have been “diesel all things”, the diesel that did not reach production did not serve as a sports car – not that Volkswagen did not try. the R8 V-12 TDI It was canceled before reaching production, as well as these two medium engines VW concepts in the image here.

The VW Ecoracer 2005 and 2009 VW Bluesport was completely operated by diesel. Previous was a polarized sports car that could be transformed from a coupe to a road to Speedstter, while the latter was more civilized-taking a thinking about transporting VW diesel on Porsche Boxster. Unfortunately, neither of them was on the road.

2005 Volkswagen Ecraser

ECORACER was more than just a 2005 show of Tokyo Motor Show. It was a preliminary model that works entirely supported by a new 1.5 -liter diesel engine that produces 134 hp and 184 lb -torque, is sent via a dual -clutch automatic transmission. This may not seem much for a sports car, but consider Mazda Miata in Europe is sold exclusively with a 1.5 -liter gas engine that makes less: 129 hp and 111 pounds. Few will call the boring MX-5 to drive.

Lighter MiataEcoracer diluted the scales at only 1874 lbs thanks to the body of carbon fiber. Weight distribution was 40:60 from front to back, and VW put a detailed suspension to the car’s double front. At the back, the engineers adapt the rear axis of the fifth generation of golf, then two years in production.

By building the weight of feather and cut diesel, Ecoracer provided the best in the worlds: performance and efficiency. It has spread from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 6.3 seconds, or about half a second faster than GTI From today. It was prior to 143 miles per hour, impressive to such a small diesel.

VW I promised that you can get your cake and eat it as well, citing fuel consumption of only 3.4 liters per 100 km (69.1 miles per gallon). Do not condemn the efficiency of the car only by its engine and building a light weight, but also for its compact dimensions: only 148.4 inches.

While the ecoraace diesel engine was the main chapter, other details have emerged. The door windows are swing up, the Mercedes 300sl Gullwing, and the entire ceiling can be removed to convert the coupe to the Rhodester road. For a full speed experience, the windshield, frame and upper driving panel can also be separated by the latch on the most prominent A.

Perhaps the headlights imposed on everyone’s taste were not, but we have to give the credit in time. The bold design was an exit for a brand known to play safely. Inside, the cabin had a retroactive atmosphere with large -sized representative keys, a set of digital tools, body breakdown seats, exposed carbon fiber, chunky steering wheel, and decorated nails on the central tunnel.

At that time, VW described it as “an initial model that can make history the most economical car of its time.” It never reached production, but only four years later, VW reconsidered the idea of performance diesel with the most slender Bluesport.

2009 Volkswagen Bluezport

At the North American International Motor Show in Detroit 2009, VW followed the diesel performance format with Bluesport. The two -seat Roadster got rid of the strange design of the pipkakir in favor of a more sophisticated appearance while maintaining the average engine layout and DSG. Diesel has disappeared 1.5 -liter, and the 2.0 -liter TDI replaced, producing 177 hp and 258 pounds.

From the start, Volkspoint said that Bluesport was just a “study of design with no immediate production plans.” However, it didn’t take a long time until reports claiming that the sporting diesel will be sold to customers. For several years, the project was an external relationship, before it was eventually a well -being after failing to win over the top. “We have not found a market for that. There is no work.”

Add an insult to the injury of enthusiasts, Bluesport was mainly ready for production. Some journalists even have an opportunity to lead him. As expected, it was special spare parts, as the front axis of Polo borrowed and the multi -link rear hook for golf. Fun truth: The braking force came from the Golf R32 game.

It was a slower touch than the ecoracer weight of the feather, as it took 6.6 seconds for the enemy on its way to 140 miles per hour. It also ended more fuel, as it needs 4.3 liters per 62 miles covered.

Without the body of carbon fiber in Ecraser, Bluesport was largely heavier, as it was tending to standards at about 2866 lbs with weight distribution 45:55. But the production version is expected to be lighter, at about 2,645 pounds, just more than a Mota RF. The amazingly orange -retreating summit weighs only 60 lbs, and the practical lengths were not completely sacrificed: the rear trunk kept 2.47 cubic feet, while the front cabinet made four other cubic feet.

Its measurement is just less than 157 inches, the concept was greater than Ecoracer but still smaller than Audi TT Or Porsche Boxter. If it was approved at Wolfsburg, the road model was expected to be launched in 2012. Rumors have also suggested that Skoda, SEAT, Audi and Porsche were in business, but VW GROUP beginners group for MIATA junction was never achieved. VW is likely to offer a gasoline version with the Golf GTI to expand its attractiveness.

Of all VW concepts over the years, Bluesport may be the concepts that have escaped.

Although Ecoracer or Bluesport has reached production, Volkswagen did not abandon diesel. She continued to sell Golf GTD until last year, when Hot Hatch received a plastic surgery and dropped a hot diesel derivation. It is doubtful that there will be another sporty TDI from the VW group, given the fall of diesel in Europe, which is accelerated by strict emissions regulations in the European Union.

In the first half of this year, diesel made up only 8.2 percent of new car sales, according to numbers European auto manufacturers Association (ACEA). In 2025, the hybrid ingredients are the new diesel, and the unprecedented GTE GTE picks up the place where GTD was left.