Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept Hybrid

Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

Fast proportions

The engineering basis for the charismatic design of the Sport Coupé GTE Concept is once again provided by the modular transverse matrix (MQB) from Volkswagen. It makes it possible to implement fascinating proportions and ideal package dimensions. The most important of all of these dimensions is the ratio of the exterior length to the wheelbase. 

Volkswagen Sport Coupe GTE Concept

The concept car is 4,870 mm long, while the wheelbase measures a phenomenal 2,841 mm. This creates a very comfortable interior length of 1,871 mm and extremely concise body overhangs. The front overhang is 909 mm, and the rear 1,120 mm - each measured from the centre of the axle. At the same time, in this concept car Volkswagen has put a very low (1,407 mm high) and wide (1,865 mm) four-door coupé on large 21-inch wheels. Thanks to the MQB, the use of space in the vehicle is, as implied, excellent: Despite its dynamic dimensions, the Sport Coupé GTE Concept - which is fitted with a panoramic sliding sunroof - offers impressive front and rear headroom, for instance. The large boot lid - which cannot be recognised as such from outside - gives access to a 480-litre boot. Avant-garde without limits!

Plug-in hybrid drive

The Sport Coupé GTE Concept is powered by a plug-in hybrid drive system that is both economical and sporty. The combustion engine Volkswagen is using in the concept car is a turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder direct-injection engine (TSI) that produces 220 kW / 299 PS of power and a maximum torque of 500 Nm. The electrical components consist of a lithium-ion battery (in the centre tunnel) and two electric motors - the front electric motor is integrated in the gearbox case of the 6-speed DSG (DQ400E), and it outputs 40 kW; the rear electric motor develops 85 kW of power. 

The total available system power is 279 kW / 380 PS. If necessary, the system drive power can be distributed to all four wheels thanks to the rear electric motor and an "electric propshaft". In sporty GTE mode, the coupé, with a top speed of 250 km/h, accelerates to 100 km/h in just 5.0 seconds. Despite this dynamic performance, the concept car is a frontrunner in fuel economy. Its combined fuel consumption is just 2.0 l/100 km. In addition, the Sport Coupé GTE Concept can be driven all-electrically for a distance of at least 50 kilometres - and therefore with zero emissions. The total driving range of the concept car is over 1,200 km.