drivencarreviews.com Say the word “hybrid” and most people automatically think of Prius. VW’s first hybrid is a very luxurious and capable SUV. Tom Voelk takes a look at it’s fuel economy and features to see if it’s worth the price premium.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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oromoto says:
June 28, 2012 at 8:09 pm (UTC 0)
Isn’t it obvious? The performance? 380 horses vs 225 horses. 6.2 sec vs 7.9 sec.
Supcharged says:
June 28, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC 0)
and petrol v6 and v8 are very thirsty
Supcharged says:
June 28, 2012 at 8:28 pm (UTC 0)
some places like hong kong do not have diesels
boeing797screamliner says:
June 28, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC 0)
@besteli1 Ever heard of saabkyle04?
columbuscrewfan20 says:
June 28, 2012 at 9:29 pm (UTC 0)
I would never paid 61k for vw. I would for BMW or Audi or Lexus.
ThePinoyMamba says:
June 28, 2012 at 10:12 pm (UTC 0)
too pricey for Volkswagen
besteli1 says:
June 28, 2012 at 10:59 pm (UTC 0)
I found this channel today and I’ve watched so many videos, the best reviewers, now I’m subscribed :]
odmcarp says:
June 28, 2012 at 11:31 pm (UTC 0)
everything is great, except for the price. $61K ???
eurosonly says:
June 28, 2012 at 11:44 pm (UTC 0)
hybrid costs more same reason as solid state drives cost more then regular hard drive theyre new and youre paying for the idea of it to cover the costs of building them may be theyll become cheaper later as more people buy the hybrid variants its that simple
MrStarman1978 says:
June 28, 2012 at 11:57 pm (UTC 0)
Here’s me clicking the “like button” … Click! Haha!
paleoliving says:
June 29, 2012 at 12:16 am (UTC 0)
Nice review, thumbs up. 60k+ for a VW is a bit nuts, I prefer the TDI more but over 50k is also quite expensive for that iteration. I could buy 2x JSW TDI for that price. JSW TDI is great btw, wife’s car which she loves. Personally I would love to see a 3.0 TDI offered in Q5 for the USA…..dare to dream
xueju1121 says:
June 29, 2012 at 1:02 am (UTC 0)
Nice truck
dongessz says:
June 29, 2012 at 1:32 am (UTC 0)
I test these every day and the hybrid better… i know.. i work in slovakia at VW… :))
juukame says:
June 29, 2012 at 1:44 am (UTC 0)
why would you pay 60000 dollars for the hybrid when the diesel is much cheaper and more efficient?
rayamanelly says:
June 29, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC 0)
My God! Everything he said about this vehicle up until 6:14 was great! How can you call this a luxury vehicle and not have adaptive cruise, suspension, blind spot detection or ventilated seats (These are just heated). This is just a High priced go fast suv with leather, fancy sheet metal and by Xenon lights.. The next best thing to this would probably be the Audi Q5 hybrid which has all the goodies this one comes with and those I mentioned! The always short change the American market.
hernanbotbol1 says:
June 29, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC 0)
I clicked on I LIKE it, thanks for the videos! :D
LeadHammer says:
June 29, 2012 at 3:49 am (UTC 0)
Is it hybrid which split into two axles, or is it gasoline front axle and electric rear axle? But really, as Kai Philipp said, I don’t see the point of hybrid over diesel. Maybe if they make diesel hybrid it will start to make sense.
pretty00lights says:
June 29, 2012 at 4:38 am (UTC 0)
Tom your the man. 10-4 on the like button
OneOfaKind949 says:
June 29, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC 0)
Infiniti’s M35 Hybrid has a combined horsepower of 360 (including the electric motor). I does 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds and all of that with a 32 mpg rating! I can’t wait till Infiniti puts that hybrid drive train into the EX or FX SUV’s. That will blow anything VW has to offer in the hybrid world out of the water.
DrivenCarReviews says:
June 29, 2012 at 5:24 am (UTC 0)
Thanks much Jeff. No, not a YT partner. Not sure why. Sort of a chicken and egg thing, can’t be a partner if you aren’t popular, can’t be popular if you aren’t a partner.
DrivenCarReviews says:
June 29, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC 0)
Hard to count on that prima donna…
kyure says:
June 29, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC 0)
wheres evil twin D:
jeffharro1 says:
June 29, 2012 at 7:32 am (UTC 0)
did u get a youtube partnership. if u did im happy for you. ive watched your videos for years. when they were a podcast! your my fave car guy. lol thanks for the videos! i click the like button. lol
ormand3000 says:
June 29, 2012 at 7:46 am (UTC 0)
Another great review. I love your candidness about the vehicle, unlike other reviewers that have more of an advertising feel than a review. Always friendly/cheerful too…I enjoy watching the reviews about cars I have ZERO interest in, such as this. I clicked the LIKE button :-)