Volkswagen unveils new Caddy TGI with natural gas propulsion

The new Caddy TGI BlueMotion from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the first family/city delivery

van to be equipped with a CNG drive system (also runs on biomethane) and a six-speed dual-clutch

gearbox (DSG). The Hanover-based manufacturer will present this new model at the 2016 Geneva

International Motor Show. Both the panel van and passenger car variant of the Caddy can also be

ordered with a short wheelbase or in the Caddy Maxi version.

With combined natural gas consumption of 4.1 kilograms and 4.3 kg per 100 kilometers (short

wheelbase and Caddy Maxi, respectively), Caddy drivers can achieve a range of approximately 630 km,

or 860 km, in the pure gas mode. The CO2 emissions of the Caddy TGI amount to 112 g/km in the short-

wheelbase version and 116 g/km in the Caddy Maxi version in combination with the six-speed manual

gearbox, and 123 g/km and 126 g/km, respectively, with DSG.

The new Caddy and Caddy Maxi TGI BlueMotion are equipped with high-pressure tanks especially

designed to hold CNG. These tanks are mounted under the floor, which means cargo space remains the

same – up to 3,200 liters in the Caddy and up to 4,130 in the Caddy Maxi. The models are also equipped

with a 13-liter petrol tank. The canister-shaped steel gas tanks are filled with CNG compressed to more

than 200 bar.

The tanks power a TGI engine with 1.4 liters displacement that fulfils the requirements of the new EU 6

emissions standard. The engine is based on a new TSI petrol unit that was modified to enable the Caddy

to run on CNG. Among other things, the cylinder head, valve train, crank drive, pistons, lines and valves

were all adapted to the requirements for a natural gas drive.

NGS INDIA