World speed records are usually associated with vehicles like the Bugatti Veyron,
which can hit a high mark of 267 mph and look great while doing it.
Advances in hybrid technology, however, have now made it essential to
include vehicles like the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
on the list of top speed records. No, the Jetta was not able to
dominate the Veyron’s top speed, or even come close to it, but it has
achieved a land speed record of its own at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
During the Southern California Timing Association’s Speed Week at
Bonneville, the Jetta Hybrid was able to record a 185.394 mph top speed,
marking the fastest speed ever achieved by a production-based hybrid on
the Bonneville Salt Flats.
"Achieving this speed at
Bonneville shows that the all-new 2013 Jetta Hybrid is a distinctly
different offering in the compact hybrid class,” said Jonathan Browning,
CEO and President, VW Group of America.
“As well as being expected to achieve combined fuel economy of 45 mpg,
the Jetta Turbo Hybrid also retains the fun-to-drive nature you expect
from a Volkswagen in a segment dominated by less exciting vehicles.”
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
is powered by a 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline powerplant generating
150 horsepower and 184 lb/ft of torque. The gasoline engine is then
combined with a 20kW electric motor with a lithium-ion battery that’s
produces an additional 27 HP and weighs less than 80 lbs. The Jetta’s
top speed record was achieved by implementing a few changes to the
setup. Volkswagen R&D in Wolfsburg, Germany modified the engine to
provide a few more ponies, while A-Salt Racing and Advanced Product
Engineering, based in Camarillo, California, provided project
integration and other modifications. Everything was finalized with an
engine calibration and a once-over by the folks at the Volkswagen Test
Center California in Oxnard, CA
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