Taxi version of Touran EcoFuel now available

Taxi version of Touran EcoFuel now available
Economic natural gas Touran helps keep costs down
Wolfsburg, 15 June 2007 – The Touran EcoFuel stands for safety,
economy and low emissions. The natural gas version of the popular
compact MPV is now also available as a taxi.


The taxi package for the Touran EcoFuel comes with the familiar features from
other Volkswagen taxi models like SEAT covers and door panels made from
imitation leather, front seats with scuff protection, lumbar support, remote
control for taxi alarm and numerous preparations for taxi meter, radio etc.
Further options like a mirror taxi meter, roof aerial or additional car keys can
be ordered at an extra cost.


The Touran EcoFuel Taxi can offer numerous advantages for taxi companies
thanks to its economic and, at the same time, environmentally friendly power
plant not to mention its unlimited space concept. A reduced mineral oil tax
rating(in Germany) that legally applies until 2018 and subsidies from councils
and energy suppliers for natural gas vehicles are further arguments in favour
of the multi-talented taxi from Volkswagen.


The Touran EcoFuel is driven by a 80 kW / 109 hp four-cylinder engine that is
configured as a “quasi-monovalent” natural gas power plant so it can also be
driven with petrol. During exclusive gas operation, the range is approx. 310
kilometres. After that, you can drive on with petrol or stop at one of the around
700 natural gas garages in Germany. On average, the multi-talent consumes
5.8 kg of natural gas every 100 kilometres — a “natural gas kilometre” is about
half the cost of a “petrol kilometre”.


The Touran EcoFuel has already impressed the first specialist journalists: For
example, Germany‘s AUTOFLOTTE magazine presented the Touran EcoFuel
with the 2007 Fleet Award in the category “Alternative Drives”. The entry-level
price for the Touran EcoFuel Taxi is €16,879.32 plus VAT.


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Contact: Christian Buhlmann
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