Volkwagen has decided to commercialize its first hybrid car, entering therefore in competition with Toyota and Honda in a almost unexplored field for the European houses.

The first model to be equipped with a hybrid engine will be the Jetta, that will make its debut in 2009. It is also very probably that the next generation Golf to come with a hybrid version. The objective of the German house, is to obtain an efficiency better than approximately 20% regarding motorizations to diesel oil of equal power.