The Golf Plus awarded the Ecopolis Award Arval

Posted December 18, 2009 | Category: Cars

Volkswagen has seen once again acknowledged his commitment to respecting the environment. The prizes received so far, he's added a particularly significant: the Arval Ecopolis Award which was awarded the Golf Plus is an award created by Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, a leader in long-term lease, to Following the assessment made ​​by a scientific committee composed of researchers CIRPS (Interuniversity Research Centre for Sustainable Development), University La Sapienza of Rome, CNR and ENEA.

The 'Ecopolis Award, now in its first edition, named Ecopolis, the "container" for sustainable mobility initiatives launched by Arval in 2005. The Award is for Arval, an important opportunity to communicate correct methods of assessment of energy-environmental automobiles and disseminate an ecological culture, contributing to the cultural and commercial automotive industry.

That obtained from the Golf Plus is a success particularly significant not only for the high quality of the jury, but because it highlights the possibility of bringing eco-friendly car without the use of those technologies too advanced which could not be reflected in the daily lives of motorists. This approach is central to the philosophy that Volkswagen is committed to make available a lot - now - the best solutions to reduce the environmental impact, optimizing the techniques already available and accessible, while also working hard on clean cars of tomorrow.

The criteria for assigning dell'Ecopolis Award Arval are in line with this concreteness that characterizes the Volkswagen. Besides those "classics", such as the evaluation of technologies to reduce pollutants and emissions data, lists parameters that indicate very specific ecological strategies. As in the case of the estimate relating to the data of power, torque and maximum speed in relation to the displacement. This assessment is in the direction of downsizing, or decrease the displacement of the engine while maintaining the same performance and reducing fuel consumption and emissions, and this is precisely one of the strategies adopted by Volkswagen for its cars.

The Golf Plus is a case, thanks to the range which have engines of only 1.2 and 1.4 petrol and diesel of 1.6 liters and 2 liters. Also thanks to this offer geared towards sustainable mobility, Volkswagen's model has prevailed over 18 competitors to the title, earning the band Green Award dell'Ecopolis Arval.

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