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Crumple zones are part of the tough safety shell of our cars, helping to protect you and your passengers in the event of an accident

Our cars are designed and engineered with a range of safety features to help protect you and your passengers in any eventuality.

All our cars are built with a tough safety shell. We 'test-drive' our designs through accurate, computer-simulated accidents to make sure the safety shell stays intact when you need it to.

To further enhance your safety, we include crumple zones at the front and rear of the shell. Crumple zones are designed to absorb impact energy during a collision so that most of the energy is dissipated across these zones, and not in your passenger compartment. The strong outer shell comes with front and rear crumple zones that help to absorb the impact of a crash, increasing the safety of occupants.

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You may have seen this advert in the Goodwood Festival of Speed programme and are wondering how we determined that the XL1 was the world’s most fuel-efficient hybrid production vehicle.
 
In order to make this comparison, we referred to an independent, 3rd party information provider for the automotive industry – JATO*.
 
We ran a data set which compared the XL1’s figures for the emissions and combined fuel consumption per gallon against all production cars available between 2010 and 2013 so far. The XL1 has the lowest carbon dioxide emissions levels per km (21g/km) and the lowest combined fuel consumption (313mpg) amongst this data set.
 
This data set looked at excludes purely electric cars, as these are rated on different standards, and also only looks at cars in, or previously in, production across this period.
 
*JATO is an independent, 3rd party information provider for the automotive industry. They pride themselves on delivering “the world’s most accurate and up-to-the minute automotive intelligence”. The data that they test is subject to approval by UK authorities but is taken directly from publications made by manufacturers.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

4MOTION gives you great grip on the road, come rain, wind or snow. So, however treacherous the road surface, you get a sure-footed car with huge levels of traction.

Our four-wheel drive systems work hard to keep you safe, linking with other active safety systems on your Volkswagen to constantly monitor driving conditions. It reacts to even the slightest wheel slip and automatically sends the right amount of power to the wheels with the most grip. The second it detects a problem, it delivers extra traction where it's needed.

As a driver, you get reassuring stability and optimum control. And the confidence that your Volkswagen can safely tackle the roughest roads and the worst weather conditions. That lets you relax and enjoy your drive, knowing that 4MOTION is always on the alert to keep you safe and help you out of tricky situations. It will take snow and ice, slippery roads and muddy tracks in its stride, and help you get out of places where a normal car would be stuck.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk

The rain sensors automatically regulate the frequency of your windscreen wipers, according to how heavily it is raining.

Our rain sensors mean you won't have to keep switching your wipers on and off, or adjusting their speed, according to how hard it is raining. This clever system uses an LED sensor, fitted behind your internal mirror, to detect the amount of rain falling on your windscreen and adjusts the wiper accordingly.

You can also choose different settings, depending on how sensitive you want the rain sensor to be. If you choose the most sensitive setting the wipers will clean off just a few spots of rain, whilst the least sensitive setting will wait a little longer before starting to work. And you don't even have to worry about reversing. When the sensor is on and you select reverse gear, the rear wipers will automatically wipe away any rain.

The sensor system consists of a number of infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a central photodiode. The light emitted by the LEDs is reflected by the windscreen onto the photo sensor. The more drops of water there are on the windscreen, the less light the sensor receives. This information is passed to an electronic control unit, which adapts the wipe intervals of the windscreen wiper accordingly.

And the design means that dirt, minor defects and ageing of the windscreen do not impair its efficiency. You'll find driving in wet conditions safer and more comfortable because the rain sensor does the hard work, leaving you to concentrate fully on the road. It's especially useful in situations when your visibility is suddenly impaired - while overtaking lorries on a wet road, for example.

Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk