there an easy way to save gas - turn off your engine. And if you do not, this Volkswagen will do

price

? 28 475

MPG

49.6

speed

123 mph

The bus driver seemed surprised when I grumpy typed in its window. I was a little surprised myself, actually. But I was upset. "The engine has been idle for 45 minutes," I said. "All the time I was swimming've been stationed here, not going anywhere." There was silence as he gathered his thoughts, his floating air sandwich. "This is a waste of fuel," I almost cried. "It's crazy." More silence, only the constant hum of diesel. Then he leaned over and turned the key. Silence. He smiled and took a big bite. "Thanks," I muttered, and went, thinking about what one should be insufferable pedant ...

But there is one thing worse. Search for Transport for London has revealed that if drivers across the capital, turned off their engines idling for one minute each trip they made ugly, the city could reduce its carbon emissions by 100 million pounds year and around ? 60m less fuel would be burned. It is a glorious easy, individual small change would make a huge difference collectively. So why not? Embrace the silence ...

But it's harder than you think. All those who have already conducted cars that are not clean at the end - Chuggers smoke, oil burners, corrosion bloomers - We know that the first rule of the preservation of the race is to never, never cut the motor with a Once you begin. You can never do it again.

However, things have changed and instead of the engine speed so as not to die, modern cars can be activated and deactivated with confidence. The car ran this week, the new Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, goes even further. It turns off when its own engine stops, restarts quietly when his foot off the brake. And this is only one of many intelligent technologies in this more manageable VW.

With its high ground clearance, four-wheel drive broke out bows and metal plates bash, the Alltrack (perhaps we should have called the attack?) The pumped-up gym Version-the most famous rabbit born to serve Passat. Heavier and more robust, much has been done to maintain fuel efficiency on par with the model of the family. 4MOTION drive unit sends 90% of the power of 2.0-liter diesel engine to the front wheels, but in case of loss of traction is detected, redirected to the rear axle. This saves fuel without compromising off-road performance on the road offers a sensible and attractive unit.

There are many gadgets in the list of options, too - sweeteners to help seal the deal, as Lane Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, parking and auto-dipping headlights. Book a test drive and his mind was made up in a few minutes. Mine was. In the language of speed dating is a registered double - for you and your future date

But there is still a small problem, is not it? Plastic handle used to adjust the seat height is in hand and the stereo has a mind of its own ... But they are hardly significant. I am a second date? Just tell me where and when.

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