Volkswagen's new full hybrid in the road test

Drive Volkswagen's New Full Hybrid in the Road Test

2026-06-03 From Gernot Goppelt | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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The Volkswagen Group is supplementing its mildly hybridized combustion engines with a series-produced full hybrid. This is how the drive system drives.

The new full hybrid drive in the VW T-Roc—the nickel-manganese-cobalt battery with 1.6 kWh is liquid-cooled and located under the rear seat bench.(Image: Volkswagen) — The new full hybrid drive in the VW T-Roc—the nickel-manganese-cobalt battery with 1.6 kWh is liquid-cooled and located under the rear seat bench.
(Image: Volkswagen)

Until now, the German automotive industry has kept its hands off full hybrids, opting instead for diesel and efficient downsized petrol engines. However, market leader Volkswagen is now launching its own hybrid drive, developed together with Schaeffler, on the market for the first time. One of the reasons given by Volkswagen for this decision is that the global market demands different drive concepts.

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