Volkswagen GTE Advance

On May 12, 2021 I acquired a "67" reg, 2018 model, Volkswagen Golf GTE Advance in Pure White (non-metallic) paint. The car had 1 previous owner and had covered 82,500 miles. Read more.

• Stuart's Volkswagen Golf Mk 7/VII Forum

Articles

• GTE Secrets, 26 May 2022
• Faulty Charge Port Door Lock Actuator, 19 May 2022
• Tyre Pressure Loss Indicator issue, 14 November 2021
• Fuel/Energy Consumption, 6 October 2021
• My GTE, 28th June 2021
• My Golf Mk 7 articles

Resources

• VW Service Training, Self-study programme 537: The Golf GTE [5.2MB]
  Technical description of the differences between the GTE and the standard Mk 7 Golf.
• Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more
  Excellent, in-depth technical description of the workings of the GTE's BHEV powertrain.
• SpeakEV.com Volkswagen EV Forums
  Active EV forum
• Volkswagen.co.uk Owner's Manuals, You need to enter the registration number of a car registered after November 2018. Since my car is just a bit too old, what I do is use autotrader.co.uk to find a 2018 reg car and enter it's registration number instead.

YouTube Videos

• VW Golf GTE Production
  Watch how the GTE is assembled.
  
  
• Cars For Paul: Project Golf GTE
  Informative collection of in-depth videos showing the restoration of an accident damaged 2018 GTE.
  
  
• Audi Electric Motor Engine Factory - How it's made
  I'm assuming the electric motor in my VW is almost identical. Interesting to see how they are made.