Volkswagen is developing an ethanol-only version of its future Tukan mid-size pickup truck, scheduled to arrive on the Brazilian market in 2027. The information was published this Wednesday (10), by Motorsport.
This initiative follows a trend that has been gaining momentum in the national automotive industry and reinforces the strategic role of biofuel in the transition to mobility with less environmental impact.
According to information gathered by the specialized press, the configuration dedicated to ethanol will be primarily aimed at the work segment, focusing on rural producers, service providers, and fleet owners.
The choice of renewable fuel is also aligned with the incentives provided by the Mover Program, a federal policy aimed at decarbonizing the transportation sector. The expectation is that the model will qualify under the rules of the so-called Sustainable Car, receiving an automatic 0.5% discount on the Industrialized Product Tax (IPI), based on the 6.3% base rate.
The Tukan will be produced in Paraná and is expected to be one of the automaker's main launches in the coming years, marking a new stage in the integration between the automotive industry and the country's renewable energy chain. The German brand has already started testing the 1.6-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with multipoint injection, which equips the Saveiro – the compact pickup truck has been the basis for the prototypes in the development phase. Volkswagen is working on adaptations to the compression ratio and pistons to make the unit compatible with biofuel. Currently, this flex-fuel engine develops 116 hp of power and 16.1 kgfm of torque.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.