Reykjavik - Volkswagen is planning special fuel-saving models for the new Golf including BlueMotion diesel and LPG (liquid petroleum gas) versions and hybrid and electric-drive at a later stage, the car maker announced in the Icelandic capital.

Three and five door versions of the new Golf, which will celebrating its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show next month, will then go on sale in Europe fitted with conventional petrol and diesel engines. The basic version will sell for 16,500 euros (23,274 dollars).

A Golf TwinDrive fitted with a combination of combustion engine and electric motor that is currently undergoing fleet testing is scheduled to go into serial production in a Golf station wagon in 2015. Several additions are also planned for the range. In December, the car maker will launch the Golf Plus at the Bologna Motor Show and the station wagon will be released later next year.

A VW spokesman said a decision on a convertible in the new design has yet to be made. The new Golf GTI will also be seen in Paris along with the BlueMotion that is to go on sale in about a year. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said the BlueMotion is to come out with a fuel consumption of just 3.8 litres with a carbon dioxide emission figure of 99 g/km.

It will feature such technology as brake regeneration and start-stop technology. The Golf BlueMotion is to be fitted with a 77 kW/105 hp engine. The petrol-engined versions are in the range 59 kW/80 hp to 118 kW/160 hp. The 2-litre diesel comes with the choice of either a 81 kW/110 hp engine or the 103 kW/140 hp unit. (dpa)