According to reports coming out after the Los Angeles Auto Show, it seems that Volkswagen will be bringing both a diesel version of the new, new Beetle (which will replace the soon to be old, new Beetle) and they will also be selling an electric only version of their Up! small car.
See, I TOLD you it cold be done. I’ve been waiting for some tuning outfit or another to have a go at building up a high performance diesel, and ABT, a group that usually does high horsepower Audis, just got their hands and parts bin on Volkswagens latest Golf diesel.
The bottom line seems to be [...]
The Jetta TDI Cup “street version looks to be finally heading to dealers. This, a sporting version of economical cars, is something I’ve long been a proponent of. And in Volkswagen’s case this looks to be a car that’s both fun, and light on the wallet – and potentially the environment as well.
German body shop custom builder and highly recognized nameplate Karmann has been having a rough time of it lately. Really rough, as a matter of fact. Last I was reading, it looked like Karmann was going down for good. Now comes word that VW, long time working partner/client of some of Karmann’s best known work [...]
To launch the all-new 2010 GTI, VW teamed up with Firemint, the creators of the excellent iPhone racing game Real Racing to produce a free game based off of Real Racing, but with the 2010 GTI the only drivable car. The game is available worldwide in the iTunes App Store.
Play the game regularly and you [...]
David Richert in Volkswagen Factory in Dresden, Germany
A race car driver’s perspective…
Over the last few years I have had the opportunity to experience things which many can only dream of doing. Though the path has been filled with many risks, trials and a lot of hard work, it’s moments like these when I [...]
Here’s some numbers that will warm the heart of almost any gearhead out there: 270HP and Four-Wheel drive. That’s what the new Golf R from Volkswagen is cranking and how it’s putting that power to the ground. That translates into the fastest ever Golf produced by the factory (aftermarket tuners don’t count).
Not only is it [...]
It looks like one of consequences of VW buying Porsche is that the controversial Porsche Panamera is likely to become some sort of permium, high end VW product. If not ending up a VW, the four-door coupe’s platform might end up with one of VW’s other brands, either Bentley, Bugatti or Audi. After amortizing all [...]
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