Volkswagen GTI revealed ahead of Geneva motor show: Two power levels highlight Euro lineup
The next-generation, European-spec Volkswagen GTI will be revealed next week at the
Volkswagen Shows The Car It Did Not Want You To Have: The Golf GTI
When I helped Volkswagen launch its Golf GTI in 1976, Volkswagen wanted to make only 5,000. They wanted to make even less, actually, but 5,000 were needed for homologation as a racer. Volkswagen was convinced that no mentally stable person would be nuts enough to buy a little car like that with a 110 hp engine. Boy were they ever wrong. It took well into the 80’s for the Golf GTI to come to America. When I said “Americans love muscle cars,” the answer was: “Haven’t you heard? 55 miles an hour…
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Volkswagen Shows The Car It Did Not Want You To Have: The Golf GTI
When I helped Volkswagen launch its Golf GTI in 1976, Volkswagen wanted to make only 5,000. They wanted to make even less, actually, but 5,000 were needed for homologation as a racer. Volkswagen was convinced that no mentally stable person would be nuts enough to buy a little car like that with a 110 hp engine. Boy were they ever wrong. It took well into the 80’s for the Golf GTI to come to America. When I said “Americans love muscle cars,” the answer was: “Haven’t you heard? 55 miles an hour…
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Report: Volkswagen planning CC Shooting Brake by 2015, to plug lineup gap between Passat and Phaeton
AutoCarUK reports that Volkswagen is pursuing plans to produce a sleeker and more practical version of its sexy Passat CC four-door coupe, called the CC Shooting Brake. According to this report, Volkswagen will be making the CC Shooting Brake from its versatile MQB modular architecture.
Tentatively set for a launch in early 2015, the CC Shooting Brake is said to be longer than the CC sedan itself and will fill the gap between the Passat and the flagship Phaeton.
AutoCarUK also speculated that we could e…
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Ogier triumphs in Rally Sweden as Volkswagen claims maiden victory – video
Wolfsburg – A milestone for Volkswagen in motorsport: Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia (F/F) have won the Rally Sweden at the wheel of the Polo R WRC. In doing so, Volkswagen has already far exceeded its own expectations of what is the team’s debut season in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
In only its second competitive outing, the 315-hp World Rally Car from Wolfsburg emerged triumphant on the Scandinavian ice and snow against strong opposition – including nine-time world champion Sé…
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WHY Is Chrysler Trying To Take Down Volkswagen? $1,000 Conquest Offer Through March
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Call Me Unmellow Yellow: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR Special Edition [2013 Chicago Auto Show]
As tribute to a special-edition 1970s Beetle that today’s younger VW diehards may only vaguely aware of, Volkswagen’s new Beetle GSR might not deliver the heritage punch the company has in mind. It should, however, appeal to older folks who remember the original Gelb Schwarzer Renner—“Yellow Black Racer”—and perhaps even people who just like their cars to resemble bumblebees. READ MORE ››
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Call Me Unmellow Yellow: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR Special Edition [2013 Chicago Auto Show]
As tribute to a special-edition 1970s Beetle that today’s younger VW diehards may only vaguely aware of, Volkswagen’s new Beetle GSR might not deliver the heritage punch the company has in mind. It should, however, appeal to older folks who remember the original Gelb Schwarzer Renner—“Yellow Black Racer”—and perhaps even people who just like their cars to resemble bumblebees. READ MORE ››
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2013 Volkswagen GTI Ends Production With Wolfsburg, Driver’s Editions – 2013 Chicago
To commemorate the end of the Volkswagen GTI’s sixth generation, two special-edition hot hatches debut at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show: the 2013 GTI Wolfsburg Edition and the 2013 GTI Driver’s Edition. Both GTIs will be limited to just the four-door body style and three paint colors: Candy White, Carbon Steel Gray, and Deep Black. [...]
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More Power to the People: Volkswagen Updates Amarok Pickup Truck…Again
If it seems like only yesterday that Volkswagen introduced the 2013MY Amarok in Europe, it is because the latest version of the pickup truck was only just launched into the market in November. At the time, the Amarok was presented with a base 2.0-liter TDI rated for 120hp (122PS) and a new 2.0 BiTDI delivering 178hp (180PS). Read more »