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Oh, Canada! Great White North journos pick their cars of the year
Wed, Nov 4 | from Autoblog
After pouring over vehicles ranging from the Mazda3 to the Porsche Panamera and everything in between, the Canadians have narrowed their focus to one vehicle in each of the 12 categories. Volkswagen is the best-represented automaker in the final 12, with three VW models, two Audis and th...
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Volkswagen surpasses Toyota and GM in worldwide sales, study says
Record sales for Audi in 2007 Today, in the annual press conference held at Ingolstadt,...Toyota is officially number 1 Its official: GM is no longer the world’s largest...Ford Has $8.7 Billion Loss on Writedown, Truck Sales “In the financial report, Ford said that it took... During recent times,...
10 hours ago | from Rpmgo.com
Size matters for the BMW X1 and Skoda Yeti
I can’t quite get over the size of the X1. It’s barely taller than a Scirocco and even looks dainty – in a kind of stretched wheel base way – compared to a VW Golf. But this lunchtime, it was positively dwarfed next to the 5-series GT. Technorati Tags: BMW X1, BMW 5-series GT, Skoda Yeti
Fri, Nov 6 | from Autocar.co.uk
What Retired Car Should They Still Make? [Question Of The Day]
There are so many great cars we've let pass into oblivion, put out to pasture only to be replaced by cars we like even less than the original. Because it needs to be mass-marketed and have enough safety features to survive, as well as pass some sort of tests (though, we think there should be an e...
Fri, Nov 6 | from Jalopnik
They still make that? VW Golf Mk1 ends production after 25 years
The original Volkswagen Golf Mk1 arrived as a replacement to the Volkswagen Beetle way back in 1974. Sold in the States as the Volkswagen Rabbit, the early front-wheel-drive hatchback had a transverse-mounted (water-cooled) 1.5-liter four-cylinder rated at just 70 horsepower. It was g...
Wed, Nov 4 | from Autoblog
2009 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible Silver-Red Review
Cruising down the streets in a Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible without making heads turn is quite a challenge. Despite the years and the "woman's car" stigma, this cute little drop-top still boasts an aura of popularity.
Mon, Oct 26 | from Auto123
2010 Volkswagen GTI Road Test Review
The year is 1983, and Volkswagen is about the shake up the economy car world. For in that year, VW took a solid but pedestrian car, the Rabbit, and juiced it up with a higher horsepower engine, larger wheels and tires, and suspension and trim enhancements and called it the Rabbit GTI. Do you rem...
Sat, Oct 24 | from Carpages.ca Road Tests
Opinion: eBay Find of the Day: 1984 Volkswagen GTI MkI
No doubt we've had GTI on the brain the past week or so after driving Volkswagen's new, fun, we-like-it-more-than-we-thought-we-would MkVI GTI. And if you read our review, you're aware that Volkswagen is actively trying to market the new GTI as if it's cut from the same cloth as the origin...
Thu, Oct 8 | from Autoblog
Opinion: Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.28.09
We still cringe upon hearing marketing types utter the phrase "four-door coupe." It's inherently a lie, a scam. But in the new, entry-level world of sloping roof-lines, the Volkswagen CC reigns supreme.2010 Toyota 4Runner to get four-cylinder model, third row option for 2010
Fri, Aug 28 | from Autoblog
Autoblog Podcast #137
Episode #137 of the Autoblog Podcast has arrived. Chris, Sam, and Dan are back, chewing the fat over the Acura ZDX, Death Valley spy shots of the Jaguar XJ, what will underpin Cadillac's new flagship model, Electric Lexus pricing, the ongoing Volkswagen/Porsche soap opera, and Honda's s...
Wed, Jul 22 | from Autoblog
2009 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon TDI Road Test Review
If you think that practical, economical cars are by necessity as dull as dirt, you'll love Volkswagen's Jetta Wagon TDI. Here's a car with a miserly diesel engine, scads of space for people and luggage, and a reasonable price tag. So who'd guess that it would also be the most entertaining car...
Thu, Jun 11 | from Carpages.ca Road Tests
How To: Virtual Tuning - VW Scirocco
Author: PhotoshopHelpGerman Keywords: Adobe Photoshop CS1 CS2 CS3 Tutorial German Deutsch PhotoshopHelpGerman Virtual Tuning VW Scirocco Added: May 22, 2009
Fri, May 22 | from YouTube
How To: Mighty Car Mods EP23 - ECU Reflash VW GOLF GTI
Author: mightycarmods Keywords: mighty car mods vw golf mk4 gti turbo revo tune dyno volkswagen bov boost gauge diy install wrx silvia 200sx supra micra Added: May 4, 2009
Mon, May 4 | from YouTube
How To: Audi, Land Rover, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Volvo Radio Removal
Do it yourself, how to remove Audi, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen and Volvo car stereo Author: boblizcou Keywords: install installing remove removal removing car stereo car radio stero sterio Added: February 9, 2009
Mon, Feb 9 | from YouTube
Intermittent Daily Podcast: The Weirdo’s Paradox
I’m almost due for my next car. Well, in six months. Which might as well be tomorrow. My GTI will go back to Volkswagen so that some poor clod can own it out of warranty. And this leaves me shopping for a replacement. This is where I’m in trouble. Not only do I have car-lover’s [...]
Mon, Jan 19 | from The Truth About Cars
How To: VideoTuning 5 - A Volkswagen GTI with a Z touch ;)
This VideoTuning brings to you a transformation of a Volkswagen GTi with some parts of BMW Z4, and other modifications, visit my channel to watch detailed tutorial ( VirtualTuning Series ), because VideoTunings are summaries of what you can watch in Virtual Tuning Series. Another creat...
Mon, Jan 19 | from YouTube
Daily Podcast: The Power of No
One of the nice things about having a tightly-focused brand-- complete with an explanatory tagline-- is that you know when to say "no." Pontiac: We Build Excitement. Minivan? No. Crappy coupe. Uh-uh. Mercedes: Engineered Like No Other Car in the World. Cheap shit downmarket decontented seda...
Thu, Feb 7 | from The Truth About Cars
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2009 Volkswagen GTI Review
The GTI has been associated with driving enthusiasts for over 33 years. A true industry icon, it remains a major player in the high-performance compact car segment today. You could say that the GTI is the first of its class, a class where it forged the standards.
Wed, Nov 4 | from Auto123
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2009 Volkswagen Golf City Review
Volkswagen was looking to become an active player in the small and affordable compact car class. As the import fees on the European Polo are too high, the automaker decided to take a model that had reached the end of the road, so to speak and tweak its style and drop its price. Behold, the Golf Ci...
Sat, Oct 31 | from Auto123
