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Wednesday, Nov 4
Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street Hitting Dealerships Soon
For those that don't know about it, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup is VW's foray into grassroots motorsports in the U.S., finding and giving an outlet for younger drivers to get into road racing, raising the profile of diesels as more than green machines at the same time. The 2010 Jetta TDI Cup "S...
Monday, Oct 26
Review: 2010 Volkswagen GTI
This year Volkswagen decided to do away with the Rabbit name for the U.S., instead going back to the global Golf moniker, but despite the name-change, the 2010 Volkswagen GTI , based on the Golf, is still largely the same as it was last year. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's been made a...
Thursday, Oct 22
Report: Porsche To Share Panamera, 911 Platforms With Other VW Group Brands
Earlier this month rumors emerged that Volkswagen plans to kill off the 2010 Porsche Panamera and Cayenne after their current model cycle. Then the pendulum swung the other way, with reports alleging the Panamera platform would be shared to other VW Group brands. Today, a new report has Po...
VW Launches 2010 GTI With iPhone and iPod Touch App
In Pebble Beach, we saw the 2011 Infiniti M become the first car launched "virtually," thanks to a high-tech projection display system. Today, Volkswagen is the first carmaker to launch a car in the App Store, with the availability of the new Real Racing GTI game. If you're a fan of VW or iPhon...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Volkswagen Confirms Plans To Take 49.9% Stake In Porsche
In late July Porsche announced Wendelin Wiedeking would be leaving his position as the company's CEO to be replaced by Michael Macht, clearing the way for the supervisory board at Volkswagen to lay the foundation for an integrated company with Porsche under Volkswagen leadership. Toda...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Spy Shots: 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan Facelift
The Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little over two years but a facelift for the compact SUV is planned. The changes are designed to bring the styling of the Tiguan in line with the rest of Volkswagen family. Other models getting the same corporate styling treatment inclu...
Lamborghini Offers Low-Interest Finance For Murcielago
Lamborghini has announced a new “Retail Finance Plan” of low-interest loans for its most exclusive vehicles on the market, the Murcielago LP640 Coupe and Roadster (model years 2009 and 2010). The supercar brand is partnering with Woodside Credit and Volkswagen Credit Inc. to provide al...
Thursday, Oct 8
Official: VW To Eye F1 Only If Costs Are Lower
An official from German luxury auto brand Audi has hinted that parent group Volkswagen might enter formula one if the costs continue to come down. Reinhold Carl, managing director of Audi Singapore, is quoted by the Straits Times newspaper as musing that while budgets are dropping, team...
Wednesday, Oct 7
2012 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid Preview
An all-new Touareg is due from Volkswagen next year as a 2011 model. Following later in 2011 as a 2012 model, VW is planning a hybrid version of the SUV to take its place alongside the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid and Audi Q7 Hybrid which will share the same basic platform and battery technology. Unl...
Volkswagen Confirms New Midsize Sedan To Replace Passat In U.S.
While the new Mark VI Golf occupies many of the world's top auto journalists at a drive event today, including our own Marty Padgett, High Gear Media has managed to get an exclusive take on VW's plans for the still unnamed New Midsize Sedan (NMS), and how it will effectively replace the Pass...
VW Officials Confirm 2010 Golf GTI-R For U.S.
R32. That three-character alphanumeric code is capable of kick-starting a whole subculture of hot hatch fans into overdrive. And for good reason--the Volkswagen Golf R32 was one of the most complete packages on the market, with power, handling, features and style for a still-affordabl...
Tuesday, Oct 6
2010 Volkswagen GTI Preview
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI is finally making its way to the U.S. in Mark VI form, and though it's down 10 horsepower on its international-spec doppelganger, it's actually quicker 0-60 mph. And with a new exterior, interior upgrades and a price right on top of the old GTI, the 2010 model stands to w...
Wednesday, Nov 12
Volkswagen up! concept to spawn new Lupo family
It’s often the case that a radical concept car will be developed for a major car show only to be put away in storage never to be heard of or seen again once the show’s over. Fortunately for fans of the 2007 up! concept, Volkswagen won’t be mothballing its new baby. Instead it plans to launch a new f...
