2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, Petrol Versions Now Available - (Australia)Volkswagen now is regarded as a serious contender in the thriving Compact SUV segment in Australia with the introduction of the Volkswagen Tiguan – offering the versatility and spaciousness of an SUV and the quality, style and technology of a Volkswagen. The Tiguan TDI has been available since May 2008 and both petrol versions are now also available. The Tiguan’s dynamic exterior styling, generous dimensions and fresh interior have been matched up to both TDI and TSI technology offering...
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2009 Volkswagen Golf BiFuelIn a world premiere at the Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen is presenting the first Golf ever to be factory-equipped for operation with auto gas (LPG). The bivalent drive – a simple switchover and it can be driven with gasoline – reduces costs and emissions. When the new Golf BiFuel is powered by LPG (liquified petroleum gas), its environmental impact compared to a gasoline engine: a greater than 10 percent reduction in CO2 emissions.
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2009 Volkswagen Passat CC IndividualWhen the Passat CC was launched in early 2008, it was the first four-door coupe from Volkswagen to go into production. The concept and design of this Volkswagen are defining fresh new accents beyond the mainstream. In a motor show premiere, Volkswagen is now presenting a new exclusive version: the Passat CC Individual. After the Eos, Passat and Touareg, this is the fourth model under the “Individual” label to go into production. Exterior characteristics: new wheel designs and color worlds....
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Volkswagen Golf Plus Collectors Edition Concept CarOn a concept car based on the new Golf Plus, Volkswagen Individual is providing a demonstration of just how limitless the hidden possibilities of individualization are: the Collectors Edition. This concept car is outfitted with the exclusive “White pearl effect” body color. Providing the necessary contact to the road are size 225/40 tires on new 18-inch “Bilbao” alloy wheels. Inside and out, the Golf Plus Collectors Edition exudes a kind of lounge ambiance. And not only because of the...
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2009 Volkswagen Scirocco Studie RIt was a triumphant drive: in May 2008, three Scirocco GT24 cars lined up at the start of the 24-hour endurance race on the Nürburgring track. At the wheel: driving legends the likes of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Carlos Sainz. The teams drove two 238 kW / 325 PS strong race cars to a dual victory at the finish line, first and second in their class. Now Volkswagen is presenting a street version of the race car at the Bologna Motor Show: the Scirocco Studie R. A genuine Grand Tourismo with a 198 kW /...
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2009 Volkswagen Golf Plus VI AnnouncedWithin just three and a half years, the Golf Plus has made a name for itself as an established product in the Golf lineup. Its brand identity: clever like a van, compact like a Golf. Over this time period, more than 500,000 car drivers across Europe chose a plus in interior and seat heights, a plus in variability, and finally a plus in comfort. This is now being followed up by a Volkswagen Golf Plus VI that has been improved in many aspects. Volkswagen is presenting it as a world premiere at...
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Video: Volkswagen Pickup Concept CarThe Volkswagen Pickup Concept Car was announced at the IAA in Hanover not long ago.
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Volkswagen CC Performance Concept CarPowerful performance meets luxury in the Super CC performance concept Volkswagen unveiled at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The Performance CC brings a sleek exterior treatment highlighted by black chrome exterior accents, grey pearl paint with custom front and rear bumper, side panels and machined aluminum spoiler. The black treatment continues inside with high-gloss piano black accents offset by matte black graphics. Customer black leather Recaro seats and matching floor mats are...
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New Golf is Awarded Maximum Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety RatingThe new Volkswagen Golf VI has been awarded a maximum five-star rating by the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash test agency. The new Golf’s result matches the star rating achieved by the current Golf V. However, the new Golf has received 36 out of a possible 37 points for occupant protection leading to its five-star award. In the area of pedestrian safety, the new Golf scored an impressive 3 stars. The new Golf will be among the safest vehicles currently on sale,...
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2009 Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion 2, Now on Sale - (UK)The most efficient, economical and environmentally friendly Passat yet produced, the new BlueMotion 2, opens for ordering this week. Building on the gains in efficiency made by the existing Passat BlueMotion, the new BlueMotion 2 features an automatic Stop/start system linked to a new 2.0-litre TDI 110 PS common rail diesel engine. This replaces the outgoing 1.9-litre TDI 105 PS unit injector powerplant. Based on a conventional Passat bodyshell the BlueMotion 2 features optimised...
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2009 Volkswagen Eos Convertible, Updated - (Global)Volkswagen has expanded its Eos convertible coupé range, introducing a new entry-level model with a lower price and offering customers better value than ever. The newly introduced S trim will cost £585 less than the current entry-level Eos, which in turn gains extra specification and will now be known as SE. The Sport and Individual models will remain, but also gain additional equipment. The previous entry price for the Eos was £20,025, but prices for the new line-up start from £19,440...
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2009 Volkswagen Caddy Sportline, Adds Excitement to the Range - (UK)Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has released prices and specifications for the exciting new Caddy Sportline and Caddy Maxi Sportline models announced last month, which along with the existing Transporter Sportline panel vans and five-seater kombi, expand Volkswagen’s stylish Sportline range to five models. Volkswagen’s Sportline range is designed for customers who want a van that stands out from the crowd and creates a dynamic and premium image, with swift performance to match. The new...
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2009 Volkswagen Golf VI Pricing Announced - (UK)Prices have been announced for the sixth generation Golf and customers can now place an order for the new model in a Volkswagen Retailer ahead of the cars arriving in the UK in January. Starting from £13,150 ‘on the road’ RRP for the entry-level S three-door model with a 1.4-litre 80 PS engine, prices rise to £20,980 for the range-topping GT five-door with 2.0-litre TDI 140 PS and six-speed DSG gearbox. The new Golf is available in three trim levels – S, SE and GT – and all boast a high...
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New 2009 Volkswagen BlueMotion Range - (UK)Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range of vehicles has expanded with the addition of the Touran and Sharan people carriers – which are among the most efficient seven-seater vehicles on the market. BlueMotion represents the most efficient model in each of Volkswagen’s passenger car ranges and combines a series of small changes to the vehicle’s body, drivetrain, engine and even the tyres in order to reduce strain on the engine and, in turn, reduce emissions and increase economy. Both vehicles...
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New 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli - (Australia)Volkswagen’s most powerful Golf GTI – the limited edition Pirelli model – made its debut at the Australian International Motor Show.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC - (Australia)Volkswagen is presenting the new Passat CC at the Australian International Motor Show. This will be the first local appearance for this stylishly engineered coupe, which has enjoyed success across the globe since its European launch in May.
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Video: New 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI - (Global)Volkswagens new Golf GTI was unveiled to the public for the first time at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. With an updated 154kW (207bhp) 2.0-litre four cylinder TSI petrol engine the go-fast Golf should be a great drive.
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2009 Volkswagen Scirocco New Engines - (Global)Volkswagen has announced a new entry-level specification and two additional engines for the Scirocco coupé, which are now available for ordering from Volkswagen Retailers. Prices for the entry-level model, fitted with a 1.4-litre TSI 160 PS engine, start at £18,790 RRP on the road, opening the possibility of Scirocco ownership to a wider audience.
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2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI + - (Global)Following on from last weeks details on the all new 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI which will produce 207bhp (154kw) comes the report from AutoCar magazine that this is just the start when it comes to go-fast Golf’s. A performance diesel variant, going by the name of GTD, will go on sale in Europe in the second quarter of 2009, featuring a twin-turbocharged 2.0L engine producing more than 200bhp and 260lb ft of torque.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Concept - Official Details - (Global)In 1976 the Mk I Golf GTI was launched as a low volume addition to the Golf range. Thirty two years, five generations and 1.7 million sales after that car established the breed, the sixth generation of the GTI has been unveiled in concept form ahead of its public debut next month at the Paris Motor Show.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI - (Global)Volkswagen has released images of its ‘GTI Concept’ which will be unveiled on October 2nd at the Paris Motor Show. However don’t let the ‘Concept’ tag fool you, what you see here will be almost exactly what you’ll be able to buy from your local Volkswagen dealer next year.
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2009 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI - (Global)UK magazine Auto Express has just reviewed two variants from the new Golf range, the petrol powered 1.4 TSI and the diesel powered 2.0 TDI and has given them both 5 of out 5 stars. We cannot remember the last time a major auto magazine gave 5 stars for two variants at the launch of a new small car range.
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2009 Volkswagen Polo and Passat BlueMotion - (Australia)In a special Australian preview, Volkswagen will have two models of the BlueMotion model range on display at this year’s Australian International Motor Show – The Polo BlueMotion and the Passat BlueMotion.
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Volkswagen Concept Pickup - (Global)Volkswagen has released images of the Volkswagen Concept Pickup, which is probably 90% of what you’ll be able to buy from late 2009 in you live in South America, South Africa, Australia or Europe. Volkswagen spokesperson, Jens Bobsein, said that other markets will follow, which means that Americans buyers will have to wait a little longer.
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Original Volkswagen Beetle R.I.P? - (Global)The San Franscio Chronicles is reporting that Mexico’s City council wants to replace the 80,000 original Volkswagen Beetle’s currently used as the cities taxis. The aim is that by 2012 the city transport and road ministry will get every car that is over 10 ten years old off the cities streets.
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1968-1974 Volkswagen 411 - A History Lesson - (Global)Forty years have passed since Volkswagen presented the VW 411, at that time the company’s largest and most powerful model yet, to some 200 journalists in Wolfsburg. The journalists had earlier put the VW 411 through its paces on the new Volkswagen proving ground in Ehra-Lessien, testing the vehicle’s equipment and performance. Volkswagen built 367,728 units until production ceased in July 1974, and 416 of these are currently registered as old-timers.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI - (Global)UK’s car magazine have provided details on the upcoming new mark VI Golf range, and it sounds like Volkswagen’s top selling C-segment car is in for a busy 12 months of new variant releases. Firstly, we are less than two weeks away from the new GTI appearing at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It will be unveiled on October 2nd, where we’ll see a number of styling upgrades over the standard variants. The current GTI’s twin exhaust which is currently positioned to one side will be replaced by two...
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2010 Volkswagen Robust Pickup - (Global)It appears Volkswagen is only a week away from unveiling a thinly veiled concept that will prevail next years all new Pickup. Talk of Volkswagen entering this segment has been going on for a number of years, AutoCar magazine featured a story on it way back in March 2005, and now the website PickUpTrucks.com say that the concept will appear at next weeks 62nd IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany.
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2009 Volkswagen Crafter Conversion - (UK)A Volkswagen Crafter panel van has been converted into a mobile gentleman’s barbers shop for Barbus Service UK Limited based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Caddy Sportline Models - (UK)Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has released the first images of two exciting new models in its stylish Sportline range – the Caddy Sportline and Caddy Maxi Sportline vans, set to go on sale next month.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion Concept Car - (Global)Volkswagen has today unveiled the remarkable Golf BlueMotion concept vehicle, a car capable of achieving a combined 74.3 mpg while emitting just 99 g/km of CO2. This matches the economy of the Polo BlueMotion, itself among the most efficient vehicles currently on sale.
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2009 Volkswagen Scirocco - (UK)The very first examples of the new Scirocco are set to be delivered to customers at Volkswagen retailers across the UK this week as the much-anticipated coupé makes its debut.
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2008 Volkswagen Caddy Topos Sail Concept - (Global)Among the display of leisure vehicles and campers on the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles stand at Europe’s largest recreational vehicle show that starts in Düsseldorf, Germany this weekend will be an interesting Caddy Topos Sail design concept which takes its nautical theme to the extreme of having a wooden boat deck on its roof.
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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan - (Russia)At the Moscow International Motor Show (08/26 to 09/07) Volkswagen is presenting the largest range of models ever shown in Russia under the VW label. Marking its debut on the strongly growing Russian market are the Tiguan and the new Passat CC.
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New 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC Gold Coast - (USA)To kick off the market launch of the new CC, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will debut a CC Gold Coast at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 15-17. The CC Gold Coast highlights the luxury sports coupe with powerful performance, strong lines and luxury touches combining the emotional and expressive stance of a sports coupé with the convenience of a luxury sedan.
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2009 Volkswagen Golf R32 - (Australia)The Golf R32, with its individual looks, represents Volkswagen’s first model release within the R series line-up. The R32 was launched in 2004 with a limited run of the MK IV R32 and has now been established as an award-winning model within the Volkswagen range.
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2009 Volkswagen Touareg R50 - (Australia)Volkswagen’s most powerful diesel, the Touareg R50, is easily recognizable with its 21-inch Omanyt alloy wheels with 295 tyres, blue painted brake callipers, discrete wheel well flares and independent bumpers. Inside, the features include a sports seat system in anthracite coloured Napa leather with integrated R series logo in the headrests.
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2009 Volkswagen Passat R36 - (Australia)The new Passat R36 was created by Volkswagen Individual, the specialist team for producing unique Volkswagen models. Following in the popular footsteps of the Golf R32 and the Touareg R50, the Passat R36 is the third model to debut under Volkswagen’s R series label offering power, style and performance. Available in either sedan or wagon and fitted with a long list of features as standard, the Passat R36 will meet every driving need.
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Volkswagen Unveils Sixth Generation of Iconic Golf Model - (Global)Volkswagen is unveiling its most important automotive secret of the year: the new Golf. The car – Europe’s most successful with more than 26 million sold – was improved in all areas. “This sixth generation of Golf cars will completely redefine the quality and comfort level of its class over broad categories, offering more customer value than ever before”, says Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board at Volkswagen AG. The European market launch of the new Golf will begin in October;...
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New 2009 Volkwagen Golf VI Images Leaked - (Global)Images of the new 2009 Volkswagen Golf VI, have found its way onto the web earlier than the scheduled 6th of August launch date. The new Golf VI adopts styling cues from the Scirocco, bringing together a wide front grill and aggressive headlamps. The sweeping body style with a natural and liveable cockpit design will surely set this model to be a hit amongst buyers.
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Volkswagen's Hannover Bus - (Australia)Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is excited to introduce the latest addition in the Crafter series. Based on the Crafter 50 platform, the Hannover Bus will re-write the rule book on luxury bus transport.
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CGI: 2010 Volkswagen Robust - (Global)Spy photos of the Robust have lead us to believe that both single cab and double cab variants will make an appearance with the usual 4x2 and 4x4 options being available for this segment.
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New Caddy Maxi Life - (Australia)The Caddy Maxi Life is the ingenious new people mover within the Volkswagen range. The Caddy Maxi Life can seat up to seven adults comfortably with ample leg and headroom. The Caddy Maxi Life is a neat blend of form and function to meet a range of people and luggage carrying needs. The Caddy Maxi Life effectively rethinks automobile tradition by setting new standards for utilizing clever space.
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New VW Jetta TDI - (USA)Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that U.S. buyers of the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen are eligible for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a certification letter affirming that the vehicles qualify for the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit.
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Three Concepts Reflect the Past, Present and Future at Goodwood - (Global)A trio of Volkswagen concept vehicles are set to make their UK debut at The Goodwood Festival of Speed between Friday 11th and Sunday 13th July.
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New Volkswagen 2028 Concepts - (Global)Appearances of four innovative models are displayed, the first being the “Up!” which had been presented at the 2007 International Motor Show in Frankfurt, the “Ego” a two seater sports coupe, the “One” a single seater transporter and the “Room” a larger four seater model.
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To the Point: Scirocco - (Germany)The countdown is running for the new era Scirocco: the third generation of the sports car will already be arriving on the market in August. Volkswagen is staging the comeback of a legend with the debut of the two-door car – Scirocco generations I and II wrote history as the most successful Volkswagen coupé of all time with about 800,000 units sold.
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The New Volkswagen Tiguan - (Australia)Volkswagen has entered the thriving Compact SUV segment in Australia for the first time with the all new Tiguan – offering the versatility and spaciousness of an SUV and the quality, style and technology of a Volkswagen.
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The New Volkswagen Caddy Maxi VanFollowing on from the success of the Caddy Van, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is now offering a new class of vehicle - the Caddy Maxi Van.
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New Additions to the Volkswagen Golf Range: Special Model Edition and Pacific with Extra Value and...Since its introduction in May 1974, the Golf model has established itself as a best-selling car for Volkswagen both in and outside of Germany for more than three decades in spite of constantly growing competition. The Golf possesses a genuinely classless status that crosses all social borders. Its owners value their car for its authenticity, its comfort, its safety and its unbounded suitability for everyday use as well as for perfect attention to detail, high standards of material quality, and...
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Volkswagen in Geneva: International Debut of the New SciroccoVolkswagen is putting on a spectacular parade of new models in Geneva with a host of international product debuts. Taking centre stage will be the highlight of the show, the new Scirocco – a completely re-engineered all-round sports car. Another vehicle being showcased at Lake Geneva is the Golf TDI Hybrid. This concept car runs on just 3.4 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres. The 150-PS Passat Estate TSI EcoFuel, also debuting in Geneva, represents a technology leap for automobiles running on...
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New Volkswagen Caravelle-Showcased at the Melbourne International MotorshowThe all new Volkswagen Caravelle will be showcased at Melbourne International Motor Show 2008. This exciting new model will be complementing the Caddy Life and...
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Volkswagen –Melbourne International Motor Show 2008 Australian Premiere of the TiguanVolkswagen is displaying the award winning new Tiguan in an Australian premiere at the 2008 Melbourne International Motor Show. The Tiguan, which won the Golden Steering Wheel Award in Germany last November, is a completely new development from the ground up and can be recommended to all those drivers who enjoy the individual visual appearance and versatility of an SUV, but also expect a premium level of comfort and agility. The Tiguan chassis sets high standards in the world of SUV’s with its...
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New Beetle Anniversary Edition: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the New BeetleSince 2000, it has been a fixture on our streets: the New Beetle. Now in 2008, the Volkswagen cult-car has been further enhanced, in the form of the New Beetle Anniversary Edition. New alloy wheels, sports suspension, a fresh colour as well as a special interior. Altogether, this results in an exciting limited edition that has made the appearance of the New Beetle even more engaging. With the Anniversary Edition we celebrate the anniversary of the international introduction of this modern...
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Passat R36: The Sportiest Passat of All TimeAustralian premiere of the Passat R36 at Brisbane International Motor Show 2008 The Passat R36 will be launched on the market as both a Sedan and a Wagon
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