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Volkswagen is bringing GTI U.S.-spec in New York
Volkswagen revealed U.S.-spec versions of its 6th-gen Golf and the GTI, the pavement-eating cousin, earlier today on the International Auto Show in New York.Following on the past GTI units tradition, the performance variant of the 6th-gen auto will not appear totally different from the basic vehicle. That being said, bigger tires and wheels, a low suspension plus a few GTI-specific pieces are now part of the equation. Surround red grille returns, albeit on the revised form. The all-new GTI runs with a 258lb-ft torque, 210-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder. Volkswagen’s DSG 6-speed transmission will be found on the GTI, a 6-speed manual too. The all-new GTI ...
Tags: vw, volkswagen, gti, usa, u.s., spec, ny, new york
Chrysler idles its two Canadian factories; the reason: parts shortage
Chrysler have enough work already but, the Michigan-based carmaker is forced to idle 2 of its production facilities in Canada. The shutdowns that occurred at Brampton, Windsor Chrysler plants – are because of a parts shortage.Automotive News says the parts shortage the is a result of a fight with a supplier. Chrysler shutdown the factory in Windsor – that makes the Volkswagen Routan, Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Country and Town – on Wednesday, being followed by the Brampton plant shuttering on Thursday. This Brampton facility builds the Dodge Charger, Challenger and the Chrysler 300 unit too.'We have a parts shortage at one of our ...
Tags: chrysler, idle, canada, shortage, shutdown
VW GTD debuting next month
Late previous year, word broke that VW was readying some diesel-powered variant of its amazing GTI hatch model, and it appears as though that oil-burning car will be surfacing next month. Called Golf GTD, the diesel GTI will be unveiled in April in Leipzig at the AMI Car Show.The GTD will be using the powerplant 2.0L TDI of VW, tuned to make 170 horsepower plus 258 b-ft torque. The power is sent to the front wheels through a 6-speed manual or DSG gearbox of VW. Although is not as fast as the GTI counterpart, this GTD will accomplish the sprint from zero to sixxty in ...
Tags: vw, wolkswagen, gtd
WCOTY announcing the finalists
The Auto Show in New York has a really odd placement. And... by the time of that event, most of the carmakers have revealed already their great releases for the present year plus are waiting for those shows in the fall (Frankfurt/Paris) teasing the huge releases for the upcoming year. So 1 thing that became great deal coming out of the event is the World Car of the Year Awards.Back in January, they were eleven finalists, and the jury narrowed now the field to 3: Ford Fiesta Toyota iQ Volkswagen Golf VIThere are sub-categories also, and 1 that we are interested in particularly are the ...
Tags: wcoty, finalist, win, winner, competition, award, show, event
Chrysler axes 1 shift at the minivan plant in Windsor
Automobile job cuts in industry have become sadly a daily occurrence almost, with Chrysler struggling it announcing now more layoffs (blue-collar). Amid non-stop slumping sales, Chrysler cuts 1,200 workers from its production facility in Windsor, Ontario.Chrysler this week earlier announced that the 1,200 jobs cut and 1 shift – leaving only 2 – at its Windsor factory. Chrysler Windsor plant makes the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivan units and the VW-badged Routan model. Windsor has been hit hard by the auto downturn, having the city with a 10.9 % rate of unemployment – the highest in every important city from this ...
Tags: chrysler, windsor, minivan, vw, volkswagen
ABT unveis its full 2009 aero lineup
When the tuners from Bavaria develop a body wrap for a car, they want to design their own. So, the goal is to build a unique wrap that gives the car an individuality sense yet still be recognized as an ABT product. For ABT 2009 is introducing pure, aerodynamic treatments for most Audi and Volkswagen units. When the of ABT Sportsline designers work on a car, it's having the aim of making the auto having its own character – recognizable from all the angles. 'In our design specifications it therefore states that all components, from the wheels to the exhaust unit, have to be ...
Tags: abt, audi, volkswagen, 2009, aero
ABT tuning the sixth VW Golf
ABT Sportsline released upgrade packages information for the 6th generation of Volkswagen Golf. These German tuners given this people's auto a complete body wrap complimented with wheels of 18 or 19 inch and integrated exhaust quad tips, transforming the vehicle into some aggressive small hatchback. The managing director for the world’s largest customizer of cars in the VW Group is quite taken by the all-new Wolfsburg 'evergreen' variant: 'The new Golf is an outstanding basis for our designers and technicians - and they’ve already succeeded in creating five awe-inspiring predecessor series.' For ABT Golf VI, Kempten firm created a sporty visual set geared perfectly to ...
Tags: abt, vw, tuning, golf, volkswagen
Volkswagen Accessories - new styling package
Volkswagen`s offering now accessories for its customers in Europe, giving a sportier aspect to most of the vehicles. For the die-hard Volkswagen fans in America, lots of the available pieces will fit the cars in North America...but whatever you do , you still can not make a Scirocco unit from scratch utilizing these pieces. Rear apron, front apron, roof spoiler edge and side skirts - this is what units like Scirocco, Golf, Passat CC and Tiguan will be adding with the all-new Volkswagen Accessories styling package. The new wrap makes the autos to look sportier having a new distinctive and aerodynamic shape. The brand ...
Tags: volkswagen, vw, accessories, style, sports, package
B&B presents us Volkwagen Eos
Volkswagen Eos unit has a bit of some bad reputation in America. It looks cute, 200 hp 2.0-liter engine, plus extra weight that's from the folding hardtop, ensuring the fanboys now stay away on droves.In the Europe territory it's different. Eos - V6 3.2-liter producing 250 hp. Since its engine is now off the Volkswagen parts bin shelf, also it's shared with some other vehicles like Audi A4. Meaning there are lots of tuners already with parts ready for the Eos spice up. So, tuners like the B&B are putting real wind on your European... hair.With changes that include turbochargers mainly, B&B can now upgrade ...
Tags: volkwagen, vw, eos, b&b, tuning
New details and rendering on Audi S1
Audi learned the lesson with its A2 unit. The hated bubble auto never reached America, but it wasn't noticed. This will not be the case on the future A1 and the hotter S1 model.Like most Volkswagen Group projects, the S1/A1 will dig quite deep in for the goodies. The auto will be sharing a platform with VW Polo, but it does not stop here. For S1, Audi utilizes the same 1.4-liter turbocharged engine as the Volkswagen Polo GTi Cup Edition. It makes 178 hp in VW; Audi is will upgrade the engine with around 200 hp.The engine is fitted to a 7-speed twin-clutch S-Tronic ...
Tags: audi, s1, a1, rendering, future, vw, volkswagen, polo, a2
- october 2002
Volkswagen Caddy Combi Maxi
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- october 2005
Volkswagen Caddy Combi
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 196 km/h- october 2004
Volkswagen Eos
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 160 km/h- october 2002
Volkswagen Fox
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- october 2003
Volkswagen Golf
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 178 km/h- april 2007
Volkswagen Golf Variant
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 168 km/h- may 2007
Volkswagen CrossGolf
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- may 2007
Volkswagen Golf Plus
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- november 2006
Volkswagen Jetta
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 180 km/h- april 2006
Volkswagen Multivan
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 166 km/h- april 2006
Volkswagen New Beetle
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 193 km/h- july 2007
Volkswagen New Beetle Cabrio
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- july 2007
Volkswagen Passat
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 182 km/h- november 2007
Volkswagen Passat Variant
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 225 km/h- september 2008
Volkswagen Passat CC
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 213 km/h- january 2009
Volkswagen Phaeton
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 208 km/h- january 2005
Volkswagen Polo
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 190 km/h- september 2007
Volkswagen CrossPolo
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 329 km/h- july 2008
Volkswagen Scirocco
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 300 km/h- august 2005
Volkswagen Sharan
2-doors, cabriolet
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 280 km/h- november 2005
Volkswagen Tiguan
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 157 km/h- april 2007
Volkswagen Touareg
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 183 km/h- september 2005
Volkswagen CrossTouran
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 186 km/h- october 2005
Volkswagen Touran
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 190 km/h- august 2004
Volkswagen Bora
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 165 km/h- january 1997
Volkswagen Bora Variant
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 176 km/h- march 1998
Volkswagen Corrado
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 174 km/h- may 1997
Volkswagen Derby
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 170 km/h- march 2004
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 225 km/h- october 1982
Volkswagen Lupo
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 193 km/h- april 2000
Volkswagen Polo Coupe
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 188 km/h- november 2001
Volkswagen Polo Fun
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 330 km/h- march 1982
Volkswagen Polo Sedan
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 155 km/h- february 1983
Volkswagen Polo Variant
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 190 km/h- january 1995
Volkswagen Santana
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h- august 1999
Volkswagen Vento
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 185 km/h
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