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New VW Sharan gets sliding doors

The new Volkswagen Sharan is a welcome launch at Geneva as the Sharan that it replaces was getting pretty old in terms of looks wise, sticking out like a sore thumb in the updated Volkswagen line-up. The Sharan is a model that will be familiar to us if we’ve been following Proton developments. Long ago before the Exora was launched, Proton was in need of an MPV and a badge engineered Sharan platform MPV was one of the models along with a Perdana based on the Passat that was proposed to fill the gaps in Proton’s product line-up.

Volkswagen highlights the Sharan as being capable of 5.3 liters per 100km on the combined cycle, which Volkswagen claims is a world best in its class for fuel economy. This is achieved with the 140 PS Sharan 2.0 TDI model. This TDI model is also the only engine in the Sharan available with all wheel drive. (more…)

New Polo range for Geneva

VW Crosspolo

Volkswagen will reveal its new Polo range at Geneva Motor Show, range which includes the base Polo, a high-efficiency Bluemotion model, the GTI version unveiled earlier this week and the CrossPolo revealed today. The latest generation CrossPolo takes the hatchback’s sharp new styling and beefs it up with black plastic molding around the wheel arches, across the sills and bottom of each door, as well as on the front and rear bumpers. The front bumper gets a honeycomb treatment for the lower air intake and light silver trim at the bottom that suggests underbody protection (there isn’t any, though). Also included are the CrossPolo’s trademark silver anodized roof rails and handsome 17-inch two-tone wheels. (more…)

2011 Volkswagen Touareg

2011 Volkswagen Touareg

Unveiled a couple of weeks earlier than Geneva Motor Show, Touareg doesn’t catch your attention at the first sight, as there aren’t many changes to its exterior dimensions. What is obvious is the more sculpted sides and latest VW trend for the horizontal lines to the face that was adopted for 2011 Touareg, too.

Like any revived model, there had to be some figures modified, too. And there are: fuel efficiency was improoved by the redesign and weight reduction – the new base Touareg is now nearly 460 pounds lighter than its predecessor. Of course, there have been made some engine tweaks, too. (more…)

VW’s super Polo shoots award after award

Out of a total of 34 cars that competed for votes from the readers of ADAC Motorwelt, adorable Polo snatched second place. “Gelber Engel” is one of the most coveted trophies in the auto industry and little VW devil has been capable of satisfying numerous panels of experts since its market launch in May 2009: Thus the successful super-mini reaped the much sought-after ‘Car of the Year’ award; auto motor sport decorated it with the ‘Best Car of 2009′; the Polo got the ‘Green’ and ‘Golden Steering Wheel’ from Springer Verlag and was awarded the ‘Auto Trophy’ prize by Autozeitung.

The success of the Volkswagen Group was complemented by a ‘Gelber Engel 2010′ award for AUDI. The Ingolstadt company prevailed as the strongest brand, as it has done in the last two years.

Go Polo!

Great Expectations: VW Compact Coupe

Forget the stupefyingly unimaginative name! This here is a car that has real production potential, and is also downright handsome to boot. This is the New Compact Coupe, VW style: technology, get-up and some pretty impressive performance figures.

It is a very well proportioned car, stylish, catchy, not to mention it’s as green as my hemp seedling Tesla Motors’ Roadster. We didn’t expect otherwise, VW!

The New Compact Coupe is motivated, primarily, by a TSI gasoline engine that is as fuel efficient as it is sporty, putting out150 PS of power. That TSI engine is paired with an electric motor that gives out and additional 20 kW / 27 PS. And you also get one of the best gearboxes in the industry, VW’s 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG). And as far as those performance figures are concerned, check these out: 45 mpg, 0 to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds and it puts out just 98 g/km CO2, and top out at 227 km/h.

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VW has done it again: Golf R

Golf TDI-Hybrid concept won’t make it to production

We all know that Hybrids and Diesels are rivals in a world with high fuel prices.While people are wondering why no automaker has ever thought to combine them, Volkswagen(who looked to be the first to realise this) announced that Golf TDI Hybrid concept won’t make it to production.

According to Volkswagen,Gold TDI-Hybrid concept is capable of 89g/km of CO2 emissions and returns 69mpg (Imperial) at the pumps thanks to a 220V electric motor and 1.2 liter inline-3 diesel. Drive is delivered via VW’s newest 7-speed DSG transmission.

Even if the Golf TDI-Hybrid concept won’t make it to production,VW is planning to release it in a few years.

Upcoming VW Golf Cabriolet

The German brand will produce a drop-top version of VW Golf : VW Golf Cabriolet . The new Golf will compete with models such as Ford Focus CC and Peugeot 308 CC.

The top will give the Golf a classy look,being a traditional fabric top,not a metal one.The roof can be lowered or raised with the car moving at up to 20mph and it won’t take longer than 10 seconds.

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Volkswagen recalling 410,000 Passats

Volkswagen made the announcement that they will be recalling every gasoline-powered Passat model that was sold in the United States from 1999 to 2005 — about 410,000 autos. Moreover, this recall is not just for this one issue. Some Passat units recalled to Volkswagen dealerships will have now three potential defects checked.

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2.0 TDI on 2008 VW Tiguan

The strongest Tiguan model yet, equipped with an all-new TDI 170 PS 2.0-litre common rail diesel engine has been released for ordering now. Combining bigger torque than a Golf GTI unit with the efficiency, the lower emissions and the refinement you would expect from some modern diesel, the Tiguan vehicle strikes a balance between economy and performance.

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