Archive for the ‘VW’ Category
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Perhaps you remember the model Corrado, Volkswagen produced in that period 1988-1996. He had time for his exceptional qualities and characteristics, but has not proved particularly successful and achieved only 97 521 sales. Currently no information has appeared that the German corporation intends to revive the Corrado, but it is not prevented by designer Patrick Motsarski Miranda Media to offer his vision for a modern interpretation of the model. By computer imaging shows that Patrick has kept certain lines and styling elements from the original Corrado, but it has given a modern look and the front of the car now resembles that of the revived Scirocco.
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Although in 2012. the market will show a seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, the same year the German company will launch a cabriolet version and of the Golf 6. According to information, the vehicle will have four seats, and active soft roof bars that will pop up in any roll, but will his trunk has a capacity of 300l. The new Golf Cabrio will also boast a system similar to AIRCAP Mercedes E-Class Cabrio, whose function is to stop air flow to the rear passengers. Convertible will be offered the same set of engines as the hatchback. These are the petrol 1.2 TSI (105 h.p.), 1.4 TSI (122 h.p.) and 2.0 TSI (211 h.p.) and diesel 1.6 TDI (105 h.p.) and 2.0 TDI (140 h.p.). Have the potential to be introduced BlueMotion modification.
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Since Volkswagen is planning to present a whole new generation Touareg model at the exhibition in Geneva in March or so in New York in April, but now the Dutch Autoweek edition published low-resolution images of the car, which is in the form of toy. The new Touareg shares a common platform with the next generation of the Porsche Cayenne, which will also be released this year. Moreover, both cars will be offered the same engines and hybrid versions will be using the same technology. Unlike the Cayenne, however, whose sales are scheduled to start early spring, Volkswagen Touareg will appear in the dealers of the company until the second half of this year.
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
What Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti? If you want to own a car that would break the patterns of these marks, and not only them, buy it you are one of the Volkswagen Polo in 1977 and go to the German company AME Racing, who knows what to do about it. To understand what this is about, Watch this video, which further elaborated by the Germans Polo, in which they participate in this year’s VW Blasen, managed to go a quarter mile for an incredible 9.398 sec. By that time developed 238 kilometers per hour. From AME Racing Polo is equipped with the old 1.9-liter, 16V engine, whose power is increased to crazy 1 032 h.p. and its maximum torque of 950Nm achieved. The Germans claim that the car is able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 2.3 sec and rises above 300 kilometers per hour Please note that as Bugatti Veyron accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 2.5 sec.
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Volkswagen spread of information and pictures of the R-Line packages for the Passat CC. It is now available for models like the price modification under 2.0 TDI, with six-speed manual gearbox, is 2 200 euros. R-Line package includes new front bumper and side skirts, tinted rear lights and 17-inch alloy wheels Mallory (optional and available 18-inch), giving all the more sporty type of car. The interior of the Volkswagen Passat CC R-Line boasts a sports steering wheel with three beams, and aluminum trim. Also at many places on the car, including exterior present logo “R-Line”.
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Early last week, the German company Volkswagen has started to accept orders for super-economy Polo 1.2 TDI BlueMotion, which was presented at the exhibition in Frankfurt in September. Polo 1.2 TDI BlueMotion 3-cylinder is equipped with a diesel engine with a power 75 h.p., disposed with start / stop technology. Volkswagen said of the car boasts an average fuel consumption of 3.3l for 100km run that extra drive to drop even 2.9l. The super-economy of the modification is also due to the optimized engine operation and also several other improvements, including reduced weight by 1 150 kg. Optimized aerodynamics, flat floor and lightweight 15-inch wheels covered with low resistance tires. The price of the Polo 1.2 TDI BlueMotion in Germany starting from 16 500 euros, as a modification of this model is 22 percent more economical and emits a 22gr/km less harmful emissions than the standard Polo 1.2 TDI.
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The German company Volkswagen is the first to introduce recently become quite advanced LED lights in the compact class model, although for now they are only available in the hot versions of the Golf 6. In the standard equipment of the most powerful modification of the model, Golf R, includes rear LED lights, while the GTI and GTD will be offered as an option against an amount of 350 euros. LED lights for Volkswagen Golf 6 have 48 diodes, as the company said that besides the beautiful appearance and the fact that they require no maintenance, they react with 0.2 sec faster than standard bulbs. From Volkswagen also argue that customers can combine LED rear lights with bi-xenon front headlights, which in Golf R are again included in standard equipment, and in the other two modifications, they cost 1 295 euros.
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
Tiguan Track & Avenue is the newest special edition of the Volkswagen, which appeared in the company’s European dealers. It features an external fine quality materials and improvements in the interior. Special Tiguan comes with two unique colors of the interior – “Oryx White Pearl Effect” and “Island Grey Pearl Effect”, external package that includes 19-inch alloy wheels, increased by 25 centimeters. ground clearance and silvery bark in front bumper and rear diffuser. The car is characterized by a very attractive interior, which is cushioned with high-quality leather Heavy Wax, in color Amaranth, and is equipped with sport seats, Dynaudio sound system and dressed in black leather steering wheel and gear lever. The compact SUV has also received bi-xenon headlights and round fog lamps. Volkswagen Tiguan Track & Avenue is available with a petrol 2.0-liter TSI engine (200 h.p.) and two diesel engines, whose capacities are 140 and 170 h.p. The cost of the special edition model in Germany starts from 38 225 EUR in gasoline modification.
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Just a few hours before the start of the exhibition in Los Angeles, Volkswagen has revealed a fifth consecutive Concept Up, which is a diesel-electric hybrid and as the company is the most economical four-car in the world. Volkswagen Up Lite is dvuvrat hatchback, hybrid system which consists of cylindric diesel engine, cylinder capacity 800 cub cm and 51 h.p. and power, 10-kW (14 h.p.) electric motor, 7-stage DSG transmission with double clutch, and start / stop system. Hybrid cars can use both their engines simultaneously when quick acceleration is needed, in which case the combined power reaches 65 h.p. According to data from Volkswagen, the latest Up Concept accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 12.5 sec, develops a maximum of 160 kilometers per hour and spends only 2.44l/100km. which means that 20 liters of diesel fuel can be traveled over 800 kilometers. The concept is constructed primarily of aluminum and carbon fiber, but there are steel elements, and the weight is only 695 kilograms. Vehicle dimensions are 3.84 meters length, 1.6 meters width and 1.4 meters height and the distance between the two axes is 2.45 meters. Volkswagen Up Lite is another step towards serial compact car company.
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
Although unable to repeat the phenomenal success of the legendary “Turtle”, revived in 1998. Volkswagen Beetle proved quite profitable move of the German company. But everything has its end and that the present generation of the model is very close. To celebrate the overthrow of the conveyor of the New Beetle, Volkswagen have developed from a special version of the car, which made its debut at the ongoing exhibition in Los Angeles. From the Volkswagen New Beetle Final Edition will be produced in 1 500 copies of the coupe and convertible versions whose prices will start respectively 20 240 and 27 170 euros. All cars will be equipped with 2.5-liter gasoline engine that produces power 150 h.p. and a maximum torque of 230 Nm and, combined with six-speed automatic transmission. The special edition model will be available only in navy blue Aquarius Blue, as in the coupe version of the ceiling is black, and in convertible part of the side panels are painted in white, as is the color of the folding roof. New Beetle Final Edition will also have a sport suspension and unique 17-inch alloy wheels.
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