Archive for the ‘VW’ Category
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
In October, Volkswagen will launch a renewed luxury sedan Phaeton, pictures of which were distributed today by the company, a few hours before the model can be presented to journalists in Beijing. The front of the car has undergone quite cosmetic changes designed to give it the vision of the brand new models. Luxury Limo received major modifications and the rear part, it will be available in two versions, with a body length of 5.06 and 5.18 meters. Phaeton was upgraded obtained an advanced multiple systems, including navigation with integrated Google Maps, face recognition technology for road signs and lights adaptive Dynamic Light Assist. The interior rear row of seats can be two or three places, according to the client. As mentioned above, sales of Volkswagen Phaeton upgrades will start in October, with its base price will start from 52,000 euros and available units will be three petrol and one diesel, with capacities from 240 to 450 h.p.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
During the ongoing motor show in New York was declared the winner in the annual rating “World Car of the Year”, which is the new Volkswagen Polo. Minicar garnered the most votes from the 59-member jury, having outpaced the other two in the top finalists, namely the Mercedes E-Class and Toyota Prius. The model was so excellent that it has many qualities inherent in the higher class cars. As every year, and that awards were given in three categories. Chevrolet Camaro is decorated with the award World Car Design of the Year, Audi R8 V10-deserved was declared World Performance Car of the Year, a three BlueMotion models Volkswagen (Polo, Golf and Passat) were titled with the World Green Car.
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
In Geneva held the world debut of the new Volkswagen Touareg, which looks more promising than its predecessor. In parallel with its submission to a wide audience, spread by the German company a number of new photos of the model. Already have met extensively with the new Touareg, but I will mention again the most interesting. The car is 208 kg targets. lighter than previous generation, but is extended with the chassis strength is increased by 5%. The new Volkswagen Touareg will be offered the very beginning and hybrid modification that has V6 TSI petrol engine (333 h.p.) and electric (47 h.p.). It can run in fully electric mode at up to 50 km/h, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h. for 6.5 sec and spends an average of 7.4l/100km. The SUV is looking good, with improved engine, good design and strong stability.
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
Furthermore CrossPolo, Volkswagen will use the exhibition in Geneva to present the new CrossGolf. This model, like its predecessor, is characterized by the Golf Plus on the presence of plastic panels on all sides and increased ground clearance by 20 mm to 131 mm. Indeed CrossGolf hardly differs from the previous generation, they have made minor changes in exterior and interior, but on behalf of this car has been redesigned and new engines, some of which may be combined with the DSG transmission. Volkswagen CrossGolf will be available from April with five units. Petrol range includes 1.2 TSI (105 h.p.) and two versions of the 1.4 TSI (122 and 160 h.p.), while diesel units are 1.6 TDI (105 h.p.) and 2.0 TDI (140 h.p.). The car is very attractive and very good looking with new innovative design and very comfortable coupe.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
By Volkswagen spread first official pictures of off-road version of the new Polo. The car carries the traditional name CrossPolo and will be presented to the audience of the exhibition in Geneva in early March. CrossPolo has a 155 mm. greater ground clearance than the standard model, it also differs from that in the presence of plastic protection panels on all sides and roof rails. The new Volkswagen CrossPolo will be available only in five-door version will be available in three petrol and three diesel modifications. The first count of aggregates 1.2 (70 h.p.), 1.4 (85 h.p.) and 1.2 TSI (105 h.p.), the second – the 1.6 TDI, with capacity 75, 90 and 105 h.p. The new Polo is attractive and very interesting is the outlooking. The company made something interesting and new, which surprised all the concurents of VW.
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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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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Motor Show in Detroit, started today, Volkswagen introduced the concept of NCC (New Compact Coupe), which was developed on the platform used by models Golf and Jetta. Although not yet officially confirmed, NCC will most likely come into production, even as some media have speculated the name Jetta Coupe. If a serial model, however, he will be available only in the U.S. market. Volkswagen NCC has a length of 4.54 m, width 1.78 m and height 1.41 m. Color coding is Tungsten Silver Metallic, lightweight wheels are 19 inches in size, a two-color interior with leather upholstery. The prototype is equipped with a hybrid drive system consisting of a 1.4-liter TSI engine (150 h.p.), 20-kilovatov electric motor and a set of lithium-ion batteries, and its gear box is 7-stage DSG dual clutch. The car can move and with each unit individually and in combined mode, which is achieved by acceleration 0-100 km/h for 8.1 sec and a maximum speed of 227 kilometers per hour, while average fuel consumption is 4.2l/100km.
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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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