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New BlueMotion Golf Is Most Economical Ever
61.9 miles per gallon. That’s the number to keep in mind. The upcoming Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion (i.e. the diesel) will get you 61.9 miles to the gallon on the highway. Given that the latest Golf isn’t exactly light (it is a German car after all), and it’s loaded with all sorts of weight increasing safety […]
Read More »Gale Banks Has A Go At The VW Jetta TDI
Gale Banks might not be a name that everyone on the street might know, but if you know about diesels, or more specifically high output high performance diesels, then you know about Gales Banks. As far as I know, Banks still holds multiple diesel records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He has been squeezing more […]
Read More »2009 Volkswagen Routan Review – A Cross-Cultural Minivan
When a family has more than two kids in this country they tend to stray away from the VW mark. Even VW loyalists are lost to the clutches of Honda, Toyota and Chrysler minivans. The convenience of the power sliding doors is alluring and the potential of transporting part of the soccer team or the extended family is inviting.
VW felt they had to offer a minivan in their line-up so they partnered with Chrysler for the task. Designing and building their own van did not support the economics and timing, so Volkswagen worked with Chrysler to create their version of the Chrysler Town and Country or Dodge Caravan.
Read More »ABT Tuning House Has A Go At The New VW Polo
If the rumors hold true, and Volkswagen does indeed bring their Polo here to the U.S. just what sort of car will we get? More importantly, just what sort of car could we make it into (I’m looking at you, Euro tuners)? The Polo is a small-ish hatchback that’s is below the current Golf, size-wise […]
Read More »Polo Three-Door Diesel Gets 71 mpg
More news from the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show about the bound for the United States Polo from Volkswagen. The Polo, or some version of it, has been around Europe for quite some time. VW never brought it to North America because they felt it was “too small” for us. That might have been true, but […]
Read More »2009 VW Jetta TDI Review – Fuel efficiency for the driving enthusiast
Call us eco-crazy, but here at CarReview.com we’ve gone nuts over the new generation of clean diesels. We’ve already raved about the application of this technology in several large, luxury SUVs (the VW Touareg TDI and BMW X5 xDrive35d) and our first impressions of the popular Jetta TDI have been more than favorable.
Read More »New VW Golf Plus BlueMotion Diesel Gets 55 MPG
Wait, did I read that right? Nearly fifty-five miles per gallon? Shoot, that’s impressive. The new, and hopefully coming to America soon VW Golf Plus BlueMotion Diesel gets 54.7 miles per gallon. An astounding, and very useful number to be sure. And with as well screwed together a ride as a VW Golf is, and […]
Read More »VW Phaeton Returns To America
VW’s Phaeton, a car with a lot going for it, but also one that was more of a question for a lot of prospective buyers, will return to these shores. That is, it will be back if you believe Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby when he confirmed that the Phaeton will eventually return to the U.S. […]
Read More »VW Will Rule Porsche
In the ongoing saga of who will buy out which car company, it looks like VW is going all in and plans to fully acquire corporate sibling and long time corporate rival Porsche. And by ” fully acquire” I mean that Volkswagen is planning to take full ownership of Porsche.
Read More »V-dub Deezul Action
Last year I totally got onboard the diesel train after driving a new Jetta TDI. Basically, hybrids are as much fun to drive as a shopping cart with a broken wheel. And require a totally different mindset from what I have burned into my left hemisphere.
Read More »2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedan – First Impressions
I’ve been unintentionally green for a few weeks now; my beloved 2000 Audi A6 is in the shop getting major surgery including a transmission rebuild, new power steering rack, and catalytic converters. So I’ve been cycling and
Read More »Diesel's Popularity Because of Fuel Efficiency & Performance
Yup, diesel sales are on the increase again, and it’s not hard to figure out why. Times is tight, as Desmond Dekker said, and people are looking to save wherever they can. Add that to growing green concerns amongst the populace, and that’ll be another selling point for oil burners. “But performance” some people might […]
Read More »2009 Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI Review – $43K, 30 mpg and 406 lb. ft torque = A No-Brainer.
We Americans are stubborn folk. Once we make up our mind on a topic, there’s no going back no matter what. Want proof? Take for instance the antiquated opinion most Americans still have about diesel cars. Despite the horrible reputation of stench, pollution, gutlessness and
Read More »2009 Volkswagen CC Review
The new Volkswagen CC is a groundbreaker. The CC sits confidently knowing it is the most beautiful Volkswagen has ever made. In fact, it is one of the most attractive cars in the market today. And it achieves this not with the $95k price of the VW Phaeton but rather with a $27k starting price.
Read More »VW Routan Minivan Reportedly Canceled
Here’s some news that’s not all that surprising, Volkswagen’s Routan minivan, essentially a rebadged Chrysler minivan, is on the chopping block. You could pretty much see this coming from a mile away, almost before the Routan was rolled out. Rather than design and build their own minivan (a class of car that VW invented with […]
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