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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 […]
Read More »GM Should Build VW's Car
Ever since I was a kid, American car companies in general, and GM in particular always seemed to be whining about one thing or another. To hear them tell it, it would be the end of the company if the government mandated seatbelts & safety glass (‘they’ll think our cars aren’t safe!’) or, like in […]
Read More »SEAT's Race Game for iPhone & iPod
It’s Friday, so why not have a little fun, huh? SEAT, Volkswagen’s auto concern in Spain recently came out with this apparently nifty racing game that runs on the latest iPhone and touch-screen iPods (I say apparently cause I’m too cheap to own either yet). The game is reminiscent of a BMW app that was […]
Read More »20 New VW Models By 2010
Crisis? What crisis? Or at least that seems to be what Volkswagen is not only thinking, but also acting on. Reports are that the German auto giant will have TWENTY new models in show rooms by 2010. That’s next year. Prof. Dr Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of VW AG, said during […]
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