Tag Archives: Volkswagen

VW Plans Big For Future, Porsche 960, the Ferrari Fighter Coming in 2015

8 May

Porsche 960

When Volkswagen says they aim to become world’s largest automaker by 2018, they mean it. Have a look at their reformed lineup, aggressive marketing and campaigns to increase presence in various markets. Currently VW Group’s models are based on three platforms, MQB for transverse FWD/AWD vehicles like Golf, MLB for the longitudinal FWD/AWD as in [...]

Foreign Automakers Rule In United States Sales Charts For April

3 May

The AIADA has revealed auto sales data in United States for April, and they showed promising growth. In April, U.S. auto sales grew by 2.3 percent as compared to April 2011 and 10.3 percent for the year-to-date. Among the global players, Volkswagen carried the flag of growth with 31.5 percent growth to 37,525. Group’s luxury [...]

2013 Volkswagen Scirocco May Arrive United States

10 Apr

VW-Scirocco

After a short gap, United States automotive market is again lucrative to the carmakers. And Volkswagen is increasing its presence in other-than-European markets. If we combine these two aspects, we can imagine the importance of American market for the VW. Volkswagen already enjoys a good market share in traditional segments in the United States. Now [...]

Others Go Concept To Production, It Goes Production To Concept : VW Passat Concept (New York Live Photos)

5 Apr

Volkswagen has introduced the Passat Alltrack at the New York Auto Show. The twist is, this is a concept and not a production as it do at the debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. “To illustrate how serious the Alltrack can be in an offroad environment, the engine is protected by a solid underbody guard [...]

VW Passat Alltrack Concept

3 Apr

Checkout Images and Details for the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack  Concept for North America VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILS ALLTRACK CONCEPT VEHICLE AT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW All-wheel-drive TDI® Clean Diesel wagon set to gauge market reaction for a new vehicle concept from Volkswagen Herndon, VA – For those who want versatility and offroad ability without the [...]

VW Group Executives Increase Their Salaries

13 Mar

2011 proved an excellent year on sales charts of Volkswagen Group. Company noticed sales of 8.36 million vehicles translating to its best sales year ever. And to all this, executives did not forget to pat their backs for the achievement. And why they should not. Here, we are particularily talking about VW Group CEO Martin [...]

2013 Volkswagen Polo BlueGT

6 Mar

VW Polo BlueGT The new Volkswagen Polo BlueGT stands out in its ability to combine superior dynamic performance with extreme fuel-efficiency. The technical highlight of the progressive compact car is the cylinder deactivation system, which is being introduced for the first time in a Volkswagen – also known as active cylinder management or ACT. The [...]

Volkswagen Polo

6 Mar

The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car (subcompact) manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupé and estate variants. The Polo was first introduced in 1975, and as of 2011 has been produced in five distinct generations, with additional intervening “facelift” revisions. Related Volkswagen Group models include [...]

Italdesign Giugiaro Shows the Brivido Concept

6 Mar

We have seen and praised the Italdesign Giugiaro for using hands for designing the Brivido, even from the teaser. Here we get the more official images of the only concept from Volkswagen’s newly owned design house. Certainly, the design house is maintaining its integrity by using own badge for the concept. This is next obvious [...]

Amazing Volkswagen Cross Coupé Concept Debuting at Geneva Show

5 Mar

Cross Coupé was showed by Volkswagen at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The model shown got a plug-in petrol-electric system. And now VW is introducing its revision at the Geneva show. We are informed that the new plug-in hybrid drivetrain is now even more frugal. The first noticeable change is that it is now diesel. [...]

VW shows four Up! Based Concepts For Geneva

1 Mar

There will be several attentions from Volkswagen at Geneva Motor Show next week. We read the news of Golf GTI and Polo GT Blue attending the auto show. And now there will be four more additions in the VW list. The four new models packed for Geneva are themed versions of the Up! city car. [...]

MTM tunes VW T5 and Audi Q3, Coming to Geneva

1 Mar

The whole world acknowledges Germans as great automakers. And tuner MTM is no exception and has gone an extra mile, painting cars  a bit extra.. Err not just bit..check out the images.Though, MTM has done an excellent job for performance tuning.   Here are the two vehicles, tuner showcased for the 82nd Geneva International Motor [...]

Volkswagen Announces Production Golf GTI Cabriolet For Geneva

29 Feb

Volkswagen Announces Production Golf GTI Cabriolet For Geneva

Volkswagen has announced the first images and details of the most powerful production Golf GTI. This is very likely that this open-top is going to be the final variant right before the replacement of the lineup. Performance-wise, the Golf GTI Cabriolet gets a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 208 hp and 206 lb-ft of torque [...]

2012 ABT Sportsline VW UP

28 Feb

ABT Sportsline Volkswagen UP

VW UP ABT Sportsline Little, but cool – The new ABT up! It is 3.54 meters short, but provides much space, is extremely fuel-efficient and very, very likeable: the VW up! No compromises here, and it is perfectly geared to what people in our modern age want. “Which does also mean that this baby is supposed [...]

More Details and Images of Volkswagen Passat Alltrack

21 Feb

More Details and Images of Volkswagen Passat Alltrack

Volkswagen AG has released details praising the new Passat Alltrack. A new set of images is also there, you can check in the high resolution image gallery below. The set of images tells that this A4 Allroad’s less expensive cousin has got a capable-of-coping-rough look with front and rear underbody plates, protective black plastic cladding [...]