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2008 Volkswagen Jetta is Green Car of the Year!

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:44:41 +0000

As if it were a surprise to anyone else (it’s not) the 38 miles per gallon 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI won 2009 Green Car of the Year. The award was presented at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. (more…)

VW Racer Concept Heading to Deserts of Los Angeles

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:47:15 +0000

Next week, Volkswagen will introduce their live VW Desert Racer to the Los Angeles Auto Show. Until then, you’ll have to settle for the official Touareg TDI Trophy Truck Press Release and sketching from Volkswagen. (more…)

Volkswagen Takes You To Work With The T6 Mobile Office

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:08:06 +0000

Volkswagen hates the idea of you being away from work for more than 2 minutes. So, their latest concept lets you bring the office home in their T6 van. (more…)

Volkswagen’s Futuristic Bio Runner

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:02:15 +0000

The Volkswagen Design Center of California will present their Bio Runner concept racer for the upcoming Design Los Angeles competition. This year’s theme is Motor Sport Vehicle 2025 - showing what the future of racing will hold for fans. (more…)

ABT Goes Overboard on Volkswagen Tuning

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:56:25 +0000

We all love a good tuned up performance vehicle, especially when it’s made out of Volkswagen (even a foreign model like the VW Scirocco) (more…)

VW’s Pickup Concept Much Cooler Than First Thought

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:39:29 +0000

Volkswagen has really “wowed” pickup truck fans with their aptly named Pickup Concept vehicle. (more…)

VW’s Pickup Truck Concept

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:39:02 +0000

Volkswagen unveiled their pickup truck concept this week, called (possibly) the Robust or just “Pickup.”
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Volkswagen’s Up! Compact Concept

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:14:26 +0000

VW has their own version of the Smart ForTwo city car (also to compete with the alleged Mazda1 city car) - The Up! Measuring almost 3.5 meters in length, it comes in a bit larger than your typical “city car.” And much like the old school Volkswagen Bugs you have a rear mounted engine on the Up! VW engineers hope their Up! is not some one hit wonder, they are conceiving this to be the first in a series of vehicles for an entirely new model line-up.

VW states: “The Up! is not a car whose form will become obsolete within a very brief period of time. It shines in its cleverness and yet is made with loving care. And so the Up! is a clear and strong statement for future Volkswagen design.”

Up!’s rear is starting a tradition we will most likely see in many city vehicle concepts - it’s completely transparent, while taillights are high up on the car, so the bike messengers won’t miss you. The VW logo in the rear is behind this see-thru back, and lights up at night…just in case you forget what make the car is. As for the front end, there is still that lovable Beetle-like smiley face grill.

Inside, you have a bit more legroom than your typical mini car, and the dash is laid out with touch screen controls and a fully digital gauges. This may be what future Volkswagen’s look at inside and out.

Volkswagen Beetle Does 115 mph!?

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:40:15 +0000

It’s not often a Volkswagen gets pulled over for much of anything - let alone breaking the speed limit. Last week, that all changed - when Nathan Charles Hurlbirt of Colorado was chased for doing 115 miles per hour on Interstate 25. It was a beautiful night in Arapahoe County, CO when Nathan decided to fling his vintage VW Beetle around a mall parking lot. But the fun didn’t stop there! Hurlbirt jumped onto I-25 and wanted to find out just how fast his little love bug could go.

He found out when Arapahoe sheriffs clocked him at 115 mph. Police actually began a pursuit, but cut it off when Nathan wouldn’t pull over. Guess those Crown Vic’s couldn’t keep up. A few miles down the road, this exciting Beetle story came to an abrupt end. Hurlbirt apparently lost control of his 1949 Beetle and smashed it up on a highway divider. He is being held on many charges- not including the hate felt by many vintage Beetle fans. What can we take away from this tale? How about the fact that Nathan smashed his Beetle into a divider at 115 mph and was later released from the hospital (before being taken into custody) with no injuries.

Baby Beetle?

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:20:45 +0000

Motor Trend reports the rumor that Volkswagen is in the early stages of creating a New Beetle MK II. This new design is inspired by the Volkswagen Golf. By the images, it has the same oval shape as we have become so familiar with the Beetle design. One of the biggest differences is the lack of the Beetle’s signature wheel fenders. Instead, the Baby Beetle takes on smaller car design influences to appeal to economic friendly compact car seekers.

In the same report, it is also speculated the Beetle will arrive in 2010 with a hybrid version in the works.