Volkswagen has announced the new 2014 Golf Variant available with 4MOTION all-wheel drive system. With two powerful and equally economical engines and a towing capacity of up to 2,000 kg of the Golf Variant 4Motion is the perfect vehicle for high standards. The Golf Variant 1.6 TDI 4MOTION has 105HP (77 kW) and
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The entry-level crossover Volkswagen Taigun Concept is going to get in production not earlier than 2016. The Taigun won't be sold in United States because they believe Americans don't want 3-cylinder gasoline or diesel engines and such compact dimensions. The Europeans don’t want it either, but somebody will buy it… eventually. The Taigun Concept was presented back in October 2012 at the Sao Paolo Motor Show. The compact crossover is a direct rival of Ford EcoSoprt. The left-hand d
HG Motorsport has published a video showing how the Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance achieves more than 300HP and 400Nm of torque. The Golf GTI Performance is powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 230HP (169 kW) and 350Nm (258 lb-ft) of torqeu. HG Motorsport has installed a carbon air intake, a
Volkswagen Beetle GSR Limited Edition was revealed to the world in May this year. Now the famous German brand is announcing the pricing of this special edition version of the iconic Beetle. One of the reasons that make this Volkswagen unique is that only 3500 of it will be built globally. Secondly, the car is inspired by the GSR “Yellow Black Racer” which was famous in the 70s. This means that the new model will also include a yellow-and-b
Volkswagen has published a nice video showing the futuristic XL1 cruising across London. The manufacturers says that the XL1 is world’s most fuel-efficient production hybrid car capable of doing 313 mpg UK – 0.9 liters / 100 km. While one XL1 made its way to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to take pride of place on the Volkswagen stand and make its way up the famous hill climb, another crossed the capital, heading to Buckingham Palace where it will be displayed as part of the Coronation Festival this week
Hartmann has announced their new project based on the people-carrier Volkswagen Transporter T5. The big van received both performance and styling upgrades. The 2.0 liter TDI engine has been boosted to 166HP (124 kW) and 395Nm (291 lb-ft) of torque, which is an increase of 26HP and 55Nm. A similar kit is available for the 2.0-liter BiTDI power unit. The power delivered is 212HP (158 kW) and 460Nm (339 lb-ft) – an increase of 33HP and 60Nm of torque. The T5 also received a stainless st
HRE Performance has improved the visual characteristics of a Volkswagen Beetle Turbo by featuring to it their FlowForm wheels. To be more precise, this Super Beetle now runs on Gloss Silver FF01 wheels. What is special about this Turbo version of the iconic car is that it is equipped with the award-winning EA888 2.0-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder TSI® engine. It is able to produce 210 horsepower (155 kW) and can generate 207 pound-feet (280 Nm) of torque. This enables the vehicle to accelerate from
ABT has announced their tuning package for the 2013 Volkswagen Golf VII GTD. The tuning company turns the highly-efficient diesel into a hot hatchback. ABT Sportsline wants to underscore the dynamic look of the Golf GTD and has equipped it, like its predecessors, with Bavarian extras: customised aerodynamic elem
Volkswagen has announced the Amarok Edition in the UK, which will be limited to just 300 units. The pricing starts from £22,495 (manual) and £24,225 (automatic). The Amarok Edition is based on the Trendline variant. It comes with body-coloured bumpers and wheel arches, the Amarok edition’s additional design features include striking 18-inch Durban alloy wheels, a black side step, black styling bars across the load area, rear privacy glass and special edition decals. Drivers also benefit from front and
Volkswagen’s 1.4 liter TSI petrol engine managed to win Engine of the Year in its category (from 1.0 to 1.4 liter) for 7th consecutive time. This makes the 1.4-litre TSI the most successful engine in the 15-year history of this international engine technology competition. The manufacturer was the world’s first manufacturer to introduce active cylinder management (ACT) in the TSI four-cylinder last year – a technology that until th
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Here is a very interesting drag vehicle. It is prepared by Boba Motoring, who are really fanatic in drag races. The project is based on Volkswagen Golf I and carries the name 16Vampir. It is powered by a 1.8 liter 16V four-cylinder turbocharged engine with whopping 1,013HP (745 kW). The result is thanks to a really enormous Garrett GTX4202R turbo boosting the engine with 4.15 BAR pressure (60 psi). The curb weight of the vehicle is just 900 kg (1,984 lbs), so it accelerates insanely. 0-100 km/h in 2.0 sec
The latest project by FolienCenter-NRW is this Volkswagen Passat CC which has been wrapped with high-grade Marrakech brown-matt taken from the Hexis foil program. However, they have made a contrast with the warm brown colour shade and the roof, external rear-view mirrors and the radiator grill which were covered in glo
