26 April 2012
2013 Volkswagen Lavida is showcased for the first time at Auto China 2012. At the auto show it made its firs global appearance with its clean design and sharp body lines.
The styling of this Volkswagen vehicle fully incorporates powerful, contemporary and sporty design philosophy. The Lavida is going to be offered in three engine versions and four equipment lines.
The engine choices will be the 2.0-liter, 1.6-liter and a 1.4-liter turbo motor. The last one is able to develop 140 horsepower (103 kW).
In add
25 April 2012
ABT Sportsline has announced the new tuned Beetle, which comes with full exterior package as well as some performance modifications.
The 2.0 liter turbocharged petrol is boosted to 240HP (176 kW) – an increase of 40HP. The exhaust system includes two oval ABT rear mufflers. An ABT Beetle is an everyday athlete and makes driving a real pleasure. The design elements turn this unusual car into a cheeky and dynamic sports car before you have even started the engine.
The exterior features carbon-look highlightin
21 April 2012
2012 Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept is the successor of the emblematic Beetle and it will be exhibited for the first time in Asia during Auto China in Beijing. There it will show how sportiness can also be transferred to a Beetle with pure electric drive.
The Concept vehicle is a two-seat Beetle speedster, 85 kW in po
14 April 2012
With the prices of the petrol rising, I assume that is a good idea to explore some ways on how one can drive any car more fuel-efficiently. The question here is whether it possible for everybody to save money on gasoline, depending on the car they are driving.
Well, believe it or not, the answer is obviously yes. And now is the perfect moment to know how to do this, if you aren’t already aware about it.
The only thing you have to do is to be smart about what makes your car consume mo
10 April 2012
ABT Sportsline has released their tuning program for the new Volkswagen T5 Multivan.
"The car can manage a lot of (shopping) baskets and is fast and agile despite its XXL size.", said Dirk Nowitzki, the world’s famous basketball player.
The ABT T5 comes with complete aerodynamics package including a new front grille, a new front spoiler, a pair of modified side skirts and a new rear bumper.
All components are perfectly matched; rear skirt and rear spoiler form a harmonious unit in com
10 April 2012
You might be not familiar with the fact that Superchips is the official Volkswagen Racing Tuning Partner in the United Kingdom for more than ten years now. For this reason the company has upgraded a model from the Polo Line-up, boosting its performance with ECU remap.
The result is the Superchips ECU Volkswagen Polo
02 April 2012
BBM Motorsport is specializing in chip tuning, although the company is just five years old, they have a lot of experience in this field. The BBM Motorsport company is stemmed from Björn Berlemann (owner of the BB Chiptuning) and Marcel Wiechmann (co- owner of the ARTEVO Performance).
BBS offers engine optimization software for premium brands like , BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen. They also offer a wide range of tuning spare parts tools and accessories for the improvement
20 March 2012
Volkswagen UK has released full price list of their latest four-door coupe – CC model. It starts at just £24 200 OTR for the entry-level with 1.8 liter TSI engine and goes up to £30 100 OTR for the top-of-range GT 2.0 liter TDI equipped with DSG and BlueMotion Technology.
The standard equipment is very generous though. That includes RNS 315 touchscreen satellite navigation system, DAB digital radio, iPod and Bluetooth connectivity, 2Zone climate control, 17-inch alloy wheels, bi-xenon h
16 March 2012
Volkswagen has announced the UK price list of the new 2012 Passat Alltrack. Esentially, the vehicle features raised ride height, 4MOTION four-wheel drive and rugged body enhancements.
It is based on the popular and versatile Passat Estate, but offers better agility off-road. The vehicle is available in only one trim
15 March 2012
One of the most important automotive highlights of the last year was the introduction of the two-door Volkswagen up! Now, Volkswagen is a four-door version to the model range, which will be at dealership in Europe by early summer. The four-door doesn’t differ much from the two-door version- it has the same engines (44 kW/60 PS and 55 kW/75 PS), equipment versions (take up!, move up!, high up!, black up!, white up!) and dimensions (3,540 mm long, 1,641 mm wide without mirrors, 1,478 mm high).
14 March 2012
This Volkswagen GTI Golf has been optimized by the company CFC Styling Station Neuss and now carries proudly the name LeitGolf. In it the tuner has applied their craftsmanship and had the aim to show the direct connection between the car and the street through the means of wheel and tyre combination. To accomplish this goal they have even equipped the car with two variations of different wheel designs – pink ASA GT1 8,5x19 inch wheels on the one side and red ASA GT3 wheels identical in size on
09 March 2012
2012 Volkswagen Beetle Spring Drive will feature new entry-level engines, which will deliver even more driving fun with in combination with low fuel consumption. The new version is released of course - just in time for the spring, and will include expanded range of engines: 105 PS (77 kW) diesel engine (TDI) and a 160 PS (118 kW) (TSI) petrol engine. As the brand promises, the new engines are fuel efficient and agile downsized with small displacement, direct injection and charging. All this resu
