Cylinder deactivation is an excellent way to achieve higher fuel economy from larger-displacement V-6 and V-8 engines. By shutting down fuel supply to select cylinders when the engine is under modest loads, automakers can boost fuel economy by up to 20 percent without impacting drivability. What...
Not to be outdone by rivals Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Porsche has announced it too, will be delivering a compact SUV to market. Named Cajun, the vehicle will be based on... November 30, 2010 by Lyndon Conrad Bell 1
The Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little over two years but a facelift for the compact SUV is planned. The changes are designed to bring the styling of... June 3, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 9
The Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little under three years but a facelift for the compact SUV is planned. The changes are designed to bring the styling... June 2, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 32
Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout - APEAL - is how J.D. Power measures the 'gratification' a car owner experiences with each new model on the market. For the fifth... July 16, 2009 by Kenneth Hall 1
Volkswagen is in the process of developing some hot new models as a part of its performance-oriented 'R-line' range of models, but so far not all of these models have been... April 17, 2009 by Jeremy Weber 1
Crash testing brand-new vehicles may rub the Puritan ethic the wrong way, but it's the only sure way to find out just what a car is capable of in terms of protecting its... March 24, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 3
Volkswagen's Tiguan SUV may not be designed for performance, but that hasn't stopped German tuners B&B conducting an extensive tuning program on the compact off-roader. With... March 18, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 1
Volkswagen is joining the throngs headed out to Las Vegas for the SEMA show starting tomorrow. Among its offerings will be a 2009 Jetta TDI Cup Car, a TDI Cup 'Street'... November 3, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
Volkswagen has unveiled the R-Line version of the new Tiguan SUV ahead of the car’s sales launch planned for early next year. The vehicle revealed at the recent Essen... December 2, 2007 by Kenneth Hall 1
The new space up! blue concept isn’t the only Volkswagen packing a new fuel-cell powertrain. Engineers have also installed VW’s high temperature fuel cell system... November 14, 2007 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
The latest round of the Euro NCAP crash safety test results are out, with Hyundai’s new i-30 hatch, Ford’s Mondeo and the Volkswagen Caddy ‘Life’ and... September 26, 2007 by Ralph Hanson
The drawn out gestation of Volkswagen’s new Tiguan SUV finally came to an end with the car making its official debut earlier this month. Its development saw several... September 24, 2007 by James Martinez 2
At next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show Volkswagen will be presenting more than fifty different models, eight of which will be making their world debuts. The newcomers on... August 1, 2007 by James Martinez 1
Volkswagen has revealed the first images of its Tiguan, the new compact 4x4 that will go on sale in early ‘08 following its world public debut at the Frankfurt Motor... June 28, 2007 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 2
Volkswagen’s drawn out gestation for its Tiguan compact SUV is approaching its end and this latest rendering shows that the final production version is likely to be... March 23, 2007 by Ralph Hanson