Volkswagen Golf News
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When VW first lifted the covers off the Iroc concept at last year’s Paris Motor Show our first thoughts was here is a car that would look stunning just the way it was. Unfortunately VW’s new CEO Martin Winterkorn didn’t agree and he subsequently sent designers back to the drawing boards to revise the final styling, which also had the unwanted effect of pushing the new Scirocco’s release date into the second half of next year. As this latest rendering suggests, the new car loses the aggressive front end styling of the concept and instead sports a divided grille with a...
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Preview: 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI GTI and cabrioThe Volkswagen Golf GTI is one of the most sought after models in the Golf lineup and has even proven to be the favored choice over the more powerful R32 in most markets. Its combination of a punchy drivetrain, slick gearbox and understated styling have won it many fans over the years and...
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Video: Clarkson drives the W12-powered GolfTop Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson gets a chance to drive Volkswagen's Golf GTI W12 650 concept car on the latest episode of Top Gear, and as you'd expect the 6.0L bi-turbo W12 shoe-horned under the bonnet is nothing short of amazing. This hot little hatch pumps out 650hp and 750Nm through the rear...
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VW’s Golf VI to get stop-start tech plus more variantsClick here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Volkswagen has major plans for its next-generation Golf hatch, which is expected to make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in September next year. Not only will the Golf range be expanded with...
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VW: No Golf R36 in productionVolkswagen’s Golf performance range has been hugely successful for the company, but rumors that they're planning to expand it to include a top-of-the-line R36 model with a 3.6L V6 engine are unfounded. That’s the claim made by a VW spokesman, who said the Golf R32 is perfectly placed...
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Gallery: VW Golf GTI W12 650Volkswagen surprised us all when it displayed the twin-turbo W12 powered Golf GTI 650 concept car at May’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. The concept featured a twin-turbo 6.0L W12 mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and it's styling was so dramatic that we thought we'd put up a gallery of...
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Volkswagen will be using next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show to debut the first BlueMotion version of its popular Golf hatch, which will star alongside five other BlueMotion cars planned for the show. BlueMotion is VW’s title for its ultra-efficient diesel range, which combines not only a fuel-sipping diesel engine but several other fuel-saving technologies as well. The new Golf BlueMotion consumes just 4.5L of diesel per 100km, equating to a hybrid rivaling 52mpg fuel consumption figure. At this rate, carbon-dioxide emissions levels stand at just 119g/km and a single tank will take...
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Updated Volkswagen Golf Mark VI previewClick here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Following last month’s spotting of the next-gen Volkswagen Golf testing in California’s Death Valley, new, more accurate renderings of the car have been created that includes new details taken...
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Volkswagen updating its logoVolkswagen will be updating its ‘VW’ logo for the launch of the new Golf Mark VI, following the wishes of CEO Martin Winterkorn to make the badge more prominent. It won’t be a complete redesign. Instead the logo will grow in size compared with the current one and protrude further...
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VW launches new Golf GT SportVolkswagen is replacing the existing Golf Sport and GT models with a single all-new model – the Golf GT Sport. The latest addition gets several unique features and is equipped with extra equipment over the models it replaces. An all-new darkened grille section has been revised to match the...
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VW unveils the Golf GTI Pirelli editionThe Wörthersee 2007 tuner show was the site for the return of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli. First released in 1983 as a limited edition model, the original Pirelli featured specially designed alloy wheels with the “Pirelli P” on their outer edges and sold over 10,000 units in the...
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Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - not your dad's GolfAudi wasn’t the only carmaker showing off an official tuner special at this week’s Wörthersee 2007 Auto Show. Sister brand Volkswagen has unveiled its hotted up Golf GTI W12 650 concept car, a race inspired hot hatch packing a Biturbo W12 engine developing peak power of 650hp (477kW)...
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Click here for all the official information and pictures for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf Mark VI Volkswagen is rushing the next-generation of its Golf hatch to spearhead declining sales of the current Mark V model in the US, making the new model cheaper to build with better quality and more performance. The current Golf was criticized because of its complex build process. Each car takes 37 hours to complete, twice that of the competition. The Golf Mark VI, which is slated for introduction next year, will address this issue by reducing the number of variants (currently there are 97 different...
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VW introduces Golf R32 & GTI CUP Series in USVolkswagen today announced the return of its motorsport-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show, a potent hatch with much of the same running gear as the much more expensive Audi TT coupe.The R32's power comes from a 3.2L naturally aspirated 15-degree narrow angle V6 engine developing 250hp and...
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VW Golf RaVe 270 debuts at Essen showThis year’s Essen motor show has proven to be quite the tuner festival. Now Volkswagen itself has gotten in on the action with the prototype Golf RaVe 270. A concept car that showcases VW’s technology and interior customization abilities, the RaVe 270 isn’t scheduled for...
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VW’s Thunder Bunny & R GTI hot hatches at SEMAWhen the original Thunder Bunny Golf GTI tuned by California based firm Automotive Performance Systems (APS) was delivered to Motor Trend magazine late in 1981, the testers wrote that “the little white wonder packs its own kind of lightning-quick rabbit punch — one that’s...
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VW Launches The Golf GTI Edition 30It’s hard to believe, but the famous GTI hot hatch has made it into 30 years of production after the release of the original 1976 version. To mark the occasion, Volkswagen has released a production version of the GTI Edition 30 concept car that was unveiled several months ago. Sticking to the...
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