Volkswagen Golf News
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Are you a fan of Volkswagen? Would you and a companion like to spend a week in Germany, on Volkswagen’s tab, touring its Wolfsburg plant and taking in the sights of Berlin? Would it sweeten the deal if VW threw in two days of performance driving instruction on the Nürburgring and $750 in spending money? If you answered yes to those questions, are age 25 or older, live in the 48 continental United States and don’t work for Volkswagen or its subsidiaries, you’re eligible to enter the automaker’s “Golf R Ultimate Fan Experience Sweepstakes,” which began...
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2013 Volkswagen GTI Details Emerge
The next Volkswagen GTI will be shaving pounds and getting an infusion of horsepower.
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New Volkswagen Golf GTI Convertible Drops Top In Geneva
Volkswagen currently sells a convertible version of its Golf hatchback overseas and now the compact drop-top comes in GTI performance flavor too. Today, the wraps have come off the new Golf GTI Convertible, just days ahead of the car’s official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The...
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Volkswagen GTI Convertible Set For Geneva Motor Show: Report
Volkswagen currently sells a convertible version of its Golf hatchback overseas and soon the compact drop-top may come in GTI performance flavor too. According to a new report, Volkswagen is set to unveil a new GTI Convertible (Cabriolet to our European readers) at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in...
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New iPad App Celebrates Volkswagen's Golf R
A new app from Volkswagen, called "Golf R Drivers Forever," celebrates the history of the Golf and the worldwide passion for the Volkswagen brand.
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VW Puts All Six GTI Generations On The Race Track: Video
Rarely have three simple letters meant as much to gearheads as those the spell "GTI". Their first significant appearance was on the Mk1 Golf GTI, known as the Rabbit in the States, in 1976. Since then, Volkswagen has applied the badge to hot variants of every Golf generation since, right up to...
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As we reported late last year, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R will be headed to the U.S., and it should arrive sometime early in 2012. Today, VW released the official U.S. pricing and specs for the car. Power, previously expected to reach as high as 266 horsepower, has settled for production in American trim at 256 hp, arriving at 6,000 rpm. Torque is likewise stout, at 243 pound-feet from 2,400 rpm. Premium fuel is recommended, but not required. The engine that delivers this power is a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder built with a cast iron block and aluminum head, and a forged crankshaft...
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2013 Cadillac ATS, MINI Coupe, Evoque To Dakar: Today's Car News
Today we bring you a melange of news from the weekend, including Sebastian Vettel's continued dominance in F1, our first drive impressions of the 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe, and a close look at the ongoing work on Cadillac's upcoming compact sport sedan, the 2013 ATS. The 2013 Cadillac ATS reveals more...
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Volkswagen Debuts Cylinder Shut-Off Tech In 4-Cyl Engines
Cylinder deactivation has been with us for several years in big V8 engines. Both GM and Chrysler have used it and Audi now offers it on its S range. Rather firing on all cylinders during steady freeway driving, the units use cylinder deactivation to save fuel when the power demand is low, shutting...
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Kate Middleton's 2001 Volkswagen Golf Up For Sale On eBay
If you're in the U.K. and don't have a rabid case of royal fever lingering after Kate Middleton's April wedding to Prince William, you're probably not breathing. Now you have a chance to own a piece of royal automotive history as the the potential future queen consort's 2011 VW Golf is up for...
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Power Boost For MkVII Volkswagen Golf GTI: Report
Development of Volkswagen’s MkVII Golf is well underway, with the new car on track to come onto the market towards the end of next year as a 2013 model. While a conventional hatchback shape will remain, designers are thought to be going for much sharper styling in an effort to make the new...
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Volkswagen Golf R On Track For Early 2012 U.S. Debut
It’s the news Europhiles and hot-hatch fans all across the country have been waiting for. The high-performance Volkswagen Golf R, the turbocharged successor to the all-out-insane R32, has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. in early 2012. The information was revealed by Volkswagen’s...
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Volkswagen's latest hot version of the GTI won't come to America because VW's U.S. minders don't want it.
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Heard The One About The... 200mph, 600bhp Bonneville Skoda?
Whilst Skodas have never been sold in the United States, gearheads probably know a little about the Czech Republic-based subsiduary of the Volkswagen Audi Group and some of the great cars the company has produced since becoming part of the VAG empire. As such, the brand has shaken off the...
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Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Concept: Wörthersee Tour 2011
Though the 270 horsepower Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Concept we saw debut last week at the Wörthersee Tour 2011 in Austria is unlikely to make it to production anytime soon, there is a strong chance that this GTI-badged drop-top based on the 2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet will. The latest...
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Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Concept: Wörthersee Tour 2011
Turns out this morning’s Skoda Fabia vRS 2000 Speedster isn’t the only convertible concept car scheduled to be unveiled this week at Austria’s Wörthersee Tour 2011. We now have the first images and details of a convertible version of the high-performance Golf R, which in...
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Skoda Fabia vRS 2000 Speedster Concept: Wörthersee Tour 2011
Volkswagen-owned Skoda doesn't get much press in the U.S. but over in Central and Eastern Europe it is one of the most popular automotive brands. Having launched new versions of its mainstream Octavia and Superb sedans in recent years, the company has now also revealed the sporty 2011 Skoda Fabia...
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Volkswagen Celebrates 35 Years Of The GTI With 235-Horsepower Special Edition
Just five years ago, Volkswagen launched a special edition GTI Edition 30 to mark the 30th anniversary of the sporty GTI hatchback. Back then, VW was building its MkV Golf and in GTI Edition 30 trim the car came packing some 230 horsepower and the choice of either six-speed manual or dual-clutch...
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The Volkswagen Golf R has been on sale in Europe and other parts of the globe for the good part of a year now but we won’t be getting the car until around the end of this year--and we can’t wait. With a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine churning out 266 horsepower and matched to a sophisticated all-wheel drive system, the Golf R is the long-awaited successor to the awesome Golf R32 and should be on the wish list of every hot-hatch fan. To keep the pot bubbling, Volkswagen has used this week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show to debut four special versions of the Golf R. They...
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2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Preview: 2011 Geneva Motor Show
With a pair of rather shapely Giugiaro-designed concepts on deck, Volkswagen was already headed for an appealing Geneva show stand. Now, it's going to be even better, as the new Golf Cabriolet shows the world how to make a drop-top small car that doesn't look like it was beaten by the neighborhood...
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Giugiaro/Italdesign Volkswagen Concepts Leak Before Geneva
A pair of Volkswagens--both Golf and Polo--in Giugiaro-styled Italdesign concept form have emerged from the ever-leaky European patent office a week ahead of their scheduled debut in Geneva. Portrayed in unflattering gray-on-gray, they still manage to look quite good. While the futuristic details...
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Video: Volkswagen Golf24 Endurace Racer Hits The Track
The pint-sized terror that is the Volkswagen Golf24 endurance race car hits the track and wails, over the top of an operatic soundtrack, in this brief video. We want more. At 440 horsepower, with all-wheel drive, and enough fins to give a shark a heart attack, the Golf24 is mean on paper and in...
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Volkswagen Golf24: 440-HP AWD Nurburgring Endurance Racer
The Volkswagen Golf isn't exactly the first car that comes to mind when you dip into the VW Group's stable of cars looking for something to take racing, but it turns out it's not a bad choice at all, if these images and specs are any indication. Based on the Golf but packing 440 horsepower, a...
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Report: MkVII Volkswagen Golf Set For Late 2012 Debut
Since its debut back in 2009, Volkswagen officials have been hinting at a relatively short shelf life of around four years for the MkVI Golf. After all, the current MkVI pretty much rides on a warmed over MkV platform and even its styling is hardly what you’d call distinctive or cutting-edge...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran