Tweet While Porsche‘s first plug-in hybrid will be the exclusive and expensive 918 Spyder due next year the sports car manufacturer will be introducing even more plug-ins in the future. While a plug-on hybrid version of Porsche’s Cayenne SUV would likely make the most sense as a hybrid with the size to carry a heavy…
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By Jonathan Lawton | Published March 19th, 2012VW Golf GTI Cabriolet First Pics
By Jonathan Lawton | Published February 29th, 2012Tweet This is the new 2012 VW Golf GTI Cabriolet that Volkswagen will unveil at the upcoming Geneva motor show in March. The new model, shown in pictures above and below, is a 208bhp hot hatch-cum-convertible and is essentially what you get when you mix a Golf GTI and a Golf Cabriolet. VW first unveiled the…
VW could conclude Porsche takeover this year
By Jonathan Lawton | Published January 26th, 2012Tweet Despite reports that investors filed a $2.6 billion suit against Porsche over the Stuttgart maker’s attempt to gobble up VW and an arbitration application against Volkswagen, according to Der Spiegel, a VW executive has said that its ownership of Porsche could finally be concluded this year. VW had initially predicted that the deal would be concluded by last…
Volkswagen CC Revealed
By Jonathan Lawton | Published November 4th, 2011Tweet Volkswagen has recently revealed its new Passat CC that has been given a facelift and simply renamed the VW CC that will make its debut at the 2011 Motor Show in L.A. this month. The new model has subtle tweaks including reshaped stainless steel side sills and a new rear bumper. Bi-xenon headlights, static cornering…
Seat Mii City Car Unveiled
By Jonathan Lawton | Published October 3rd, 2011Tweet The Seat Mii is Volkswagen’s third and final variant of the car manufacturer’s city car project with the Spanish Up. The new Mii will showcase the Spanish offering alongside the German and Czech versions of the Volkswagen Up. This particular city car is expected to launch Seat back into the small car segment since…
VW Nils Electric Concept Car
By Jonathan Lawton | Published September 14th, 2011TweetVolkswagen has designed a new concept electric pod car that will be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show taking place in just under two weeks. The Nils, ideal for a single commuter, is a possible solution for crowded urban roads. Developed with the German Transport Ministry and designed to be environmentally sustainable is capable of…
Volkswagen Tiguan Facelifted Variant to be Built in Mexico & N America
By Jonathan Lawton | Published May 31st, 2011TweetVolkswagen, which is already expanding production to beyond the Passat, Jetta and Beetle models, will build their upcoming Tiguan model in Mexico. To be built either at the Chattanooga plant or the Pueblo plant in the Latin American nation, VW will be looking at increasing production units and sales of the Tiguan model. The Pueblo…
Wanna Date Drive? VW Polo GTI Makes it Possible, Starting this May 30th
By Jonathan Lawton | Published May 24th, 2011TweetLove-struck South Africans, this is for you! Volkswagen’s exclusive Date Drive is here. The largest matchmaking drive in that part of the world is getting underway soon. Volkswagen, in celebration of their new Polo GTI, will make the Date Drive happen where in fans will get to drive around in a Polo GTI. That’s a…
Volkswagen Polo R WRC Likely By 2013
By Jonathan Lawton | Published May 6th, 2011TweetFinally, Volkswagen has officially unveiled the much awaited Polo R WRC. Polo features a 1.6-liter TSI engine and is equipped with an all-wheel drive system. The TSI engine is able to develop approximately 300 PS (221 kW / 296 hp). Back in May 2009, Volkswagen had presented its previous model of Polo also in Sardinia….
Audi Cancels R4 Proposal, Delays A2 Revival
By Jonathan Lawton | Published May 6th, 2011TweetThis, definitely, could come as sad news for all you Audi fans out there. The company seems to have put a proposal for the Audi R4 in the backburner. Though no official announcement has been made, we hear the model was cancelled as the company fears that it would apparently bring down the sales of…
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