After becoming the world's fastest hybrid at Bonneville in August, the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid LSR returned to the Salt Flats on October 5th to break the Southern California Timing Association's (SCTA) H/PS land speed record. The class is for production cars with engines of less than 1.5 liters that use forced indu
Superchips Volkswagen Golf MK6 Bluemotion is the latest tuning the Buckingham based firm has been dealing with. This Mk6 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDi 103 hp (75 kW) has boosted levels and fuelling settings to safely and reliably extract the remarkable increase in terms of power. The enhancement was made with the utilization of extensive data logging, dyno testing and on-road analysis. In fact, the Superchips ECU remap achieves a proven maximum power gain of 41 hp (30 kW) at 4070 rpm. Knowing the basic mathematics,
2013 Volkswagen Touareg Edition X is the newest special edition model which is marking Touareg’s 10th anniversary. Yes, a decade ago this successful Volkswagen model was revealed for the first time to the public. Since then it has been providing off-road competence of the highest level. Edition X will continue this
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line is the new trim level which joins the Tiguan line-up with unique features and sportier styling. The new model is based on the SE modification bud adds some significant features. For instance, such are the bi-xenon headlights, 18-inch ‘Mallory’ alloy wheels, painted in Sterling Silver wi
Volkswagen has announced the new 2013 Beetle Cabriolet, which will make its official debut in the end of November at the L.A. Motor Show. The new model also incorporates design criteria of the modern Volkswagen line-up: the air inlet under the bumper, the flat contour of the hood's bottom edge and in particular
Here is an easy way to embarrass yourself (your company) in front of a lot of people. Just take a Golf GTI Concept, make its suspension lower by using straps pulling the springs down and then show this car at huge Auto Show. This formula is perfect for only one thing – HUGE failure. We can’t even think how this
2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Concept is going to make its motor show debut in Paris this week. The seventh-generation of the emblematic model comes with new visual appearance, new technology, engines, safety and infotainment features. The GTI Concept is powered by an advanced 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petr
2013 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line is also named by the brand the Sporty Chic. In fact, Volkswagen is now offering two R-Line packages – exterior and interior one - for the Beetle that are based on the top “Sport” version. The independent and sporty R-Line options can be combined with any of the twelve Beetle colors. In particular the parts of the exterior package include: front bumpers with independent black grained air inlets and chrome surrounds for the directional indicators, diffuser at the rear, special body si
Time to get excited since the seventh chapter of a 38-year-old legend is at our doorstep. The Volkswagen Golf VII made its debut in Berlin. More spunk and less fat for this one. Back to the primitive then! Well, not really. The latest incarnation of the best seller will be still as complicated as a car can be – a new Modular Transverse Matrix body (which is supposedly roomier), a new information and entertainment system and even more interfering assistance software. Nevertheless, the Wolfsbur
2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid has been announced as the world’s fastest hybrid ever created. The reason for this is that it as just set a world speed record at 185 mph. This remarkable result was achieved at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The Volkswagen was driven by Motor Trend Associate Road Test Editor Carlos Lago. In
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We are always awaiting the next Depth of Speed video passionately! This time Josh Clason has made an incredible footage about a legendary car which was so uniquely transformed that no one could possible imagine that this is achievable. Joel, the owner of a 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit, entirely modified his car implementing an interesting theme and details onto it. For example the leather hood straps were made from belts. The steering wheel was wrapped in leather and the emblems were hand-painted.
This elaborately modified 1983 Volkswagen Golf I Chocolate Brown won the first place in the Show & Shine competition at the 2012 TÜV Rheinland Tuning Night. In addition to this the lucky winning Volkswagen will become a showcase car for TÜV Rheinland at the Automechanika 2012 in Frankfurt. Marco Mueller is the name of the owner, and he is proud to demonstrate that spectacular tuning trim. The guy was trained as a master mechanic, so it is
