28 July 2011, 09:25 AM
Volkswagen will exhibit several vehicles from the BlueMotion range at the 2011 EcoVelocity held from 8 to 11 September. The visitors will be encouraged by Volkswagen to “Think Blue”, as they get up close and personal with some of the company’s latest BlueMotion products, both on the stand and on the track.
The BlueMotion range includes Touareg Hybrid and Scirocco BlueMotion as well as the small Polo BlueMotion. Golf VI BlueMotion will also be at the event.
2012 Volkswagen Scirocco BlueMotion is powered by a 2
26 July 2011, 03:02 PM
B&B has announced several performance packages for VW Golf GTI Edition 35.
The tuning company offers three different power leves – 310PS, 326PS and 362PS. The results are thanks to a lot of improvements – a larger turbocharger, a special sport exhaust system with larger downpipe and high-performance catalyst. There are also ECU re-maps and a revised air intake system is installed and an optimized intercooler. Finally, the tuner installed a special Slim-Line oil cooler system.
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12 July 2011, 02:35 PM
Most of you have strong memories from your father’s or grandfather’s car. “One day I will have one for myself”– we thought. Unfortunately most cars have no more than 10 years on the production line meaning that whatever it was that you fancied as a kid is now about 30-40 years old and looks like(or actually is) scrap or costs an amount of money with a lot of zeroes. Luckily someone thought of all these enthusiasts. So, who did?
Chevrolet Camaro
The first Camaro was built back in 1966/1967. Very long front en
08 July 2011, 03:43 PM
SIEMONEIT RACING has unveiled a special tuning package for the new Golf VI GTI. The name of the project is black pearl.
The exterior tuning package consists of a carbon-fibre bonnet, in-house sport exhaust system and a set of nice wheels.
The performance package consists of a special air intake which forces cooler air into the combustion chamber for better efficiency. There is also an ECU re-map and the results are more than satisfying - 355 PS and 485 Nm. However, Hardware modifications
07 July 2011, 04:26 PM
2011 Volkswagen Polo Match joins the model’s range and offers perfect value for money. The new Match model replaces the existing SE and Moda trim levels and also provides £650 worth of equipment.
2011 Polo Match is priced at £11 300 for the 1.2-litre 60 PS manual
The exterior boasts 15” “Castille” alloy wheels, front fog lights and heat-insulating tinted rear windows. Inside, there are air conditioning, an RCD 310 radio / CD player, multifunction computer and MDI (Multi Device Interface) w
06 July 2011, 08:04 PM
ABT has introduced a styling and a performance packages for the latest 2012 Beetle. Still, these are just two renderings, but the car will look exactly the same.
There will be performance mods for the 1.2TSI boosted to 140PS (103 kW), the 1.4TSI will have 210PS (154 kW) and the top-of-range 2.0TFSI will have 240PS (176 kW). The 1.6TDI will gain additional 20PS (15 kW) and the bigger 2.0TDI will have 170PS (125 kW), instead of 140PS (103 kW).
The styling package consists of a new front bump
04 July 2011, 09:15 AM
Each car enthusiast has a movie that makes them smile just thinking of it. You will have the opportunity to read a little more about some of the most cherished cars used in movies.
Number 5
AUDI A8 W12- Transporter 2
This car is taking a serious part in the plot of the movie. Jason Statham needs to chase the bad guys all over the place and the Audi is a serious partner in his mission. The movie is abundant with stunts that the A8 has to perform. Thanks to the massive twelve-cylinder 6.0
30 June 2011, 04:15 PM
Volkswagen will put on sale the new Golf VI Cabriolet in the UK. The price is £20 720, while the top-of-range 1.4 TSI 160 PS 7spd DSG is tagged at £26 595.
It will be available in three trim levels: S, SE and GT. The standard equipment includes 16” alloy wheels, Bluetooth and some other goodies. The SE adds 2Zone cl
30 June 2011, 03:02 PM
Volkswagen will put on sale the new revised Tiguan on 1 July. The prices start from £21 085 and rising to £28 020 for the top-of-range 2.0 TSI 210 PS 4WD DSG 7 Spd model. 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan is available in both two- and four-wheel drive.
There are four trim levels: S, SE, Sport and Escape. The standard equipment includes – 16” alloy wheels, Climatic air conditioning, DAB radio and alarm.
SE adds 17” alloys, 2Zone electronic air conditioning, Park Assist, iPod and Bluetooth preparation
23 June 2011, 01:49 PM
Volkswagen has introduced the Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP), which includes some semi-automatic functions.
“Above all, what we have achieved today is an important milestone on the path towards accident-free car driving,” commented Leohold at today’s final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit in the Swedish city of Boras.
“Nonetheless, the driver always retains driving responsibility and is always in control,” continues Leohold.
“The driver can override or deactivate the system at
22 June 2011, 08:12 PM
The fastest Volkswagen Golf will compete tomorrow at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife in the legendary 24-hour race. The spectacular Golf24 has been prepared specially to take place at the race - June 23 to June 26, 2011. Fitting the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen Motorsport has developed a thorough-bred racing version of the world’s highest-volume production car.
It is powered by a 2.5 liter five-cylinder turbocharged engine with 440PS (324 kW) and 540Nm of torque. It features four-wheel drive, a seq
13 June 2011, 02:49 PM
Looks like Volkswagen Beetle will have its RS version, which is going to feature a high-performance turbocharger kit with bigger intercooler, larger injectors, CAI and of course ECU re-map.
The exterior is dramatically changed, actually, 2012 Beetle RS looks like Porsche GT3 RS, which is not bad, at all.
Still, the project car doesn’t have plates and registration, so it will be created as autoshow concept. The tuning team didn’t have enough time, because the new Beetle Rs had to be present
