Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ...
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100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
The history of the “People's Car”, Volkswagen, begins on May 28th 1937 when the “Geselschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagen mbH” company is created. A year later it is renamed into “Volkswagenwerk GmbH” has it's headquarters established in Wolfsburg, a city especially created for the workers on the Wolkswagen plant that are going to mass produce ... Read more
The last version of Volkswagen Passat was officially launched in 2005, being still in production nowadays in three versions: a 4-door sedan, a 5-door wagon and a 4-door coupe. This new generation of the vehicle was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2005, being released to the public the same year during ... >> Read more
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Together with the sedan version, the Variant version of Volkswagen Passat got facelifted in 2000, receiving a couple of new features which improved both the performance and the appearance of the vehicles. Beside the bumpers, the tail lights and the brand new projector optic headlights, the German car manufacturer ... >> Read more
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Launched in 1996 and manufactured until 2006, the fifth generation of Volkswagen Passat came with two body versions, a 4-door sedan and a 5-door wagon, both of them developed on the Volkswagen B5 platform. Similar to the previous versions of the Volkswagen Variant, this new model was a more spacious car than the sedan ... >> Read more
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Back in 1993, Volkswagen launched the fourth version of Passat, a new generation of the popular car which was now available in two body styles, a 4-door sedan and a 5-door estate. Just like the sedan version, the 1993 Volkswagen Passat Variant reintroduced the front grille, a design element which was removed in ... >> Read more
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Just like the previous versions of Passat Variant, the 1988 model received all the improvements installed on the sedan edition, which actually represented the third version of Volkswagen Passat. It's interesting to note that the German car manufacturer attempted to bring a fresh new design to the vehicle so ... >> Read more
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The 1981 version of the Volkswagen Passat Variant is a model included in the second generation of Volkswagen Passat, receiving almost the same improvements as the sedan version of this popular car. In comparison with the previous version of Passat Variant, the 1981 came with rectangular headlights, replacing the ... >> Read more
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The 1974 Volkswagen Passat Variant is the first station wagon version of Volkswagen Passat, being introduced one year after the German car manufacturer rolled out this popular car model. The five-door automobile was known under the name Dasher in the North American market, being equipped with rounded headlights. >> Read more
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The factory-tuned segment of the automotive industry just got a bit hotter today, after German carmaker Volkswagen announced the R used on some of its high-performance models will no longer be just a badge, but the sign of a brand new company: Volkswagen R GmbH.
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The South African division of German carmaker Volkswagen revealed today the new Polo Vivo for the local market, bringing with it somewhat of a disappointment for those who were expecting a more new Polo-like version.
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Some ten years ago, Volkswagen made the decision to build an automobile themed park that would strengthen the ties between German carmaker Volkswagen and its customers and also to attract potential buyers to the brand. Dubbed Autostadt, the car city in Wolfsburg ...
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As the Volkswagen Golf is one of the best selling cars of the VW Group, it is only natural that it gets a lot of attention from tuners worldwide. This time, ABT decided to modify the Golf R and presented the final version of it at the Geneva Auto Show.
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The paint hasn’t dried yet on the second generation Touareg unveiled in early February, that Volkswagen has already started to emphasize the new SUV’s assistance and safety systems. The German carmaker praises the 2010 Touareg, scheduled to go on sale ...
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