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Is a Tuned Skoda Superb With 353 HP as Cool as the Audi S4 Avant?
Is a Tuned Skoda Superb With 353 HP as Cool as the Audi S4 Avant?

25 Sep 2016, 08:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This Superb is amazingly powerful for a Skoda with a stock engine. But reaching the output of the S4 is only half the battle

 
2016 Volkswagen Sharan Gets 2.0 TDI 184 PS With 7-Speed DSG and 4Motion
2016 Volkswagen Sharan Gets 2.0 TDI 184 PS With 7-Speed DSG and 4Motion

12 Sep 2016, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We know that a horse can cost tens of times more than this Sharan. But isn't 44,000 euros too much for such an old tourer

 
Volkswagen Sued For Patent Royalty Fees By Former Bentley CEO
Volkswagen Sued For Patent Royalty Fees By Former Bentley CEO

5 Sep 2016, 19:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, a former head of Bentley and the lead of the transmissions department, has sued Volkswagen over patent royalty fees regarding DSG tech

 
First Tiguan 2.0 BiTurbo 240 HP Acceleration Test Is Here
First Tiguan 2.0 BiTurbo 240 HP Acceleration Test Is Here

25 Jul 2016, 23:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's not slow, but the takeoff is not as amazing as the horsepower and torque numbers would lead you to believe. Plus, why to go fast in a Volkswagen CUV?

 
Engineering Explained Talks About Dual Clutch Transmission Dos and Don'ts
Engineering Explained Talks About Dual Clutch Transmission Dos and Don'ts

29 Jun 2016, 23:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some people say that CVTs are ore economical than DSGs and that normal automatics are smoother. Well, the double clutch was always supposed to be in the middle

 
2016 Audi TT 1.8 TFSI Acceleration Test Featuring a Yellow Roadster
2016 Audi TT 1.8 TFSI Acceleration Test Featuring a Yellow Roadster

22 Jun 2016, 17:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The novelty value of the Audi TT is gone, but this is still the only affordable coupe with a digital dash. To buy that, you might have to get the cheaper 1.8

 
Which DSG Is on 1.8 TSI 4x4 Versions of the Octavia, Golf and Leon?
Which DSG Is on 1.8 TSI 4x4 Versions of the Octavia, Golf and Leon?

27 May 2016, 00:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Almost all Volkswagens have DSG gearbox options, but they aren't the same. The 1.8 TSI engine secretly has two of them, depending on the configuration

 
2016 Volkswagen Caddy with Natural Gas and DSG Debuts in Geneva
2016 Volkswagen Caddy with Natural Gas and DSG Debuts in Geneva

26 Feb 2016, 22:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Caddy is available with a 1.4 TGI engine making 110 PS and a six-speed DSG gearbox. The gas tanks are mounted under the floor and don't take up any space

 
Dual-Clutch Transmissions Losing Out to Conventional Automatics in America
Dual-Clutch Transmissions Losing Out to Conventional Automatics in America

7 Dec 2015, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once viewed as the gearbox of the future, the DCT is losing ground to conventional automatics now that 8- and 9-speed units have arrived

 
VW Isn't Playing the "How Many Gears Does Yours Have?" Game, Drops 10-Speed DSG
VW Isn't Playing the "How Many Gears Does Yours Have?" Game, Drops 10-Speed DSG

21 Sep 2015, 11:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volkswagen is taking a timeout from the transmission battle and puts the 10-speed DSG project on hold. Still, it needs to find solutions to replace it

 
Volkswagen Golf R-Line Launched in Britain with 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI Engines
Volkswagen Golf R-Line Launched in Britain with 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI Engines

2 Feb 2015, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf R-Line is a special trim level costing £24,190 in Britain and available with 150 horsepower engines that will get you to 62 mph in over 8 seconds.

 
Volkswagen Golf R Variant Priced at €43,000, Goes on Sale with Standard DSG
Volkswagen Golf R Variant Priced at €43,000, Goes on Sale with Standard DSG

2 Feb 2015, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This 300 horsepower super-wagon costs almost as much as a base model Porsche Boxster, but it comes with all the bells and whistles

 
2015 Volkswagen Passat Gets New Petrol Engines in Germany: 1.8 TSI and 2.0 TSI
2015 Volkswagen Passat Gets New Petrol Engines in Germany: 1.8 TSI and 2.0 TSI

30 Jan 2015, 12:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2015 Volkswagen Passat has just received two new turbocharged petrol engines, a 1.8 with 180 hp and the 220 hp 2.0 from the Golf GTI.

 
SEAT Leon ST Cupra 280 Pricing Revealed: Sub8 Pack, Bucket Seats Available
SEAT Leon ST Cupra 280 Pricing Revealed: Sub8 Pack, Bucket Seats Available

16 Jan 2015, 12:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Today, SEAT UK's marketing team was busy announcing the all-new Leon ST Cupra 280, a car that's pretty much unlike anything else in the segment… or better. We already know what this...

 
2015 Audi A3 vs 2015 Volkswagen Golf: What's the Difference Between the MQB Twins
2015 Audi A3 vs 2015 Volkswagen Golf: What's the Difference Between the MQB Twins

2 Dec 2014, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Almost everybody in Europe knows that Volkswagen Group has four compact models based on the MQB platform. There's the Audi A3, the Golf 7, SEAT Leon and Skoda Octavia. All come in a multitude o...

 
2015 Skoda Octavia Scout 1.8 TSI Acceleration Test
2015 Skoda Octavia Scout 1.8 TSI Acceleration Test

27 Nov 2014, 13:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We really wouldn't buy a compact SUV any more, not when the latest generations of crossover estates are so much more dynamic and better to look at. Volkswagen Group has three of them built on t...

 
300 HP Volkswagen Golf R Variant Makes Video Debut: It's a Bit Weird
300 HP Volkswagen Golf R Variant Makes Video Debut: It's a Bit Weird

21 Nov 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A Golf estate has never been something to lose your head over… until this week, when Volkswagen officially took the wraps off the all-new Golf R Variant at the Los Angeles Auto Show. By combi...

 
Volkswagen Announces 2015 Golf R US Pricing
Volkswagen Announces 2015 Golf R US Pricing

19 Nov 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen of America has just announced that the all-new Golf R hot hatch will arrive in dealerships for the price of $36,595 plus $820 for the destination. This statement was made from the sidelin...

 
300 HP Volkswagen Golf R Variant (Wagon) Revealed ahead of Los Angeles Auto Show
300 HP Volkswagen Golf R Variant (Wagon) Revealed ahead of Los Angeles Auto Show

18 Nov 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After many months of testing at the Nurburgring, Volkswagen is now ready to reveal the fastest Golf estate ever. It's called the Golf R Variant and comes with everything a normal Golf R does, o...

 
Volkswagen Group's DSG Gearbox Explained
Volkswagen Group's DSG Gearbox Explained

14 Nov 2014, 17:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, we took an in-depth look at the Volkswagen Group's TSI engine family and how it was helping the German company and its sister brands achieve their goals. The guide got a lot of atten...