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2017 VW Polo R WRC Revealed in the Form of a Design Sketch
2017 VW Polo R WRC Revealed in the Form of a Design Sketch

12 Apr 2016, 13:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / It's business as usual for Volkswagen's motorsport department, so the company has published a sketch of the 2017 Polo WRC. It looks very aggressive

 
Jost Capito Leaves Volkswagen Motorsport for McLaren
Jost Capito Leaves Volkswagen Motorsport for McLaren

14 Jan 2016, 15:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's head of the Motorsport department, Jost Capito, has decided to leave for McLaren Racing. Capito will report directly to Ron Dennis

 
Volkswagen Rally Driver Races World Skiing Champion in Norway
Volkswagen Rally Driver Races World Skiing Champion in Norway

28 Jul 2015, 18:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is just a couple of days away from kicking off, so VW Motorsport offered fans a short preview of the scene

 
Volkswagen Unveils 2015 Polo R WRC with Dark Blue Livery
Volkswagen Unveils 2015 Polo R WRC with Dark Blue Livery

15 Jan 2015, 17:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / News from Autostadt, Wolfsburg: Volkswagen Motorsport just unveiled an updated version of its Polo R WRC, ready to compete in the 2015 season and repeat past success. The company makes bold claim...

 
Volkswagen Wins 2013 WRC Manufacturers' Title
Volkswagen Wins 2013 WRC Manufacturers' Title

30 Oct 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen Motorsport has won the 2013 WRC (World Rally Championship) title for manufacturers in its debut year, following the one-two victory at the Rally Spain, adding to the Drivers’ Champi...

 
Volkswagen’s Ogier Leads Rally Finland in His Polo
Volkswagen’s Ogier Leads Rally Finland in His Polo

3 Aug 2013, 14:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Flying Fins? Forget about it, what you need is some flying Frenchmen. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia have shown their skill by leading the fastest rally of the WRC on day two. The du...

 
Volkswagen Searching For the Best Drivers for Polo R WRC
Volkswagen Searching For the Best Drivers for Polo R WRC

29 Jun 2011, 11:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has promised us the Polo R WRC will make its official debut at the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally, where the motorsport division will not only be checking if the 300 horsepower rally-bread car ha...

 
Scirocco GT24-CNG Pair Finished 1st and 2nd in Class at Nurburgring
Scirocco GT24-CNG Pair Finished 1st and 2nd in Class at Nurburgring

27 Jun 2011, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The two blue biogas Scirocco GT24-CNG cars repeated last year’s success by coming first and second in their category. Unfortunately, things didn’t go to plan for the Golf24 “racing...

 
Volswagen Motorsport to Bring Golf24 Trio to Nurburgring 24
Volswagen Motorsport to Bring Golf24 Trio to Nurburgring 24

23 Jun 2011, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen will bring a total of three Golf24 racers to this weekend’s Nurburgring endurance event in Germany. The 39 edition of the race coincides with the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI, s...

 
Volkswagen Releases Video of Golf24 Testing
Volkswagen Releases Video of Golf24 Testing

17 Feb 2011, 11:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nurburgring 24 Hour race is one of the toughest tests any car can face in motorsports and Volkswagen will be prepared this year with a new Volkswagen Golf24, a car that boasts 440 horsepower and...

 
Volkswagen Motorsport Unveils 440 hp Golf24 Racer
Volkswagen Motorsport Unveils 440 hp Golf24 Racer

10 Feb 2011, 11:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We know that this is not a production car and you will probably never own one, but we’ve never seen such a stunning version of the Golf. This track attacker looks even better in our opinion th...

 
Volkswagen Could Enter F1 with Audi or Porsche Brands
Volkswagen Could Enter F1 with Audi or Porsche Brands

20 May 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen’s possible entry into Formula 1 could be done by using the Audi or Porsche brands, recent reports say. Europe’s largest carmaker is becoming more and more interested in motors...

 
VW Scirocco, the Fastest Front-Wheel Drive Car at the Nurburgring 24 Hours
VW Scirocco, the Fastest Front-Wheel Drive Car at the Nurburgring 24 Hours

17 May 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen managed a one-two-three podium at the Nurburgring 24 Hour race in the class for cars with alternative power, with its three Sciroccos powered by bio natural gas. Volkswagen also obtai...

 
VW Amarok Dakar Rally Official Car
VW Amarok Dakar Rally Official Car

16 Nov 2009, 16:39 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the “Official Supplier” to the Dakar Rally, as its new pickup, the Amarok, will be the Support Vehicle for the rally. The organizer is to use 20 Amarok,...

 
Bio-CNG Scirocco Cup to Debut in 2010
Bio-CNG Scirocco Cup to Debut in 2010

28 Oct 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Motorsports is not all about horsepower, high speed and great cornering. Volkswagen is set on showing everyone the motorsports can be both eco-friendly and great fun. Even though no one really c...