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We’re hoping the TDI comes to the States soon!
From now is the Volkswagen Tiguan with front-wheel drive available. The new basic model of the equipment series Trend & Fun comes with two simultaneously through strong and thrifty TSI and TDI engines offered. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Tiguan now offered with TSI and TDI engines’
We hope this sells well for Volkswagen but I’m scouting a 2006 Phaeton V8 for $37k with 47k miles or you could go with a ‘04 with 51k miles at $19k
The Phaeton – the Volkswagen flagship – has new technical features on board starting right now. An entirely new generation of infotainment systems (RCD 810 and RNS 810) is being introduced. The systems – equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen – offer significantly extended functionality, quicker access to infor¬mation and a nearly self-explanatory user interface logic. Another new design on this model is the control unit for the standard four-zone automatic climate control system. The RCD 810 or RNS 810 and climate control share a common module in the center console area. The center console itself has a completely new look. As an option, the RNS 810 radio-navigation system can be extended to include a new 1,000 Watt strong high-end sound system from Danish hi-fi specialist Dynaudio. Continue reading ‘The 2009 Volkswagen Phaeton’
Success on a full scale – that was the motto last night for the Volkswagen AG at the awards ceremony of the ‘Goldenes Lenkrad’. An expert jury of the German newspaper ‘Bild am Sonntag’ honoured the best new releases of the year, among them the 6th generation Golf. ‘The win of four categories confirms that the whole Group took the right course. We offer an incomparable spectrum of models and an enormous variation of design and technology. We make the perfect cars for everyone’, says Prof. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Board of management at Volkswagen AG, who accepted the special award ‘Kleines Goldenes Lenkrad’ on behalf of the Group that evening. Continue reading ‘Gold for the Volkswagen Group in a total of four categories’
How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial markets
GREAT cornering and eye-popping acceleration make Porsche’s cars popular among thrill-seeking bankers and hedge-fund managers. Now its clients are discovering that the carmaker itself has an unexpected talent for cornering markets. In a few tumultuous days it is thought to have made a cool €6 billion-12 billion ($7.5 billion-15 billion) on the share price of Volkswagen (VW)—a coup that has roiled the world’s financial markets.
Porsche’s gambit was as old as finance itself. For about three years it had been steadily increasing its stake in VW, a much larger yet less profitable carmaker with which it shares a little production. Its buying had driven up the price of VW’s shares to above the level at which it would make any economic sense for Porsche to buy VW. Seeing this, hedge funds sold shares in VW that they did not own. One strategy was a bet that VW’s share price would fall. Some also bought shares in Porsche, in a wager that shares of both would converge.”
APR Stage 3 kit on a Tiguan producing 295hp!!! SOLD!
Compact Sport-Ute brings in the noise and the funk
For the 2008 SEMA Show,Volkswagen has brought performance, styling and audio upgrades to their popular new Tiguan, the GTI of compact SUV’s.
The upgrades start on the outside of the Tiguan Performance with a complete body styling and fender flare kit, spoiler, side steps and a custom two-tone paint job. Not to be shown up by the new interior the performance level has been raised in this already hot compact SUV. The 2.0L TSI four-cylinder engine is now breathing through an APR Stage 3 Turbo Kit, and is rated at scorching 295 hp and 300 lbs. ft. of torque, coupled with the 6-speed Tiptronic® automatic. Also included is the new APR sport rear muffler and carbon-fiber cold air intake. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Tiguan Performance’
For the 2008 SEMA show Volkswagen of America, Inc. brings a race-car and its performance Jetta TDI sibling, two exciting versions of the all-new CC and a hot performance Tiguan that blows away the competition; all to illustrate how their growing line-up can be transformed into unique high-performance, one-of-a-kind vehicles. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen showcases personalization, performance and power at 2008 SEMA Show’
‘auto@web’ project presented at the International Suppliers Fair
Volkswagen presents its vision of the car of tomorrow with Internet access at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB), which is being held from 29 through 31 October at the Allerpark in Wolfsburg. The centre of attention will be a Tiguan prepared by Volkswagen Group Research and a WLAN network created by the research cooperative ‘Wireless Wolfsburg’. The interaction of the pair provides the driver with selected information pertaining to life in the city directly in the display of the navigation system. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Group Research tests mobile Internet access in the Tiguan’
A milestone on the way into the automotive future has been reached at the testing grounds in Dudenhofen, Germany. For the first time, several vehicle manufacturers jointly presented their latest developments in ‘Car-2-Car’ communication using real vehicles. Volkswagen demonstrated tomorrow’s technology in a Passat Variant TDI and a Golf GTI. Continue reading ‘Car-2-Car communication put to the first road test’
Both winners of the Volkswagen brand’s 2008 Service Qualification World Championship come from Germany: Oliver Buchinger from Regensburg defended his title as best service adviser and Guido Lembke from Stendal was the winner among the service technicians. The competition ended at the weekend with the finals in Wolfsburg. For two days, the best service specialists from 65 countries were tested on theory and practice – from vehicle repair to customer consultation. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Service Qualification World Championship’
Volkswagen has updated (finally) the microsite with some new features. Now that the season is over….
