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Golf Cabriolet drops its top in Geneva

2011 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet

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In its presentation of the new Golf Cabriolet at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show, Volkswagen is writing a new chapter of a global success story. The four-seater has an innovative soft top with an electro-hydraulic drive that opens the Golf’s top in just 9.5 seconds. Continue reading ‘Golf Cabriolet drops its top in Geneva’

VW plans to debut next Golf in late 2012 to early 2013

Golf BlueMotion TDI

Volkswagen AG will begin selling the seventh generation of its best-selling VW Golf hatchback at the “end of 2012 or early 2013,” a company spokesman said on Saturday. Continue reading ‘VW plans to debut next Golf in late 2012 to early 2013′

Volkswagen Golf trophy list continues to amaze

Golf BlueMotion TDI

Far from resting on its laurels after being named the 2010 “World Car of the Year,” the Volkswagen Golf continues to garner accolades from a variety of industry groups. The Golf has recently been named Urban Active Lifestyle Vehicle of the Year. The Golf TDI rounds out the accolades with two awards, the Best Alternative Fuel Vehicle Residual Award from Automotive Lease Guide and the distinction of winning the 2011 Best Resale Value Award for the Hybrid/Alternative Energy Vehicle category by Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Golf trophy list continues to amaze’

Golf blue-e-motion on U.S soil for first time as part of the Los Angeles Auto Show

Golf blue-e-motion

Next week during the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will offer U.S. media their first chance to get behind the wheel of the Golf blue-e-motion zero-emissions electric vehicle. Drivers will experience the pure electrically powered version of the most successful European car ever built, the Golf. For Volkswagen, 2013 is the key year of electric mobility. First the brand starts into the age of pure electric driving by introducing the all-electric Up! and shortly afterwards the Golf blue-e-motion. Continue reading ‘Golf blue-e-motion on U.S soil for first time as part of the Los Angeles Auto Show’

Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion wins the inaugural Future Car Challenge

Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion winner at the Future Car Challenge

A Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion prototype electric car is the overall winner of the inaugural Future Car Challenge.  The car also won its category, Most Economic and Environment Friendly Regular Passenger EV.
 
The Royal Automobile Club Gold Medal for the winning vehicle was presented to Jim Holder, Editor of What Car? and Volkswagen engineer Folko Rohde who shared the driving.  The pair joined a total of over 60 entrants in travelling from Madeira Drive in Brighton to Pall Mall in London – a distance of 57 miles – with the aim of consuming as little energy as possible. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion wins the inaugural Future Car Challenge’




Simraceway Is Blurring The Line Between Sim Racing And Reality

SimCraft simulator systems

Quattro de Mayo: May 3-6, 2012



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