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VW To Help Prevent Diesel Misfueling With Dealer Retrofit
It's ironic that one of the best characteristics of modern diesels is also their downfall, for many owners. New diesels are so refined, and some owners so unused to filling with diesel, that they accidentally fill their cars with gasoline--resulting in a breakdown. To help prevent this, Volkswagen...
2015 Volkswagen Golf And GTI Unveiled At New York Auto Show
Officially unveiled today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf is the all-new seventh generation of VW's best-known and highest-volume global car. The... March 27, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1
Volkswagen XL1's Technology Will Filter Down To Other VWs
As the Geneva Motor Show finally closes its doors to the public, many will go home lusting after the LaFerrari or McLaren's P1 hypercars. For others though, the show's... March 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram
2015 Volkswagen Golf For U.S.: Preview Of New York Auto Show
The latest seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf hatchback was formally launched last fall at the Paris Motor Show. It's now on sale in Germany, but the models to be sold in the... March 12, 2013 by John Voelcker 3
Forget Freon: VW Will Use CO2 As Air-Conditioning Refrigerant
One of the prices we pay for discovering new, daily life-enhancing technologies, is occasionally inventing something that turns out to be less than ideal from an... March 12, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3
Volkswagen e-Co-Motion: Electric Delivery Van At Geneva Motor Show
Electric delivery vans are a relatively unexplored area of the market, yet they make a surprising amount of sense. In many cases, a delivery vehicle will cover relatively... March 8, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3
2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid: Quick Gas-Mileage Test
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is VW's second hybrid model, and the first hybrid sedan we've had in the U.S. market from the German automaker. It's also interesting because... March 6, 2013 by Joel Feder 10
Volkswagen Wants 60 MPG Fleet Average In Europe By 2020
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) target of 54.5 mpg by 2025 has caused cheers from some people, and jeers from others. In reality, that target won't be as difficult... March 6, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1
Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion: 70 MPG Hatchback... U.S. Won't Get
If you were to associate Volkswagen with one particular fuel-efficient technology, it'd probably be diesel. VW's range of diesels is expanding in the U.S, but it's massive in... March 5, 2013 by Antony Ingram 22
Volkswagen Up Minicar To Get XL1's Ultra-Frugal Drivetrain?
The Volkswagen Up is one of our favorite 'forbidden fruit' cars. Sold in Europe, it's a rival to vehicles like the Chevrolet Spark in the 'A' segment. It's lightweight... February 25, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2
261 MPG Volkswagen XL1 Production Confirmed, Debuts Geneva
Volkswagen has toyed with the idea of cigar-shaped ultra-eco cars for some time now, but a production car is finally on the way. The Volkswagen XL1 is a plug-in diesel hybrid... February 21, 2013 by Antony Ingram 26
2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD Diesel Hot Hatch Returns 50+ MPG
Following yesterday’s leak of the new e-Golf electric variant of Volkswagen’s latest MkVII Golf, comes the first photos and specs for the latest Golf GTD... February 21, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 4
VW Developing $8K Budget Car For Chinese Market: Report
To the average U.S. car buyer, the Volkswagen Up minicar will seem pretty basic. Deliberately designed to compete at the bottom of the European market, it always feels like a... February 12, 2013 by Antony Ingram
Best Gas Mileage You Can Get: Top 10 Hybrids
Are you in the market for a hybrid car? You probably want great gas mileage, without switching to diesel fuel, or taking the next step into plug-in vehicles. The good news... January 31, 2013 by Antony Ingram 29
Volkswagen Installs Huge Solar Array At Chattanooga Plant
Volkswagen flipped a large ceremonial switch yesterday that signaled the official launch of a huge array of photovoltaic solar cells at its Chattanooga assembly plant, which... January 23, 2013 by John Voelcker 19
VW, Eaton Show New CCS Electric-Car Charging Station
Volkswagen Group of America and Eaton have together unveiled a new single-port Combined Charging System (CCS). The CCS meets the approved standard for charging from the... January 15, 2013 by Antony Ingram 22
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