Tag: Volkswagen
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Volkswagen’s Passat Performance Concept Debuts in Detroit
Volkswagen debuted their Passat Performance Concept at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show yesterday giving the mid-size family sedan a bit more punch with additional exterior and interior upgrades to match. With an all-new, turbocharged 1.8 TSI engine producing 250 horsepower to the front wheels, this Passat sits right between the 170 hp 5 cylinder and…
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Motor Trend Pits New Ford Focus ST Against VW Golf R
In Motor Trend’s latest Head 2 Head episode on YouTube, Carlos Lago pits the new Ford Focus ST against the Volkswagen Golf R. I’ve driven both of these cars and I’ve owned an MKVI GTI for about a year. Here are my thoughts. Ford Focus ST I have to admit, as a diehard Volkswagen fan, the new Ford Focus…
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Volkswagen Reveals Golf R Cabriolet in YouTube Video
According to AutoBlog, Volkswagen has revealed the production Golf R Cabriolet via YouTube. Unfortunately, as of this writing, the video AutoBlog links to has become private. VW first showed off the concept Golf R Cabriolet over a year ago at the annual Lake Wörthersee get-together. The production car in the video has had a few tweaks…
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Former Porsche CEO Wiedeking Charged Over Failed Volkswagen Takeover
Bloomberg reports that former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking along with former CFO Holger Haerter have been charged what market minipulation in a failed bid to take over Volkswagen. Claudia Krauth, spokeswoman for Stuttgart prosecutors in an email statement to Bloomberg: “The investigation found the suspects in February 2008 at the latest made the decision to increase…