GTI Treffen am Wörthersee is the world’s largest auto show dedicated solely to VW and Audi products. Held annually in Wörthersee, Austria, it was the perfect setting for the introduction of the world’s wildest factory-built VW GTI. The Design Vision GTI concept is based on the all-new seventh-generation model due in this country next year. VW’s design chief, Klaus Bischoff, supervised a complete transformation of the original hot hatch into a full-fledged race car.
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The completely redesigned 2015 VW Golf made its first U.S. appearance a memorable one. The seventh generation of the popular compact hatchback was introduced recently at the New York International Auto Show, and then crowned World Car of the Year shortly after.
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At this year’s Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled the CrossBlue Concept, a full-size crossover SUV. Speculation ran rampant that VW would bring it into production; it certainly looked finished enough to hit U.S. roads by year’s end, if not sooner.
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Volkswagen and Google want to put a smile on your face every time you take a road trip. The German automaker for the masses and the world’s number one search of the free world have teamed up to create a social app that records memorable events of your travels.
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With anticipation for the redesigned 2014 VW Golf already approaching a fever pitch in this country, Volkswagen has now confirmed that its new Golf lineup will include the high-performance VW Golf GTD. The model recently premiered for European customers at the International Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.
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So far this year, more drivers are choosing Volkswagen products than at any time since the early 1970s, and among them were obviously the editors at MotorWeek, the country’s longest-running television program dedicated to happenings in the auto world: The program selected two members of the 2013 Volkswagen lineup to receive Drivers’ Choice Awards at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.
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Already achieving its highest sales in decades, Volkswagen has now introduced the sportiest Beetle in decades: The 2014 VW Beetle GSR, which made its premiere at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. This boosted Beetle takes its name from the classic “Gelb Schwarzer Renner”—or “Yellow Black Racer”—that was offered in very limited numbers in the 1970s, and it makes its power from an upgraded version of Volkswagen’s potent 2.0-liter I4 turbo that delivers 210 hp. (Note: The same powerplant will find its way into the 2013 Jetta GLI and Beetle Turbo, too, adding an extra 10 hp to each.)
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Volkswagen’s Tiguan and Touareg SUVs will become the latest members of the VW R-Line club for the 2014 model year. Shown for the first time at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Tiguan R-Line and Toureg R-Line benefit from the same successful formula that has inspired strong interest in the recently launched Beetle and CC R-Line models: Add a dynamic dash of athletically inspired exterior and interior style enhancements to the already capable powertrains of the current models for more visual appeal—but without having to pay a premium for additional performance.
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How will the VW Passat follow up on its record-breaking 2012, when it set a new milestone for U.S. sales? Visitors to the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit are finding out now, since Volkswagen is using the event to introduce a new, sportier version of the car called the Passat Performance Concept.
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What happens when an automaker combines traditionally aggressive SUV style with cutting-edge German engineering? Well, customers will soon find out, since the VW CrossBlue Concept—which was revealed at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit—provides exactly that combination—and it also provides more than a few hints about a future production model that will soon be following in its tire tracks.
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