by VW in the News on December 2, 2013
It’s party time for Volkswagen, which will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its midsize sport-utility vehicle with the 2014 VW Touareg X Special Edition. But despite being a big-time seller on the international stage, with more than 700,000 units delivered in the past decade, the Touareg will see just a very small production run in its latest configuration. Limited to just 1,000 units globally, the anniversary vehicle “commemorates the Touareg SUV’s decade-long history offering advanced, fuel-saving technologies and a premium driving experience,” according to VW.
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by VW in the News on November 20, 2013
The brand-new 2015 VW GTI hasn’t yet launched here in the United States, but that didn’t stop Volkswagen from showing off a potential future for the upcoming model at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. It was there that the automaker introduced its “Design Vision GTI.” Klaus Bischoff, head of design for the VW brand, noted: “Our claim to be a global player is enhanced with our universal design language. A design that immediately communicates the brand’s identity is central for all models that carry the VW logo, with elements that allow each model to be recognized as a true Volkswagen by its distinctive design.”
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by VW in the News on October 3, 2013
Volkswagen showed the VW XL1 plug-in diesel hybrid for the first time ever in the United States recently, introducing the car to the Society of Environmental Journalists during the group’s October meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Journalists also had a chance to visit Volkswagen’s nearby Chattanooga Assembly Plant, the first and only auto plant to earn Platinum certification from the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program, but it was the VW XL1 that really got attendees’ attention.
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by VW in the News on September 10, 2013
Volkswagen is ratcheting up its green-driving alternatives yet further with the recent introduction of the VW e-Golf at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. It offers all the quality and style of the all-new seventh-generation VW Golf, but swaps out an internal combustion engine for a high-tech electric propulsion system.
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by VW in the News on August 22, 2013
American fans of the high-performance Volkswagen Golf R had better be crossing their fingers right about now. After all, VW just unveiled the next-gen version of its hottest hatch in Germany, and it’s got almost everything they could want, including more horsepower, more torque, lower 0-60 times and higher fuel-economy ratings. In fact, pretty much the only thing missing is a firm commitment from Volkswagen that the car will go on sale in the United States.
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by Joel Arellano on August 1, 2013
Flavio Garcia, a lecturer in computer science at the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, UK, has been legally stopped in publishing the codes use to start Volkswagen vehicles. According to The Guardian, these codes not only affect VW systems, but those found and used in Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini vehicles. The UK court states that such publication could “…allow someone, especially a sophisticated criminal gang with the right tools, to break the security and steal a car.”
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by VW in the News on July 25, 2013
As part of Volkswagen’s second year as presenting sponsor of Shark Week, a specially developed VW Beetle drop-top will be dropped into the ocean for one of the world’s most dangerous drives. Well, it will actually be a Beetle-shaped shark cage—but don’t expect the Subaquatic Road Trip to be any less thrilling. After all, it will be “bringing the underwater action to the ocean floor and [taking] the viewers at home even closer to the deep dive,” according to VW.
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by VW in the News on July 17, 2013
The VW Jetta and VW Passat helped Volkswagen become one of just two brands in the industry with multiple winners on the 2013 “Best Sedans Under $25,000” list. The rankings were released recently on KBB.com, the online home of noted automotive research resource Kelley Blue Book.
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by VW in the News on May 7, 2013
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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by VW in the News on March 29, 2013
