Volkswagen Touran Match released

Volkswagen has announced the VW Touran MatchThe VW Touran is VW’s answer to the Vauxhall Zafira and Renault Scenic – a more petite people carrier. Based on the VW Golf underpinnings, it is a safe and conservative – some might say boring – seven-seat, mid-sized people, carrier.

It’s hard to get excited about the Touran, with its boxy profile and drab – though comfortable – interior. But it’s very practical with its three rows of seats, which can actually be removed (they aren’t too heavy) giving you a very useful van for lugging gubbins around.

But the Touran is a decent enough drive, even if the ride is a bit on the firm side., and its build quality shows through in the distinct lack of shake, rattle and roll.

But now it’s time for the Limited Edition / High Spec /Value for money option, so VW has released the VW Touran Match. It offers £1600 worth of extras for a £500 premium which, assuming they’re extras you actually want, offers good value. You get front and rear park assist and the RNS310 SatNav in the deal. You alos get a multi-function wheel, MDI and iPod connection. You also get a new set of alloys, twiddles to the grill, smoky covers for the lights and privacy glass.

Engines are the 1.4 litre TSI, 1.9 litre TDI and two power levels of the 2.0 litre TDI. Gearbox is a six-speed manual with either a six or seven speed DSG ‘box depending on model. There is also a Touran Match BlueMotion.

New Volkswagen Golf Plus BlueMotion Introduced

Volkswagen has introduced the new VW Golf Plus BlueMotionThere seem to be even more new VW Golf variants than there are Porsche 911s, and now we’ve got a new one to add to the mix – the new Volkswagen Golf Plus BlueMotion – as part of the VW Golf Economy Range.

The new VW Golf Plus Bluemotion is basically a Golf Plus with the standard BlueMotion tricks added to improve economy and emissions. These include low rolling resistance tyres, revised gear ratios, start-stop and regenerative braking – the usual box of tricks.

The 1.6 litre common rail diesel engine in the Golf Plus BlueMotion – down from 1.9 litres in the old Golf Plus BlueMotion – manages 65.7 mpg and emissions of 114g/km, an improvement of 11% in economy and 10% in emissions. The upside of all this is a big drop in the benefit in kind cost and big savings on fuel. VW reckons that the average Golf driver – who does around 8,000 miles a year – will only have to fill up once a month.

The new VW Golf Plus BlueMotion comes in either S or SE trim levels, and the price premium over the standard Golf Plus is £325, meaning the Golf Plus BlueMotion starts at £17,570. And the trim levels are half-decent. The SE gets ABS and ESP, together with six airbags and AirCon. Move up to the SE and you get Park Assist, Cruise and alloys. You also get the irritating little light telling you to change gear on both models.

Volkswagen Polo UK details

Volkswagen has released prices and specs for the UK of the new VW PoloThe VW Polo has been a huge success for Volkswagen. Over 11 million Polos have been sold since it was first launched nearly 35 years ago. But one thing you could never accuse the Polo of was being exciting. It was dull, well made and economical transport. But the world is changing and every car maker is bringing out funky economy models that compete hard against the Polo. So VW had to get its act together on the latest VW Polo. Fortunately it has.

The new Polo is a good looking car, taking design cues from VW’s successful Scirroco.It is bigger than the outgoing model but lighter, and has managed some good improvements in economy and emissions. Which is all good news. So there should be fair few takers for the new Polo, which arrives in UK showrooms in October, with orders starting from now.

On offer is a range of five engines (more to follow) – three petrol and 2 diesel. You can have the naturally aspirated 1.2 litre petrol with either 60 or 70 PS or the 1.4 litre with 85PS. The diesel units are both 1.6 litre common-rail units with either 75 or 90PS.

Volkswagen has had a play with the trim levels on the Polo, and you now get a choice of four – S, Moda (the funky one), SE and SEL. GTI and BlueMotion models will follow next year. VW is also offering some pretty upmarket options for an eco-box, including touchscreen SatNav, Climate and DAB.

Test Drive: 2010 new Volkswagen Eos 2.0T

Eos, for those not well-versed in Greek mythology, was their culture’s goddess of the dawn. So it’s not some made-up corporate-speak name like “Integra,” even if the average recognition level with Americans hovers close to 0%. Sadly, America’s recognition of the Volkswagen Eos in general has been hovering near 0% since it first debuted here way back in 2006; on sale for four years now, you still only occasionally see Eos convertibles on the road today.

Why has this car enjoyed such minimal market success here where other VW convertibles have succeeded so greatly (Cabrio, Beetle Cabrio)? Perhaps it’s important to examine what the Eos is and what the Eos is not.

The Eos is: Clever.

The Eos isn’t the first car to have a folding, retractable metal hard-top. If you want to be technical, Ford was doing it back in the 60′s -- but the first modern adapter of the PRHT concept was Mitsubishi with it’s ASC-engineered 3000GT Spyder back in 1996. What makes the Eos’s metal-origami roof clever, then? Well, not only is it a coupe and convertible, but it’s also got a sliding glass sunroof incorporated into it -- for when you want some wind and sun, but not all of it. Clever stuff. Watching the roof go up and down is a spectacle, as it always is with these folding-hardtop cars.

Technical cleverness on the Eos is more than skin deep, too. Like almost every VW, it comes equipped with the 2.0TSI turbo motor. And while you can get it with a traditional six-speed manual in base “Komfort” trim, the optional 6-speed DSG Automatic is a nerd’s transmission dream. This twin-clutch automated manual shifts right now, not in a second -- by design, it’s always got the gear above and below the one you’re in pre-selected on the other clutch, so no matter which way you go it’s just a matter of swapping clutches. If you’ve never driven a car with a DSG, you wouldn’t believe how creepy it feels. There’s no shift interruption at all; there’s not really even a bump when you change gears -- the rpms just drop and you’re in the next gear.

The Eos is: Cute.

This is important for the Eos’ two primary clienteles, which I figure to be: Florida retirees, and upper-class Sorority girls. It’s cute as a button. Just looking at it, you want to give it a hug. This means it has approximately 0 appeal to people like me, who are more into torque curves than body curves. Still, relative to it’s competition (which these days are cheap four-seat drop tops like the Sebring and V6 Mustang) it’s much better looking. But if I wanted to have a cute 4-seat drop top, for this price it’d be a Cooper S JCW, which is actually fun to drive… which brings us to our next point.

The Eos is Not: Fun to drive.

Sorry. All that German heritage, cool technology, turbochargers and DSG gearboxes and TLA’s does not make the Eos fun to drive. It’s a significantly heavier MKV GTI, and if you know anything about cars, heavier is bad. The 2.0T feels overburdened in the Eos, with much more noticeable turbo lag than in a GTI or Jetta. There used to be an optional 3.2L 250bhp VR6, but VW killed that option in 2009 when they realized no one really cared how fast the Eos is. The DSG transmission is cool, but it’s not the most intelligent gearbox out there when it’s in regular “drive” mode, popping off upshifts at part throttle as early as it can to save gas, and while downshifts themselves are quick and seamless, it’s almost like you’re sending a request to a group committee to get one to happen.

Pop the shifter down into “sport” mode and it hands onto revs with tenacity, happily cruising along at 4,000 rpm and refusing to upshift. Which would make sense if you’re carving corners in a GTI, but in a 3,600lb Eos, it feels like it’s breathing heavily just to keep up. There’s a “shift it yourself” gate, but no paddle shifters to go along with it, so you end up not bothering most of the time.

But remember, this car is for Florida retirees and sorority girls, two groups which frankly don’t give a crap about torque curves and transmission downshift response. They mainly care that it’s cute.

The Eos Is: A Cruiser.

Once you get out of red-mist full blooded attack mode, it starts to make more sense. Hold down the fancy chrome lever and watch the top fold. Turn on the stereo to your local mix channel, relax in the comfortable leather seat, and just float down the road. Here it comes into it’s own: the tight structure doesn’t transmit rattles and shimmys like a Sebring, and if it’s not as pretty as the now-dead Pontiac G6 convertible, it doesn’t have a wheezing asthmatic pushrod V6 you need to drown out with Oldies, either.

The ride is squishy-soft compared to the CC Sport I jumped out of into this. There’s body roll, perhaps not Buick quantities. It actually rebounds over bumps. This isn’t a sports car, so don’t mistake it for one and you’ll enjoy it a lot more.

Conclusion: The Eos is a great car for someone wholly unlike myself.

Maybe it’s my own fault for lacking a certain depth of understanding. The Eos wasn’t built for me. Car guys should -- and will -- skip this chic cruisermobile over in favor of the lighter, cheaper, stiffer, more fun-to-drive MKVI GTI. If you’re a retiree or a sorority pledge, you’ll be pleased as punch with an Eos. And that’s what defines a good product -- how well it’ll satisfy it’s intended audience. Here, it’s a direct hit.

2010 Volkswagen Eos Lux

Base price: $32,390 (Eos Komfort)
Price as tested: $40,790 (Eos Lux)

Base price: $27,760
Price as tested: $28,560

Body: Unit-construction 2-door folding hardtop convertible
Drivetrain: transverse front-engine, front wheel drive
Accomodations: 4 passengers

Engine: Cast-iron Inline 4 cylinder with aluminum head
Displacement: 2.0L
Aspiration: Turbocharged, intercooled (Borg-Warner K03 sport turbo, air-to-air intercooler)
Fuel delivery: High-pressure direct injection
Valvetrain: Chain-driven dual overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters, VVT
Compression ratio: 9.6:1
Horsepower: 200bhp@5,100-6,000rpm
Torque: 207lb-ft@1,700-5,000rpm
Rev limit: 7,000rpm

0-60mph: 7.4 seconds (mfr claim)
Top speed: 130mph, electronically limited (mfr claim)
EPA fuel mileage estimate: 22 city/29 hwy
Recommended fuel: 93 octane premium unleaded

Wheelbase:101.5?
Length: 173.6?
Track (F/R): 60.8?/61.1?
Width: 70.5?
Height: 56.8:”
Curb weight: 3,569lbs (with DSG)

Pros: Painfully cute, reasonable pricing, great cruiser convertible for the Florida crowd, nifty folding hardtop with built in sunroof
Cons: Painfully cute, Not exactly fun to drive, DSG transmission seems confused, 2.0T overburdened, small trunk with roof down
Conclusion: If you’ve been missing the Golf Cabrio since it’s death, this is the car for you. If you like autocrossing and track days, it most certainly is not.

A special thank-you to Chris Duncan at Southern States Volkswagen in Raleigh, NC for letting me test drive the CC and putting up with all my questions.

New Volkswagen’s Superb TwinCharger Engine

The good die young. This simple statement happens all the time in our lives. The superb, eco-friendly, very tractable 1.4 turbocharged and supercharged engine that Volkswagen calls the ‘Twincharger’ may die a premature death.

This fabulous engine was VW’s answer to make smaller engines as powerful as ones with a larger capacity. People used to say that there’s no substitute for cubic inches and this little Twincharger has made the playing field a little more even for the small boys. VW were actually pretty confident of this little engine that they plonked one in the Scirocco 1.4TSI and in the Polo GTI. Unfortunately, VW now claims that these babies are expensive to produce and they are seriously considering replacing them with one that has a single turbocharger.

What they’re basically doing is replacing an engine that has been crowned “Engine of the Year” both in 2009 and 2010. I suppose real technical progress has to suffer as a result of the bean counters located in VW’s accounting department complaining about added costs. Some Smart Alec there must have voiced their discontent that plonking in an extra item in an engine increases costs. Imagine if they produced 100,000 1.4TSI engines and if the cost of adding a supercharger will cost VW $100 per unit that would mean ordering $10,000,000 worth of supercharger. So if they produced a 1.4 with only a turbocharger instead of two types of forced induction machinery, they’d save a whole lot of cash. Of course it makes perfect sense, but you don’t get to see something different and unique powering certain VWs anymore. And that’s pretty sad news to me.

So what does VW do to comfort us poor souls who are enthralled with new and innovative technology for the cars we see on our roads? It tells the chaps at Autocar (whose sources first brought forward this piece of news) that turbocharging technology has now advanced a fair bit and they believe that they can achieve the same performance figures that the Twincharger makes with their latest Direct-injection engines coupled with the latest turbocharging technology. I do not doubt the fact that VW can make this possible, but I just think that it is a slightly traditional and therefore slightly boring approach to engine development.

Don’t you just hate the people in accounting? This is just like British Airways stopping the Concorde from flying due to costs. Imagine the fact that people in the 1970s and 1980s can cross the Atlantic ocean faster that they can do so now. Imagine us motorheads losing another unique piece of engine technology. This piece of news isn’t as epic as the Concorde not flying, but it is sad news indeed.

New Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 TSI Sport DSG

What is it?

Volkswagen’s all-new Jetta saloon. It’s headed to UK showrooms in spring 2011, but it’ll be bigger news in the US, a market much keener on compact saloons for which this improved and enlarged version of VW’s Golf-based four-door has been expressely designed.

VW is aiming for massive sales gains in North America over the next five years. Previous versions of its Jetta and Passat have been over-priced and over-specified for US tastes, it says, and also extremely difficult to make a profit from, having been built in Europe and imported to the US.

See the road test pics of the VW Jetta

This new Jetta will be built exclusively in Puebla, Mexico, and goes on sale in the US this year for less than $16,000. Which makes it as cheap as a Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic saloon; cheaper even than a Chevy Cruze in Chevrolet’s home market.

Unfortunately, UK versions of the Jetta won’t be such compelling value – but they should still look cheap. While entry-level US Jettas make do with cheaper multi-point injection petrol engines, less standard equipment, hydraulic power steering, a torsion beam rear axle and slightly harder cabin plastics, British ones will get more expensive TSI and TDI powerplants, multi-link rear suspension, electro-mechanical power steering and proper slush-moulded dashboards. So they’ll cost more than US Jettas to make.

Still, the Jetta should start at roughly £17k for a 1.2 TSI in the UK, rising to around £22k for a range-topping 2.0 TSI petrol with DSG – value which, for a roomy family saloon, isn’t to be sneezed at.

What’s it like?

Our test Jetta was a 197bhp 2.0 TSI DSG – a close, if not quite perfect match for the range-topping Jetta that’ll be offered in the UK next year.

VW has added 90mm to the overall length of this car. It’s lost some of the appealing compactness of the old Bora and current Jetta as a result. But with 70mm of that extra length gone into the wheelbase, the Jetta’s now a cleverly packaged, surprisingly accommodating passenger car. Golf-derived it may be, but there’s more legroom in the back of the new Jetta than you’ll find in a Honda Accord, Seat Exeo or Volvo S40, and enough head and shoulder space for a 6ft 3in occupant to get truly comfortable. The Jetta’s boot is an enormous one too: 510 litres with the seats up.

The cabin quality and material tactility of our test car was good, if not quite up to Wolfsburg standards, but both will be improved in time for the Jetta’s European launch. In the main, the car’s cabin fixtures and fittings felt solid and expensive, in line with those of a familiar European Golf.

Second-rate refinement is another way you might have expected a Mexican-built VW to fall short of European standards, but this Jetta won’t confirm expectations that way, either. Mechanical refinement is very good; our TSI was smoother and quieter than a Golf GTI. It wasn’t quite as well isolated from wind and road noise, and didn’t quite have the same hushed and absorbent secondary ride as the Golf. Still, its rolling refinement felt good enough to put the likes of the Renault Laguna and Honda Accord to shame.

Slightly slacker body control made our Jetta fall short of the Golf’s standards on handling and roadholding, but that was at least partly due to softer North American chassis settings.

On northern California’s twisting coastal ‘Route 1’, the Jetta felt like a larger and slightly more cumbersome drive than the old car, and lacked a little of the trademark precision of European VWs. However, it provided just enough cornering composure to make for a sporting drive at times, without compromising the above-average refinement expected of a saloon car.

A flexible engine and adaptable DSG gearbox made the Jetta feel a fast enough performer too, with a generous reserve of power for overtaking.

Should I buy one?

You should seriously think about it. Especially if your initial reaction was to dismiss this new Jetta as the usual pokey old Golf saloon, because you’ll be surprised at how capacious it is, and therefore at the value it represents.

VW will quite neatly capture the European D-segment in a pincer movement with this car. By the middle of 2011 it will be offering a larger, more upmarket and more expensive new Passat to those who might otherwise buy a BMW 3-series or a high-end Ford Mondeo. And at the cheaper and more compact end of the market, VW will have this new Jetta to put up against the Renault Laguna, Volvo S40 and Citroen C5.

Against those second-string family saloons, provided VW delivers on the quality promises it’s making about the European versions of the Jetta, we can well imagine that it’ll find a keen following in the UK. It’s not quite a Skoda Superb with a VW badge on the nose, but it has a little of the Skoda’s magic ingredient: it just seems to deliver more than expected for your money.

New Volkswagen Passat: More Wagen, More Volk?

Here it is: the new Volkswagen Passat Wagon 2011 VW wants to take America. How can I do? It's $ 7,000 cheaper than the previous Passat, while growing.
Just as it did with the new Jetta, the Passat has dropped the price increase to what they think the American mid-size sedan customers really want - more space for less money. Although started at $ 27,000 the Passat, VW will be sent to a new base model with sub-$ 20,000 sticker, is specifically designed for the mass testing of cupholders in the four-cylinder Camry, contracts and sonatas.

The new Passat will be three engine options: 2.5-liter 5-cylinder, good for 170 horsepower and 177 lb.-ft. torque, 2-liter diesel engine with four cylinders, 3.6-liter VR6 with 280 hp and 258 lb.-ft. Passat has a base five-cylinder with five-speed gearbox, the six-speed automatic to most customers.

VW Passat body has grown four inches to 191.4 inches and now promotes the most legroom in the back of the classroom. As for the interior of the VW promised that the show the similarity Tiguan dashboard "much more expensive car, check.

But the growing-but-get-cheaper Jetta transformation is particularly welcome to his fans. It is also contrary to the efforts of another automaker not normalize their models around the world, but to add more features for all classes of lower prices.

And here's what VW will offer Passat buyers in Europe, where it's still a near-luxury car:

Here, as the new Minister of State for U. S. Golf:
Men from Wolfsburg spend $ 1 billion in new factories in Tennessee only medium sedan. Volkswagen wants the world's largest automaker in 2018, and it takes nearly tripled its sales in the U.S. than 360,000 last year to 1 million 800 thousand, which would be the VW models - makes a big VW and Nissan today.

In America, "Frankly, we lost our way," said Jonathan Browning, VW in the U.S. is safe. "We have become a marginal player in this one of the major world markets. It is not acceptable."

He reached the stage of the band Train, whose lead singer, Pat Monahan thanked the company. "Many of us were conceived in a VW bus, so thanks for life"

For all VW history in the U.S., the beetle and other iconic vehicle that has a history of Americans expect orders from Germany and has excited when they misbehave. It did not work with the Phaeton, Volkswagen is working with a badge indicating the Chrysler minivan than a Microbus revival of his own. If a train that VW wants to maximize the audience for their work. The trick is to get people to tune in instead of tune out.

2011 Cool Volkswagen Jetta TDI Diesel – First Drive Review

Bigger, but not as Engaging As The previous Jetta.

American dilemma here for Volkswagen: The fans love the way cars are more expensive brand engineering Their traditional rivals, But It Is Difficult to pass in the Same Quantities Jetta Civic and Corolla cars have cost more expensive for Both When VW & the customer. Because The corporate bosses in Wolfsburg, Germany, want the North American arm to sell Many More cars, faster, Stated With The objective of sales to triple by 2018-they've gone ahead With a new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and The adapté new Jetta in the U.S. market.

2010 Volkswagen New Cars – Auto Shows

VW introduces new vehicles for the Chinese market as it strives to restore its dominance in the region.

Struggling to keep its leading position in the Chinese market and faced with the task of keeping two very different joint venture partners happy, VW unveils two new cars at Beijing auto show that look familiar to North America and European markets.

The FAW-Volkswagen joint venture early New Bora, another iteration of the last generation Jetta, which was sold as the Bora in many markets and is always available as CityJet Canada.

VW Bora said New design is inspired by the Chinese lion dance, a ceremonial and athletic dance that is supposed to provide opportunities for attendees. design elements Lion dance are incorporated into the rear of the vehicle, VW says.

The New Bora is powered by a choice of two four-cylinder gasoline engines. A six-speed automatic transmission is available. We expect the Comfortline trim level with its chrome package will prove popular. The base model is called Trendline.

VW another Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), is busy creating new vehicles for its Roewe brand, an offspring of its MG Rover purchase. This could explain why the Lavida compact sedan, developed by Shanghai Volkswagen, moves on a similar architecture. And its wheelbase is identical with FAW New Bora.

Volkswagen’s Amarok Pick-up Show Contest award

It ability still alone be accessible in called markets, but Volkswagen’s Amarok is absolutely traveling places, acceptable new accompany and influencing people. It has, as its blazon suggests, best up the countdown International Analeptic Accolade 2011. The accolade was advised by a console from 23 countries, the aforementioned that elects the International Van of the Year awards winners.

During the anticipation process, the Amarok was accepted by the board for its ‘effortless off-road abilities’, while its accommodation on-road was advised to be the best adjoin all added competitors.

The board aswell anticipation the vehicle’s autogenous to be appealing impressive, acquainted with acclaim the blueprint and acceptable amplitude for both foreground and rear cartage in the double-cab cabin.

Summing up, the board had affluence of positives for the vehicle. ‘The new Volkswagen Amarok distinguishes itself by absurd active qualities, both on- and off-road. It sets new standards in the analeptic class in account to amount capacity, payload, autogenous room, comfort, ergonomics and ammunition consumption.’ High praise, indeed.

VW afresh declared that the Amarok – which is currently alone getting accumulated in Argentina, with assembly in Hannover for European markets getting mulled – could advice the accumulation accomplish its way into Thailand and acquiesce the aggregation to accretion a ballast in South-East Asian markets, admitting that may yet be a little means away. One can’t aswell abatement the achievability that the analeptic may amount favourably in assertive affairs locally, admitting that’s just speculation.

Volkswagen Touareg Exclusive Specs

Volkswagen Touareg Exclusive Interior Design Photos

Volkswagen Touareg Exclusive Interior Design Photos

Volkswagen Touareg Exclusive Car Tube Photos

Now, VW’s new Touareg is already adorable abundant for a lot of in its approved form, but what’s there for the being who thinks accepted isn’t spiffy enough? Well, how about a Touareg kitted out with a Volkswagen Absolute amalgamation then?

Available to acclimation with all engine variants, including the hybrid, the adaptation boasts a ambit of comfortable features, starting with an exoteric that comes with a Chrome & Style amalgamation and anodised argent roof rails.

Inside, things activate with seats in a high-quality two-tone Nappa covering aggregate as standard. Accessible in two colour combinations, Pepper Beige/Titan Atramentous and Dark Burgundy/Titan Black, the covering offers a applied affection besides looks, in this case advised “cool leather”, which prevents the seats from acceptable too hot beneath absolute sunlight.

The covering bench arrangement includes acrimonious foreground seats with electric 12-way settings, electro-pneumatically adjustable backrest ancillary bolsters and arch restraints with longitudinal and acme adjustment.

Inclusive to the Absolute amalgamation are covering aperture inserts, a atramentous amateur and axle console strips in stainless steel, with absolute book to boot. Decorative absolute copse elements, accomplished in Olive Silk Gloss, annular off the items in the interior.

The amalgamation aswell includes 19-inch Salamanca admixture auto – accomplished in Sterling Argent – as standard, with a 19-inch Girona caster accessible as a no-cost alternative. There’s aswell an alternative 20-inch Tarragona caster if one thinks the nineteens are too baby and don’t cut it.

Volkswagen CC Sport Review

I wonder if Volkswagen appreciates the irony of the new CC.



Six years ago, the company introduced the Phaeton, a big luxury sedan with a price tag starting around $65,000 and running all the way up to $95,000 (a hundred grand with tax) for a 12-cylinder model.



It was a monumental flop, yanked summarily from the U.S. market after only a couple of seasons (it is still sold in Europe and is on the verge of a third facelift for 2011 that has die-hard fans hoping for a return to America)



Part of the problem was that for all that money, it looked like a Passat, only bigger. And from a block away, with no perspective to judge size, it looked like a Passat, period.



So now, VW creates a truly desirable car...and it really is a Passat...but with a sleek roofline and some other styling tricks.

And...here's the good part...it carries a price tag lower than the Passat...base price for the Sport model I drove is $27,100...$1,200 below the least-expensive Passat.



The current-generation Passat is a bit of an awkward child...not Teutonically purposeful as the ones before, but without actually achieving elegance or desirability. Attempts to soften the Passat have resulted in it coming off as lukewarm.



But the CC turns up the heat by appealing to the emotions with fluid, sensuous lines.







And the best part is that, through artful use of colors, details and materials, Volkswagen makes the CC's interior feel special, too...giving you the impression that you're driving something a rung or two above the Passat.



The CC gets these impressions so right that driving the base model (the Sport), with only two options (a six-speed automatic transmission and Sirius Satellite radio), feels like the lap of luxury...and keeps the price tag, including destination charges, under $30,000.



You can go hog-wild with the VR6 4Motion and break $40,000 without a sweat....but why, when the Sport is so good?



EPA estimate (with automatic): 19 city/29 highway. Manual transmission 21 city/31 highway.



UPDATE: Just ended a week in another CC Sport (courtesy Camelback Volkswagen in Phoenix). Everything above applies...apart from a base price increase to $27,760. Still, this one bottom-lined at $29,660...with the only option being a six-speed automatic.



And about that...the gas mileage estimate improves to 22 city/31 highway. In my even mix of city streets and freeways, I got 24 for the week...and the range estimate when I took delivery of 450 miles seems plausible. I handed it back this morning with just under half a tank of gas remaining.

2011 Volkswagen Touareg by JE DESIGN

2011 Volkswagen Touareg by JE DESIGN

JE Design has introduced tuning package Program For 2011 Volkswagen Touareg. The tuning package from JE Design includes Widebody-kit, aluminium wheels and lowered suspension. Furthermore, the engine is optimised to match to the aggressive exterior.

The 2011 Volkswagen Touareg by JE DESIGN 4.2 TDI, which in standard form outputs 340 hp (250 kW) and 800 Nm of torque, now develops 410 hp (302 kW) and 930 Nm of torque. With the extra juice under its hood, the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg by JE DESIGN is able to get from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds, 0.4 sec faster than standard, and has a top speed of 269 km/h. The power pack is priced at 2999 EUR and includes a one year warranty for the engine, the turbocharger, the transmission and the powertrain.

2011 Volkswagen Touareg by JE DESIGN Photos:

JE DESIGN Press Release:

The new Touareg grew four centimeters in length in comparison to its predecessor. But only JE DESIGN enhances the width of this large VW as well. The new JE DESIGN Widebody-Kit in combination with the aluminum wheels and lower suspension setting bestows the SUV from Wolfsburg with significantly higher road dominance and an increased overtake prestige. The increased performance honours the wide construction’s promise in an impressive manner.

The JE DESIGN Widebody-Kit provides a completely new style for the Touareg, with a new sports radiator grill, front spoiler, front and back wheel arch kit, rear apron insert, roof spoiler and rear hatch blend for 4998 Euro including VAT (non-committal price recommendation). All of the components are fitted precisely, manufactured from Polyurethane (PU) and will be delivered already primed. The new additional headlights also provide the large Volkswagen with an even more unique front view.

Not only the components’ perfect alignment, but also the ability to combine the components with all models of this series speaks for the engineering of the customizer from Leingarten, Germany. The widebody kit is developed to accommodate the Touareg standard version, but is also precisely fitted to accommodate designer packages „Chrome & Style“ as well as „Terrain-Style“. The pivot-trailer hitch can also be used as well as the different Volkswagen-muffler tips – regardless whether round or trapezium shaped – the JE DESIGN Widebody-Kit is designed to support it.

Alternatively, the JE DESIGN offers dual exhaust pipes for 595 Euro, which channels the exhaust fumes left and right through round bevelled stainless steel pipes in a diameter of 90 millimetres.

However, JE DESIGN is not limited to the visual transformation of the Touareg. Thanks to optimised engine management, the performance of the 4.2-liter TDI-engine has increased to 410 hp (302 kW) vs. the previous 340 hp (250 kW) and the maximum torque takes a leap from 800 to 930 Newton metres. Therefore the acceleration of this more than two ton vehicle from 0-100 kph only takes 5.4 instead of 5.8 seconds and the top speed now no longer ends at 242 but at 269 kph instead. The price of 2999 Euro already includes a one year warranty for the engine, the turbo charger, the transmission and the power train and can be extended to two years for an additional 199 Euro.

To ensure the newfound power is utilised to its full capacity on the road, the pneumatic electronic suspension lowering module will bring the vehicles 35 millimetres lower to the ground for a price of 1428 Euro.

As a result, the new aluminium wheels appear especially impressive. JE DESIGN equips the Wolfsburg-vehicle with the SUV-Select design, 10x12 inch aluminium wheels, back and front. For a total of 409 Euro the 30 millimetre wheel spacers on the front axel and 40 millimetres wheel spacers on the back axle additionally ensure that the wheel housing is optimally completed. For individual coordination, the wheels are available in four different finishes: shadow silver with a polished front surface, matte black with a matte silver front surface, graphite shiny silver with polished rim and matte graphite silver with polished rim. However, custom painted wheels are also available without problem so that each Touareg can become a customized vehicle. JE DESIGN offers the complete wheel package for 5190 Euro; single wheels are available for 690 Euro each.

The complete JE DESIGN upgrade, including assembly, paint and TÜV- registration is available for 19,750 Euro.

Of course, JE DESIGN will provide the respective TÜV-assessments for each component, so the specified assessments can be added to the vehicle registration without problem. Additionally, despite the performance increase, the Touareg is still in compliance with emission regulations and therefore eliminates problems during the emission control inspection.

Additional information regarding JE DESIGN’s extensive tuning program is available per telephone at +49(0)7131/203 84-0 and on the internet at www.je-design.de/en

Volkswagen Golf R by mcchip - Performance Kit Program

Volkswagen Golf R

Mcchip-DKR German Turners unveiled Volkswagen Golf  R performance kit program, With an updated engine management system and ECU,  the power output Volkswagen Golf R mcchip of the standard 270 hp and 350 Nm to 315 hp and 440 Nm of torque. The Volkswagen Golf R mcchip ECU upgrade set to 899 euros. The tuner said that the extra energy does not affect the DSG gearbox, the Volkswagen Golf mcchip R.

Volkswagen Golf R mcchip The program also offers a new set of H & R springs, priced at 350 euros, that even the lowest ride height.For lightness, as well as a new image, the mcchip Volkswagen Golf R sits on OZ Ultraleggera 8x19 inch alloys with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 235/35-19 high performance tires. The price for the new wheels is 3190 EUR.

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