Volkswagen
HERNDON, Va. (July 15, 2008) — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, Tenn., where it will produce a car designed specifically for the North American consumer and invest $1 billion in the economy. The announcement is an important element of the company’s overall U.S. strategy of connecting with its customers, increasing its competitiveness and tripling its U.S. customer base in the next decade.
THE PEOPLE WANT BETTER FUEL ECONOMY WITH NO COMPROMISES
Volkswagen Jetta TDI starting at $21,990 and certified at 38/44 mpg. Will you ever see VW's own rated MPG numbers? If you drive normally, you will probably see that. But compare your current MPG with your current car's rating. Use pen and paper, not the trip computer. We have a 2005.5 MKV TDI and if we try a bit on the freeway, we can get 50+ mpg. All hail the new Common Rail 16 valve diesel engine from VW. It's been called the 16VCRTDI in some circles.
Posted in Volkswagen | Diesel Submitted by deviantspeed on Thu, 2008-06-19 13:00.
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VW GT24 Scirocco - Photo: VW
We love the looks of this car. Let's hope that at least a de-tuned version comes to the USA in the future. Wait, maybe we'll get a new notchback.... ok, we can keep dreaming of a brand new Scirocco here, can't we?
Continuing their tradition of offering the most advanced and up to date aftermarket scan tool for VW and Audi, Ross-Tech has released Version 8 of the VAG-COM Diagnostic System in Beta form.
Here's the car that many people have been waiting for, a real Wolfburg Edition Jetta! For just a click over $20k, you get a powerful 2.0T FSI turbo engine, and your choice of transmission. The early speculators thought it was going to be a 5MT. SURPRISE!!! You can have your 6MT and turbo, and not have to spend the extra money for a GLI model!
Value priced special model now on sale
Forge Twintercooler- Photo: Deviant:Speed
Let's look at an install of Revo Stage 2 software combined with a Forge Twintercooler. A twintercooler is the addition of a Front Mount Intercooler in parallel with the factory intercooler. Quite an odd design, but not only does it work well, you will see a similar setup on VAG cars in the near future where intercoolers are used in parallel.
Posted in Volkswagen Submitted by deviantspeed on Tue, 2007-12-04 15:11.
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So there have been rumors and discussions about the new 2008 VW Jetta Diesel models and their release dates. With the advent of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and new emissions standards, VW was forced to create a new clean diesel engine for the USA Market.
The latest information stated a release of April 2008. However this has been even further delayed. According to Adrian Hallmark in a letter to it's dealer network, the new TDI's will not be released until late Summer of 2008. This is attributed to what is described as a technical or emissions issue with the downstream exhaust.
The opening of the Kaluga plant will allow local production of vehicles for Russia. I'm sure they will get cool models that will never touch the soil in the USA!
Jetta TDI Cup Series- Photo: VW
A new Jetta TDI Cup series coming to North America, and it's sanctioned by the SCCA. Now only if these races will be shown on Speed, I'd throw a bbq and invite everyone over to watch!!
Space UP! - Photo: VW
Wolfsburg/Tokyo, , 24 October 2007 - Just six weeks after the world premiere of the two-door city specialist – the up! – at the IAA in Frankfurt, Europe’s largest car producer is now showing the next member of the “New Small Family” – the space up! concept car – at the Tokyo Motor Show.
