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2013 Southern Worthersee Coverage

posted by on 24 May 2013 in Events Coverage Volkswagen News

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A transplanted German village in the middle of northern Georgia hill country? You couldn’t ask for a better location for what is arguably one of the best VW shows in the country. Our full gallery of images and more follows after the jump… More…

Design Vision GTI Concept Debuts at 2013 Wörthersee

posted by on 7 May 2013 in Volkswagen News

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Volkswagen is debuting a wild 503hp twin-turbo 3.0l V6 powered GTI with AWD at the 2013 Wörthersee Treffen. More details after the jump. More…

Seat Leon Cup Racer at Wörthersee

posted by on 7 May 2013 in Seat News

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Seat has unveiled the Seat Leon Cup Racer at the 2013 Wörthersee Treffen. With a 330bhp 2.0T and six-speed DSG, the ultra-lightweight racer is designed to compete in a new cup series. More information after the jump… More…

Skoda Rapid Sport Concept Debuts at Wörthersee

posted by on 7 May 2013 in Skoda News

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Skoda is introducing the “Rapid Sport Concept” at the 2013 Wörthersee Treffen in Austria this week giving us a sneak peek at what a potential sport version of the Rapid could look like. More details after the jump. More…

Spring is here. Shift into New VW DriverGear

posted by on 6 May 2013 in Volkswagen News

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Volkswagen has announced new additions to its DriverGear line of accessories and clothing. There is some cool new stuff (we’re going to have get us one of those VW grilling spatulas) on tap for the Spring/Summer season. More…

Wörthersee Treffen 2013 – Round 2 Photos

posted by on 6 May 2013 in Events Coverage

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Our second round of photos from the annual Wörthersee Treffen in Reifnitz, Austria. More details after the jump… More…

Wörthersee Treffen 2013 – Week 1 Photos

posted by on 3 May 2013 in Events Coverage

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Well it is that time of the year again for the Wörthersee Treffen in Austria where 140,000 crazy car people show up in this poor mountain resort area and hang out. Our man from the UK, Si Gray sent us the first batch of photos he’s shot so far. Check out the gallery after the jump… More…

Beetle Turbo and Jetta GLI to get new 2.0T with 210hp

posted by on 3 May 2013 in Volkswagen News

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Volkswagen’s latest version of the venerable EA888 2.0T will start to arrive in the Beetle Turbo and Jetta GLI later this month. Horsepower gets bumped to 210hp, fuel economy is improved 4-9% depending on the application and the new engine sheds eight pounds of weight. This latest version of the 2.0T also has the exhaust header integrated into the head and water-cooled. We expect some impressive potential from the aftermarket on this one. More details after the jump… More…

“Light Tron” Golf 7 By Low Car Scene and BlackBox Richter

posted by on 25 April 2013 in Volkswagen News

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The first modified Golf 7′s are starting to emerge and this one is unique. See that white paint? It is actually vinyl and guess what – it glows in the dark. More photos and information after the jump… More…

Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI Press Materials

posted by on 24 April 2013 in Volkswagen News

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Everything you wanted to know about the new Golf 7 GTI all in one place. One huge press release with all the details plus tons of photos as well after the jump… More…

GTI First Drive Event – Live Blog

posted by on 20 April 2013 in Volkswagen News

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We are on our way to Europe to take part in the first International press drive of the Golf 7 GTI. We’re going to be live blogging throughout the trip, so check back frequently for updates. More…

Volkswagen iBeetle Introduced at Shanghai Auto Show

posted by on 19 April 2013 in Volkswagen News

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Volkswagen has announced the “iBeetle” at the Shanghai Auto Show this week. Basically a docking cradle mounted to the dash board works in conjunction with a special app that allows you to stream music, send photos, use GPS and more. More details after the jump… More…