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  1. Volkswagen News Blog
    We all live in fear of the money shift. Running through the gears, searching for fourth, finding second and a whole heap of trouble. That’s what happened to this Stage 2 tuned engine that came out of a GTI. So what happens when you blow up an engine? Humble Mechanic does a little forensic work...
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    Holy moly it's already been three years since the Dieselgate scandal broke. That means that this is your last chance to sign up for a buyback (or your compensation), if you haven't already. Owners of 2.0-liter VW or Audi TDIs must submit a completed claims and any additional required...
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    The Volkswagen Atlas comes in two engine configurations: 6-cylinders and not enough cylinders. Or at least, that’s what you’d think at first blush. When you look at the numbers, though, the four-cylinder looks a lot more impressive than the six. The 2.0-liter Atlas makes nearly as much torque...
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    We’re finally getting the Arteon. With its debut at the Chicago Auto Show , we now know a lot more about what the America-spec Arteon will look like. Thanks to a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine—with which VW fans will no doubt be familiar—the grand coupe will make 268 hp and 258...
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    Volkswagen of America confirmed last evening via email the alteration of the Passat and Beetle engine lineups for the 2018 model year. In examining updated EPA mpg figures for the 2018 model year — as one does — we noticed a curious change. The 2018 Volkswagen Beetle Dune achieves slightly...
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    With Volkswagen’s 2015 TDI vehicles okayed for sale in America again, there was immediate speculation about what kind of incentives the automaker would offer to move the dieselgate cars. We now have an answer to the tune of up to $8,500 for well qualified lessees. Those same lessees are also...
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    Volkswagen’s buyback process is humming along, as the company now reports that it has bought back nearly half of its cheating diesels in the US. The automaker agreed to buy back at least 85% of the 475,000 TDIs that it sold in the US since it started cheating on emissions tests. In a letter to...
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    As we all know, going two places to get something is 100% worse than going to just one. Think about your lunch. If you had to buy the bread and the meat at different stores, the chances of you making a sandwich would drop precipitously. But there’s a supermarket, and all of the sandwich fixings...
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    Volkswagen may soon finalize an agreement with the US Justice Department to resolve civil and criminal investigations held in the wake of dieselgate. The settlement, according to unnamed sources who spoke to Reuters, could include a penalty of more than $3 billion and reforms mandated by an...
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    The Skoda Octavia recently had a makeover to improve looks and performance, and now Skoda has announced even more performance updates, with the new 230 hp Octavia vRS, the most powerful Octavia ever. Skoda gave the new version an extra 10 hp as a gift to the Octavia vRs, which is celebrating...
  11. Volkswagen News Blog
    Correction: A previous version of this article stated that cash payment values had not been estimated. That was incorrect. In fact estimates range from $5,100 to $7,000 for VW owners. Volkswagen and lawyers representing Canadian TDI owners have agreed to a US settlement that could cost the...
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