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23 November 2011
Rugged Passat Alltrack covers new ground for Volkswagen
Volkswagen has today released the first images of the new Passat Alltrack, which is making its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show next week, ahead of its introduction to the market in early 2012.
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07 October 2011
Roll up, roll up...order books open for new Volkswagen up!
The new Volkswagen up!, replacing Fox as Volkswagen's smallest car, is now available to order, ahead of arriving in UK showrooms in spring 2012.
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14 September 2011
The up! is on its way
A new city car from Volkswagen has been launched. The up! is an entirely new design, offering maximum space on a minimal footprint (3.54 x 1.64 m), making it ideal for driving in the world’s cities.
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02 September 2011
Celebrations begin as Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 goes on sale
On sale from today, the Golf GTI Edition 35 – which made its debut at the GTI enthusiasts’ meeting on the shores of Lake Wörthersee in Austria at the start of June – has a 1,984 cc four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged engine which produces 235 PS (25 more than the standard GTI) at 5,500 rpm and 300 Nm (221 lbs ft) of torque at 2,200 rpm.
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22 August 2011
The new up! - small but perfectly formed
The first photos of the Volkswagen up! have been released, ahead of the new small car making its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September.
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11 July 2011
Save a mint with the new value-packed Volkswagen Polo Match
Volkswagen’s Polo range now offers customers even greater value for money, thanks to the addition of a new Match model which replaces the existing SE and Moda trim levels and provides £650 worth of equipment – but with a pricetag that means it costs £215 less than those models. Prices for the Polo Match start at £11,300 (RRP ‘on the road’) for the 1.2-litre 60 PS manual version.
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02 June 2011
Volkswagen new at Wörthersee: Powerful 270 PS Golf R revealed as Cabriolet Concept!
Volkswagen just recently introduced the new Golf Cabriolet, and the designers and engineers of Volkswagen R GmbH have already come up with an extremely sporty variant of this model: the Golf R Cabriolet Concept.
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12 May 2011
Volkswagen celebrates Golf GTI anniversary with Edition 35
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original hot hatch, Volkswagen has announced the first details of the latest special edition Golf GTI model – the Golf GTI Edition 35. With an increase in power of 25 PS over the ‘standard’ car, the Edition 35 develops 235 PS and is the most powerful production Golf GTI to date.
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04 May 2011
'May the fourth be with you': baby Vader Passat advert goes live
It’s an advertising campaign which needs little explanation: a young boy, dressed as Darth Vader, attempts to use ‘the force’ to bring to life everyday objects from around the house and garden. The force does not seem strong with this one… until a timely intervention by his father via the Volkswagen Passat’s remote key fob occurs. The lights flash, the doors lock – and faith is revived in the young one’s Jedi powers.
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18 April 2011
New generation Beetle revealed at Shanghai Show
Volkswagen has unveiled the latest generation Beetle in Shanghai on the eve of the city’s motor show, marking a new era in this iconic car’s history. The latest generation moves away from design of the New Beetle of 1998 and instead draws on cues from the original and Beetle Ragster concept shown in Detroit in 2005. As such it’s longer, wider and lower, giving a more masculine and dynamic appearance.