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Skoda introduces new 1.2L three cylinder, coming to a VW soon
The low price Czech-based division of the Volkswagen group, Skoda, has started producing a revised version of its 1.2-liter three cylinder engine. The powerplant is debuting in the Fabia but will soon spread to its platform-mates within the group, the VW Polo, Seat Ibiza and possibly even the upcoming Audi A1. Changes to the engine include refinements like a cogged belt to drive the camshafts in place of the old timing chain and a lighter crankshaft. The reduced weight will help the triple run smoother and reduce fuel consumption. The three ... Read more →
Diesels grab 81% of Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen sales in June Sam Abuelsamid
General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and everyone else may not think there is much of a market for mainstream diesel vehicles in the United States, but Volkswagen would beg to differ. Since it ...
REPORT: Suzuki CEO denies talks with VW amidst tie-up rumors Jeremy Korzeniewski
Suzuki Alto Lapin - Click above for high-res image gallery Hear about those reports last week of a potential tie-up between Suzuki and Volkswagen for microcar development? Osamu Suzuki, Chief ...
REPORT: Volkswagen considering stake in Suzuki for micro-car alliance Jeremy Korzeniewski
Suzuki Alto Lapin - Click above for high-res gallery According to reports from Reuters and Manager Magazin in Germany, Volkswagen is keen to purchase a 10 percent stake in Suzuki in order to ...
Fisker Karma Sunset, Converj, BlueSport Roadster win Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards Sebastian Blanco
Fisker Karma Sunset Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker's undeniably gorgeous Karma Sunset concept was named the 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year at the North ...
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Demand for VW Jetta TDI remains strong in U.S. 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen seems to have a nice success story on its hands in the form of the latest Jetta TDI. In April, VW moved 2,253 Jetta TDIs. Last month, that number surged to 3,862, which accounts for about 36-percent of total Jetta ...
European scrapping schemes driving small car sales 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Ford Fiesta - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a new study by Jato Dynamics, the European automotive market may be rebounding ever so slightly from its alarming lows of early 2009. Though new car purchases are down by just over 13 percent year-on-year, there was actually ...
VW 1.4-liter Twincharger wins 2009 International Engine of the Year 15 days ago on AutoblogGreen
What qualities are required for an engine to be considered the best-of-the-best in today's world? Naturally, any given engine needs to make enough power for its intended application, but fuel efficiency is just as important in modern society. This being the case, it's not terribly surprising that ...
Volkswagen launches Golf Plus Bi-Fuel in Germany 18 days ago on AutoblogGreen
VW Golf Plus - Click above image for high-res gallery Volkswagen has added another LPG-fueled model to its lineup with the new Golf Plus BiFuel. Like most other vehicles capable of running on liquified petroleum gas, the Golf has a dual fuel setup that allows the driver to switch over to ...
Volkswagen SuperlightCar project reduces weight of Golf shell by 30-percent 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Up! - Click above for high-res image gallery We just learned about a project from Audi that resulted in an experimental lightweight S5 that was capable of lapping the famed Nürburgring racetrack in Germany eight seconds quicker than the normal S5, despite having a 100 horsepower ...
REPORT: Volkswagen BlueSport ready for production, estimated cost: $30k. Will it happen? 28 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Bluesport Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery After getting an exclusive first drive of the Volkswagen BlueSport roadster, the lucky scribes from AutoWeek write of the machine as if it's likely headed for production. This is contrary to earlier reports coming from an unnamed ...
VW clean diesels have best sales month since launch in June 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
May was another dismal month for car sales pretty much everywhere, including Volkswagen. There was however one bright spot at VW: sales of its Jetta TDI. Overall, sales of the Jetta were up 27.6 percent in May and it appears that most of that gain was due to the new Sportwagen and TDI versions. The ...
VW and BYD partner up for electric cars 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Last week, Volkswagen and Chinese automaker BYD signed a memorandum of understanding to work together "in the area of electric mobility" and vehicles that use li-ion batteries. BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu (yes, the guy who likes to drink battery fluid) and VW's Martin Winterkorn signed the MOU in ...
Volkswagen launches 28 mpg (U.S.) Touareg TDI BlueMotion in Europe 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Over the past couple of years, Volkswagen has been introducing low CO2-emitting variants of several of its mainstream car models under the BlueMotion banner. The latest addition to that lineup is the big Touareg SUV which is getting some tweaks to reduce its fuel consumption. Like its smaller ...
VW still betting on hydrogen, adds 16 cars to U.S. test fleet 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Although Volkswagen is known for its diesels, the German marque is glad to show that it's also a player on the fuel-cell battlefield. How? By shipping 16 fuel-cell Passat Lingyu sedans to the U.S. from China. The cars were brought to the California Fuel Cell Partnership facility in West Sacramento ...
VW struggling to make business case for BlueSport Roadster 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Bluesport concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Due to the distinct lack of people spending money on emotional purchases, Volkswagen is reportedly thinking that now might not be the best time to introduce a sport two-seat roadster. That's bad news for fans of the firm's ...
REPORT: Volkswagen bringing new EV concept to Frankfurt 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
VW Up! concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery According to a report on Auto Express in the U.K., Volkswagen plans to debut a new eco-friendly car concept at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September that could potentially rival the Chevy Volt-based Opel Ampera in Europe. Unlike ...
Volkswagen announces new 1.2L TSI and 1.6L TDI engines 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Volkswagen Golf - click above for a high res gallery At the recent Vienna Engine Symposium in Austria, Volkswagen announced a pair of new engines that will join the Golf and Polo lineups and expand on existing technologies. The new 1.2-liter TSI takes the gasoline direct fuel injection and ...
VW's Stefan Jacoby doubts mainstream affordability of EVs in the next decade 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
It sounds like executives from the Volkswagen Group are speaking with one voice on the subject of plug in vehicles. While both Volkswagen and its premium brand Audi are working on various combinations of hybrid, plug-in and even fuel cell technology, it doesn't necessarily follow that these ...
VW reports roughly 13,000 advance orders for new 2010 Polo 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 VW Polo - Click above for a high-res gallery Volkswagen has accepted roughly 13,000 orders for its new 2010 Polo hatchback in Germany ahead of the car's official launch. Production of the Polo began back in March, but the car won't be hitting dealerships until the end of June. A major ...
Volkswagen installs TSI EcoFuel in the Touran minivan 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen has apparently decided it's about time to install its latest and most powerful CNG (compressed natural gas) bifuel powertrain under the hood of the Touran, a compact MPV, as well as the Cross Touran (pictured above). The 1.4-liter TSI EcoFuel powerplant has an output of 150 horsepower ...
20 fuel sipping diesel SUV/CUV/crossovers available in Germany 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Modern compact SUVs don't need to drink fuel at quite the rate of their larger, more easily spotted cousins (HUMMER, Range Rover, we're looking at you). Over in Europe, drivers have opened their arms to compact SUVs as an alternative to sedans and mini vans. Current offerings share car platforms ...
Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI stokes our oil-burning lust 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Scirocco – Click above for high-res image gallery Europeans just got another turbocharged diesel engine option for the Volkswagen Scirocco, leaving us even more jealous than before that the sporty hatchback won't be making its way to America. The new powerplant is the same unit ...
Audi working on A3 Hybrid with TwinDrive 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Golf TwinDrive - Click above for a high-res image gallery Last summer, Volkswagen introduced the world to its new TwinDrive hybrid technology, which paired an electric motor connected to the rear wheels with a small turbodiesel engine that powered the front wheels. The all-wheel drive ...
VW decides BlueMotion fits gasoline cars as well, especially Passat 1.4 TSI 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen just announced that the green badge applied to its high-mpg diesel models will also be used for a gasoline model. The Passat 1.4 TSI will get the BlueMotion badge, a move that should help the car sell in markets where low CO2 emissions matter, tax-wise, like France or the Netherlands. ...
VW launches TDI Truth & Dare with coffee filter test 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to watch the video after the break Americans typically have a poor opinion of diesel engines, and for good reason – yesterday's oil-burners were noisy, smelly and generally unrefined. Today, none of those traits would accurately describe the modern diesel engines from any ...
ADAC says Passat EcoFuel is the greenest car in Europe 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
ADAC, the famous German drivers' association, thinks that the VW Passat TSI EcoFuel Trendlne with natural gas (CNG) is the most environmentally friendly car in Europe. This is the result of ADAC's ECOT, in which the car scored 92 out of 100 points. The car received special awards during the ...
Volkswagen inks battery deal with BYD? 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
BYD F3DM - Click above for an image gallery Remember BYD's non-toxic and somewhat edible battery technology? These lithium iron phosphate batteries can reportedly be produced at a relatively low cost and are already being used by BYD in its own F3DM plug-in hybrid. The Chinese automaker had ...
Volkswagen new build new micro-cars in Slovakia 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
VW up! - Click above for a high-res gallery Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn has announced that the first of its New Small Family (NSF) micro-cars will start production in early 2011. The new models, based on the series of up! concepts from 2007, will initially be built the company's ...
Speeding down the Autobahn burning not quite as much gasoline as before 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
If you're a diesel hater and you want to cruise down a German highway in style, there's nothing like a good coupé to fit the bill. European coupés offer comfort, sporty sensations and, usually, a paying a high price at the pump. But there's good news: the European market offers models ...
Volkswagen to run CNG Scirocco in Nurburgring 24 hours 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
VW Scirocco GT24 CNG - click above for a high res gallery Volkswagen is looking to follow up its victory at this year's Dakar rally with a completely different kind of alternative-fueled racer. While the diesel Touaregs raced across South America in January, a pair of natural gas-fueled ...
VW Jetta TDI Cup season opener to feature three guest drivers 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When the second season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup kicks off next week at VIRginia International Raceway, three guest drivers will join the 30 regulars on the track. Former NASCAR driver Ward Burton's son Jeb will be driving one of the 170 hp diesel powered Jettas along with MSNBC's Dan Carney. ...
VW forecasts 30% of 2010 Golf sales in US will be for TDI 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
VW Golf VI - Click for a high-res image gallery Volkswagen has a major success on its hands in the form of the latest Jetta TDI. Not only has the fuel efficient machine managed to take home nearly every green car award known to man, it's also been selling in numbers well over its initial sales ...
VW considers moving on Up! in U.S. 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the VW up! Speaking at the New York Auto Show, Volkswagen head Stefan Jacoby has said that the German automaker would consider launching the Up! microcar in the United States market. Says Jacoby, "Up! could be in the future of the market here. In urban areas ...
Seat León FR TDI: heaps of diesel power without the VW price 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
If you think that the Volkswagen Golf GTD is a tad expensive, take a look at the León FR TDI. VW's Spanish company, Seat, offers most of the Golf GTD's package, including the same engine, a 2.0-liter unit able to produce 170hp, at a slightly lower price. The sad part is that this engine, ...
Project Sipster finishes with an 84 mpg VW Golf 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We have been following Top Gear America's Project Sipster for a while. The team's project was to install a modern ciesel engine from a VW Jetta TDI into a 28-year-old VW Golf and make the car go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds but also able to achieve 70 mpg. Oh, and do it for less than ...
