After 12 years on the market, it's time to say good bye to the first-gen New Beetle.
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Yes, the VW GTI is our Automobile of the Year. Again. The last-generation car got the nod only three years ago and now its successor, the sixth-generation GTI, walks away with the trophy as well.
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How Porsche's crown prince almost captured the Volkswagen empire, and how his failure will affect future Porsches.
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These vehicles have somehow escaped the typical auto lifecycle and stand in dealership showrooms like museum relics.
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There's something about vehicular mayhem that's just so gosh-darned fun to watch.
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Judging by the new-model intros from European carmakers, you'd think the bubble economy was still going strong.
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With the Golf R, the GTI formula is cranked up to 11.
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The Legendary Dakar Rally makes a successful transition to South America.
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Owners of the Volkswagen Transporter - a.k.a. the Type 2, the Kombi, the Microbus, and "the hippie van" - are a more sedate bunch. Their vehicles aren't particularly quick, nimble, beautiful, or opulent.
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Success, Winston Churchill once observed, is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. By that measure, Volkswagen is as successful as they come.
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Will Porsche object? Or will it join with a reincarnation of the 356?
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The Mk VI GTI, like its Golf/Rabbit cousin, should be a welcome evolution.
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From A(driatic) to B(altic) in three days: a 2250-mile journey through the former East Bloc in a Volkswagen Tiguan.
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Volkswagen's new Tennessee factory may produce a mid-size sedan exclusive to North America
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When's the last time your car told you it loved you? If Volkswagen has its way, it could happen in the year 2028.
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The 2009 Jetta TDI will start at just under $22k. We'll see the cleaner oil-burner in showrooms this August.
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By partnering with Sanyo for lithium-ion batteries, a Volkswagen hybrid is one step closer to reality.
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The EPA numbers are in for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - including the new SportWagen variant.
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We were in Rottach-Egern in Germany, driving the new Volkswagen CC. As the car is mostly about design, we sat down with Oliver Stefani, exterior design group leader for VW's four-door coupe based on the Passat. Here is what he had to say.
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Volkswagen owners will now be able to get BMW-like maintenance service at a fraction of the cost.
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Expertly and discreetly, Modena-based Simone Schedoni and his team are converting the skins of cows, snakes, and alligators into custom interiors and luggage kits for Italy's finest sports car makers.
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This former Eastern bloc country is now the world's biggest automaker per capita. How did that happen?
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The Bug's smart and modern station-wagon kin.
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Can we pimp our GTI and make it faster than an R32? We install a Koni FSD suspension and APR reprogramming to make one quick GTI.
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Fast, fun, cheap, and German. If you don't like it, you're probably dead.
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