Volkswagen
Volkswagen Taigun all set for India launch
Article by Ayan Sengupta
Volkswagen Tiagun will probably be the first car on the Up! Platform, also called as PQ12, to arrive in India. The Taigun concept is based on the stretched version of the Volkswagen Up’s NSF (New Small Family) platform that made its first appearance at the Sao Paolo International Motor Show last year in October. The vehicle is also said to display the future face of the VW SUVs.
The vehicle measures at 3859 mm in length and comes with a 108 bhp three cylinder turbocharged 1.0 litre petrol engine. The engine bay of Up platform in not wide enough to hire four cylinder engine but it will receive a modification that will allow it to accommodate four cylinder 1.5 litre diesel engine that VW is currently [...]
Volkswagen iBeetle revealed at Shanghai motor show
Article by Ayan Sengupta
The Volkswagen iBeetle will become the primary VW Group product to completely assimilate with the much coveted Apple iPhone 5.
The latest model got introduced at the Shanghai motor show.
The iBeetle version will boast the novel iPhone interface, in addition to 18in alloy wheels, leather seats, iBeetle badging in addition to a chrome package when it hit markets by early 2014.
Volkswagen’s iPhone incorporation permits the unit to be ‘snapped’ within the dashboard and all iPhone tasks can be utilized.
A Volkswagen application program is also under process.
The ‘Volkswagen Car Net The Beetle’ software permits the vehicle to make use of the phone’s data link, allowing users stream music [...]
Volkswagen Polo GT to be Launched on April 25th
Article by Ayan Sengupta
Volkswagen is all set to launch its Polo GT on April 25th. The Polo GT will be fitted with a 1.2-liter directly-injected turbocharged TSI petrol engine capable of churning out a max output of 105bhp. The engine will be mated to a DQ200 7-speed DSG transmission. Manual transmission option will not be there in the Polo GT.
The body of the Polo GT will be similar to the Polo SR edition, which means it will have a roof spoiler, front, rear and side skirts as well as chrome exhaust pipe. On the inside too, it will have aluminum inserts.
Information on the pricing of the Polo GT is not yet available. But the 1.2-liter engine will make it qualify for cuts on excise duty. So expect a competitive price [...]
Volkswagen Launches Vento Style Limited Edition at Rs. 8.33 lakh
Article by Hamza Ansari
Since some couple of months back Volkswagen had kept rolling the odd balls down our local market, in order to gain some of the cool pie of fraternity shares, and to be true we had witnessed an increment in the number of VW diehards. Now again, it is a time for those German loving guys to rejoice as their favorite brand had launched the “Style” edition of Vento in India. This C segment sedan had always remain in the limelight due to its youth appeal and a number of utilities being attached with it in terms of pricing and so, taking on competition with hot and famous hatchbacks under its stride.
Here as usual, the Style limited edition is a cosmetic treat rather than a technical brush up, so [...]
VW Golf bagged World Car of the year 2013
Article by Ayan Sengupta
The Volkswagen Golf has been branded as the World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show. This is second consecutive year Volkswagen has fetched this prestigious award and fourth time since year 2009. The Volkswagen Golf VI grabbed the award back in 2009 followed by Polo in 2010 and Volkswagen UP in 2012.
The Golf was selected from an initial list of over 42 new vehicles from all over the world. The list was then further shortened to 10 vehicles and then again selecting 4 vehicles out these 10. The final four shortlisted vehicles were; Porsche Boxster/Cayman, Mercedes-Benz A-class, a combined entry Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86/GT 86 and Volkswagen Golf.
To be eligible for the World Car [...]
