Most of the time, hybrid vehicles outsell clean diesel cars at a rate of about three to one, but – at least this summer – that may be changing. Why? Because the reduced supply of hybrid cars and the components necessary to produce them, a result of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami in March, has made [...]
There’s nothing like putting down the top of a convertible and zipping along with the wind in your hair. Now you can do that in a 2011 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. Don’t believe me? Watch this video from Atlanta Volkswagen and YouTube.
Automotive News reported yesterday on an announcement from Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, who said that the Volkswagen Golf R will be returning to the U.S. market as a limited edition model early in 2012. According to Browning, the high-performance Golf will come with a 256 hp, 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The [...]
Last month, the folks from Volkswagen took over New York’s Times Square and hosted a huge media event to reveal the new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. Thanks to the nice folks at YouTube, we’ve got video of the event:
As hybrids become more and more integrated with mainstream vehicle lineups, affordability is becoming a key factor, which is why we’re excited about this news from Volkswagen: the German automaker has demonstrated once more its commitment to going green and is producing a gas-electric hybrid version of the ever-popular Jetta, with a debut scheduled for [...]