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June 2008
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Oh Goody: Another Diesel Porsche
From The Truth About Cars | June 29, 2008We've heard talk for some time that Porches will be gracing the world with a diesel Cayenne. Sourced from Audi via Volkswagen (now essentially... more
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Only our sponsors get Random Play on Facebook [Sponsors]
From Valleywag | June 27, 2008Who keeps us over-thirties in skin cream, health club membership fees and fresh produce bursting with age-defying anti-oxidants from the farmer... more
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The Future is Now: Chrysler Imp-Based Pulsar Kit Car
From NextAutos.com and Winding Road - Car Reviews, Vehicle Road Tests, Photos, Videos, Pricing, Buyer's Guides | June 27, 2008A fiberglass bodied kit car based on the bones of a Chrysler/Hillman Imp… what could possibly be more normal? Actually, we’re told that the... more
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VW Rolls Out a Backward Hybrid
From Wired: Autopia | June 26, 2008Volkswagen's been toying with hybrids for awhile and got electric-vehicle advocates in a lather over the diesel-electric Golf it unveiled... more
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VW Testing Electric Cars, Sees Launching Them by 2010
From Green Car Advisor | June 26, 2008Volkswagen Group has started testing a new electricity-powered car engine and expects to launch the first cars fitted with it by 2010, VW... more
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Excellent VW Golf Commercial
From NextAutos.com and Winding Road - Car Reviews, Vehicle Road Tests, Photos, Videos, Pricing, Buyer's Guides | June 25, 2008Great use of actual, non-musical sounds to compose a 'blip-hop-esque' track. Footage edited accordingly. Kudos, Volkswagen. + YouTube... more
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2009 Volkswagen Rabbit: You Got to Pay to Play
From Karl on Cars | June 25, 2008If you're running (likely screaming) from your gas guzzler, and if you have embraced the idea of giving up all manner of fun and luxury in... more
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Car, SUV, and tire recalls
From Consumer Reports Cars Blog | June 24, 2008There have been a few significant recalls announced in the past few weeks affecting Dodge, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen, plus... more
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German Cruise Heralds Decade of (New) Beetle Mania
From Automobile Blog | June 24, 2008We're not sure how best to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Volkswagen's New Beetle, but if it's a giant convoy of Bugs throughout Germany... more
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Question of the Day: How Do You Interpret Our Star System?
From The Truth About Cars | June 23, 2008A bit of navel gazing is good for the soul. When I sent in the Volkswagen V10 TDI review, I knew that ranking it as a 5-star vehicle would... more
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DARPA Winner's Victory Lap To End At Smithsonian [News]
From Jalopnik | June 23, 2008The Volkswagen Touareg that was crowned as the first DARPA Grand Challenge winner in 2005 (the first challenge was in 2004, but no winners... more
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Runaway Truck Tire Leaps Row Of Cars, Viciously Attacks Jetta [Novelties...
From Jalopnik | June 23, 2008newVideoPlayer("/JettaVsTire_Jalopnik.flv", 506, 423,"");There's no better way to start the week than with a video of an 18-wheeler tire spinning... more
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Volkswagen Debuts Zero-Emission Hydrogen Tiguan HyMotion
From AskPatty - Automotive Advice For Women | June 22, 2008Volkswagen of America, Inc. has recently announced North American debut of the Tiguan HyMotion Fuel Cell Concept. Originally shown at the... more
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Production VW up! may drop rear engine and RWD
From Autoblog | June 21, 2008Filed under: Time Warp, Economy, Euro, Green, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, RumormillClick above to view high-res gallery of the Volkswagen... more
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2009 VW Scirocco Available For Order, Hotter Version On The Way...
From Jalopnik | June 20, 2008V-Dub has announced they are taking orders for their Euro-only 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco. While the latest iteration of the two-door sport... more
