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2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street edition arrives in January

When we were in Germany last month for the launch of the 2010 Golf, VW product planner Andres Valbuena told us that a special street replica of the Jetta TDI Cup race car would be launching in January 2010. We just got the first photo of the new limited edition model along with further details. The TDI Cup "Street" edition gets the same deeper front fascia, rocker panel and rear bumper extensions used on the race cars. Unfortunately, the replica keeps the standard 140-horsepower engine rather the uprated 170-hp diesel used in the track ... Read more →

They still make that? VW Golf Mk1 ends production after 25 years Michael Harley

The original Volkswagen Golf Mk1 arrived as a replacement to the Volkswagen Beetle way back in 1974. Sold in the States as the Volkswagen Rabbit, the early front-wheel-drive hatchback had a ...

Rendered Speculation: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta gets a facelift Sam Abuelsamid

For 2010, Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagens in North America will get a new face courtesy of the MK VI Golf that will also debut here in a few weeks. The sedans, on the other hand, will keep the MK ...

REPORT: VW chooses Mexican plant for new compact sedan Michael Harley

Adding a vote of confidence to Mexico's struggling auto industry, Volkswagen has announced that it will begin assembly of a new compact car (working title "New Compact Sedan") in the country next ...

Beijing mall builds its own Transformer out of VW Jetta Jonathon Ramsey

We know the Chinese love their Transformers – or perhaps it's just Bumblebee. To promote its new movie theater, a mall in China created its own Transformer out of a Volkswagen Jetta. The ...

CEL Tattoo: We don't wanna know where to plug the code reader 9 months ago on Autoblog

Cynics might suggest that driving a Volkswagen is one way to have the Check Engine light's pictogram seared into your retinas. Rather than carp about the reputation, Mike Templeton of Mk3Love.com has chosen to embrace, and even celebrate his Jetta's finicky nature. What better way, then, to ...

Review: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 9 months ago on Autoblog

The car as we know it is being redefined. Hybrids have reintroduced electrons to the driving experience, and the rumble, shake and shimmy of the internal combustion engine is being muffled and, in some cases, even silenced by cars like the Toyota Prius, 2011 Chevy Volt and Tesla Roadster. ...

First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1 year ago on Autoblog

The state of California has the toughest vehicle emissions regulations in the world in its LEV II (and the corresponding national Tier 2 Bin 5) standards. Those rules treat all engine types the same regardless of what fuel they use. It doesn't matter if the engine runs on gasoline, diesel or cow ...

Volkswagen offering 0% financing on all 2008 models 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen typically shies away from massive rebates, but tough sledding on the sales floor had led the German automaker to take drastic measures. All 2008 models can be had with 0% financing for a limited time, which should help VW dealers clear inventory before the '09 models arrive. The 0% ...

Review: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen SE 1 year ago on Autoblog

A while back, my wife and I decided we would become parents. As soon as I saw the little wand TURN blue, I knew we'd need a bigger car. That was almost three years ago. We still need a bigger car. The problem with knowing a little bit about cars is the dizzying plethora of choices and the ...

First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 1 year ago on Autoblog

While we were in Virginia attending the inaugural race of the Jetta TDI cup series, Volkswagen provided us hacks with a some new Jetta Sportwagens with which to make the 45 minute morning and evening commute between the Berry Hill Inn and the race track. Like the last generation Jetta Wagon, ...

One down, six to go for the VW Jetta TDI Cup 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of race action from Jetta TDI Cup The first race of the first all-diesel, road racing series in America took place this past weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, and we were there, or rather AutoblogGreen was there, to watch it go down. The gorgeous VIR long ...

What will Volkswagen build at a new US factory? The Scirocco? 1 year ago on Autoblog

With Volkswagen due to make a decision about the location of its first US factory in more than two decades, the next obvious question is what to build there? We had a chance to pose that very question to Steve Keyes, GM of Public Relations for VW of America. According to Steve, the driving force for ...

Volkswagen finishes up Jetta BlueTDI development, on sale this summer 1 year ago on Autoblog

The new, fifty-state legal Jetta BlueTDI is finally done and it's coming soon. At the International Vienna Motor Symposium in Austria, Volkswagen announced that it's completed development on what they are calling the BlueTDI system for their US diesels. Like Mercedes (BlueTec) and BMW ...

In the Autoblog Garage: Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 SE 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 SE "I think we're gonna have to buy a Volkswagen," I told me wife just hours after signing for the keys to a 2008 Jetta 2.5 SE. I had only done about four miles in the car and, already, the near-luxury interior and throaty ...

VW Jetta TSI racer introduced in UK 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of high-res shots of the Jetta TSI Racer. The chosen chariot for the new Volkswagen Racing Cup is a Jetta sporting a 1.4-liter supercharged and turbocharged TSI producing 226 hp, the same mill that won the Best New Engine of 2006 at the International Engine of ...

Volkswagen to build Up! in India 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen has been struggling here in the US, but in emerging markets the German automaker is among the best. VW has been a big player in China since way before it was cool, and now Mr. Winterkorn and co. are focusing their attention on the booming India market. VW is planning on producing 240,000 ...

VW Jetta TDI delayed until late summer 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

When Volkswagen unveiled its new 50 state-certified Jetta 2.0L Clean Diesel TDI back in January, the company line was that the car would be available in the spring of 2008. We've been impatiently waiting because we're excited by the prospect of diesel engines penetrating the U.S. market again, and ...

Volkswagen to drop prices, aims to compete with Toyota 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Wall Street Journal has confirmed what's been alluded to in the past, but this time, it's from the top. Volkswagen's CEO Martin Winterkorn plans to price its U.S. offerings more aggressively in a bid to better compete with the likes of Toyota. Currently, the Jetta starts around $17,000, while a ...

VW recalling 340,000 vehicles in the U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Those of you rolling in a Volkswagen Jetta or Rabbit that was hecho en Mexico, take note: VW is recalling 340,000 vehicles sold in the U.S. due to a headlamp defect. The recall stems from rubber caps that could be missing from the horizontal and vertical headlight alignment screws, something that's ...

VW says Adios! to Auburn Hills - move to D.C. confirmed 2 years ago on Autoblog

The workforce exodus in Southeast Michigan is slated to continue, as Volkswagen's North American headquarters is officially heading over to Washington D.C. VW currently employs 1,500 workers in Auburn Hills, just a stone's throw away from Chrysler's epicenter. The move to D.C. comes as VW has lost ...

Thirty minutes with the 2008 Jetta Sportwagen 2 years ago on Autoblog

As station wagon lovers ourselves, we were just as disappointed as many of you were when we heard the news that the new Jetta Sportwagen had been delayed due to a plant fire which destroyed 12,000 - 15,000 cylinder heads. After all, with nearly as much space as the average SUV or minivan but with ...

U.S. or Bust: Volkswagen China developing car for North America 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen makes good-looking vehicles with terrific interiors, very good fuel economy, and spirited driving dynamics. In the US, those virtues alone don't make a high volume automaker, as price tends to play a major role in buyer's decisions. Due to the strength of the Euro, VW has much higher ...

Is VW considering a new logo? 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Is_Volkswagen_Considering_a_New_Logo_'; Volkswagen has a very simple and instantly recognizable logo which has seen subtle changes through the years. In the end, though, it has remained generally the same. The German Car Blog is reporting that VW ...

Rabbit diesel under consideration 2 years ago on Autoblog

When an automaker introduces any kind of expensive technology, one of the first things it does is to try to distribute the cost of production of said tech across its lineup. For Volkswagen, that could include stuffing their new diesel mill into the vehicle-formerly-known-as-the-Golf, the Rabbit. ...

VW poised to sell 200k units in Russia 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is yet another car company that sees vast potential in Russia, due in part to the large quantity of low-cost automotive suppliers in the region. The automaker is targeting sales of 200,000 units per year from the home of Ivan the Terrible by 2009 or 2010, up from about 50,000 this year. ...

VIDEO: Popular Mechanics drives the 2008 clean diesel Jetta 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hybrid-electric cars are seen by many as the most effective way of saving the environment, while diesels are often shunned as being dirty, smog-producing motors designed for trucks. This anti-diesel view couldn't be further from the truth. Modern diesel engines in many cases offer superior mileage ...

Bad brakes lights lead VW to recall 790,000 vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen has discovered that a previous recall of 362,000 vehicles (1999-2002 Jettas and 1998-2002 New Beetles) for a defective brake light switch actually affects a much larger range of vehicles. The German automaker is extending the recall to an additional 790,000 vehicles that include ...

CONFIRMED (kind of): VW Jetta Wagon will debut in Geneva 2 years ago on Autoblog

This isn't officially official, but hearsay confirmation has the Jetta Wagon (Golf Variant) bowing at the Geneva show. The Jetta Wagon is expected to land in the US later this year, and we hope it'll drive a surge in wagon interest. We've seen a preview of the basic shape in the form of the Skoda ...

Officially Official: VW unveils Jetta TDI in D.C. and hopes to find oldest-running VW diesel in U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Today Volkswagen officially introduced the next generation Jetta TDI. The new diesel Jetta features the 2.0-liter BLUETEC diesel four-cylinder we told you about earlier this month, which manages to meet emissions standards in all 50 states without the use of urea injection. Instead it uses a ...

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Golf Variant 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in the olden days, the Volkswagen Variant was the Type III Squareback. The Type IIIs were some of the coolest VWs ever (I had one, I'm biased). Wagons since then have been referred to as Variants. The latest VW to get "Varied" is the Golf. We'll likely know it in the States as the Jetta Wagon; ...

VW drops prices on three models 2 years ago on Autoblog

When Volkswagen originally began production, the idea behind it was simple: provide people reliable, inexpensive transportation. Oh, how far we've strayed, eh? Well, Volkswagen has decided to get back to that core principle of affordability after a brief foray into upmarket motoring (ahem, ...

VW diesels soon to be a scarce commodity 2 years ago on Autoblog

Those of you who've been threatening to pick up a new diesel-powered Jetta at your local VW outlet better get on point soon, as the last of the 2006 models are either hitting, or about to hit, dealers in the coming weeks. When the last Jetta TDI rolls off the lot, we won't see another until the ...

VW to jump on the hybrid bandwagon by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen may have come a long way since the original Beetle, but in at least one way it still is very much the People's Car, giving the market their own versions of some of the most popular trends in the industry. Despite their pioneering the Microbus decades earlier, Volkswagen managed to skip ...

VW's 2007 models gets some individuality 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen announced yesterday that they'd be pimping der own autos in limited edition trim for the 2007 model year. Much like the 'vapor blue' and 'reflex yellow' variants of the new Beetle offered a few years back, these mildly stylized offerings are more show than go, but will no doubt gain cred ...

2008 VW Jetta TDI spotted in the US! 3 years ago on Autoblog

We feel bad for Volkswagen. It deserves credit for quietly selling diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. and for decades offering customers the benefits of an extra long range and ample torque. Finally the feds wise up and regulate high-polluting sulfur right out of our diesel fuel, and in the ...

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