2013 Volkswagen Cars
Volkswagen’s Jetta and Passat sedan were designed with the American market in mind, and Volkswagen is hoping to boost sales to an astronomical 800,000 units in the United States, as it aims for global dominance of the automotive sector. While vehicles like the Routan minivan have been a flop, their Touraeg and Tiguan SUVs, Golf hatchback, GTI hot hatch, CC sports sedan and of course, the Beetle have long been venerated by critics and enthusiasts.
Volkswagen has come a long way since the Beetle was introduced to America in the 1960s. For a long time, they were a marginal but premium brand positioned as the darling of enthusiasts on a budget. This didn’t translate into sales, and the company has re-positioned themselves as a volume player, selling affordable mainstream cars with the cachet of a European brand. Their strategy seems to be working, as the new Jetta has been a sales success despite being panned by critics as a betrayal of everything the previous Jetta stood for. Products like the GTI and GLI sport compacts have long been bright spots in Volkswagen’s lineup, and their current crop of products seems to have resonated with a consumer base that ignored VW for a time.
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2013 Volkswagen Passat Review
Despite the “Americanization” of the Passat being feared by VW fans, consumers have spoken with their wallets. Still, does the made for (and made in) America Passat stack up against more traditional competitors?
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Review
Will VW’s fuel-sipping Beetle TDI prove to be the bug to buy, or one for the bottom of your heel?
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2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Review
With new hybrid electric crossover-wagon style machines hitting the market is there really any substitute for a diesel German wagon?
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2013 Volkswagen Golf R Review
Is the Golf R the best hot hatch? Or just the most expensive?
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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Review
Earlier this year we compared the Volkswagen Jetta TDI to the Toyota Prius in our Ultimate Commuter Car Shootout. But does VW have a more capable rival in its Jetta Hybrid?
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Review
No longer the girly-girl Beetle of recent memory, the more masculine Bug gets more muscle under the hood. But the question still remains: would you be caught driving it?
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Glow-in-the-Dark VW Golf Will Play with your Emotions
These days, it’s getting harder and harder to set your custom car apart from the crowd. Tuners and builders are always searching for a new way to be different and this Volkswagen Golf takes it to new heights. Starting with a regular, black 2013 Volkswagen Golf, the builder...-
Watch a Lap of Road America at 400 MPH Video
No, a race car didn’t go 400 mph at Road America, but Volkswagen of America did take a Jetta Pace Car out for a lap and added some movie magic. At the 2012 SCCA Runoffs, a Jetta took a lap around Road America averaging around 70 mph. The video speed was then adjusted...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf: First Look Video
Volkswagen’s seventh-generation Golf is finally showing face in North America at the 2013 New York Auto Show. While the majority of details on the car have been available since its European debut in Geneva, it wasn’t clear what the North American specifications would...
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2014 Volkswagen XL1 Video, First Look
Could this be Volkswagen’s Prius? A fuel efficient halo car, the XL1 is expected to deliver a whopping 261-mpg thanks to its tiny engine, low weight and slip-stream design. This is a production vehicle, likely to cost around $100,000. With a 1,750 lb curb-weight matched up...
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2015 Volkswagen GTD Video, First Look
Diesel. Hot-hatch. Not much more needs to be said about the upcoming Volkswagen GTD, which will eventually make its way to American shores, giving enthusiasts a crazy amount of torque to go with practical hatchback dimensions. Take a closer look at the GTD, which is powered by...
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Top 10 Cheapest 40 MPG Cars
Fuel efficiency is at the forefront of every new car-buyer’s mind. No one wants to spend $30,000 and find themselves throwing money away at the gas pump, so we’ve compiled a list of the cheapest vehicles that get 40 miles per gallon (combined) in order from most expensive to...
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Volkswagen to Modify Diesels to Prevent Improper Fueling
Pumping gasoline into a diesel Volkswagen voids the warranty and can lead to costly repairs, which is why the brand is kicking off a massive modification campaign. In it, Volkswagen will retrofit 209,500 cars in the U.S. and 51,600 in Canada to prevent the cars from being...
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Commute, Toy or Destroy VW Corrado vs. Honda CRX vs. Ford Mustang
We are back with this week’s instalment of AutoGuide’s newest, interactive weekly feature ‘Commute, Toy or Destroy’. Once again, we present to you, our faithful readers, a choice of three vehicles. We are asking you to decide which one you would make your daily driver,...
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Volkswagen VR6 Engine Previewed in Design Vision GTI
Volkswagen’s VR6 engine will continue into another generation despite past rumors that suggested otherwise. The German maker is previewing the engine in its Design Vision GTI concept, which it unveiled with 503 hp and 413 lb-ft of torque. While the production version...
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Volkswagen Apprentices Build GTI Cabrio Concept Car
The creative and hands-on group of Volkswagen newbies have just revealed their latest project, dubbed the Volkswagen GTI Cabriolet Austria at this years Wothersee meet. Donning the national colors of Austria, where the Worthersee meet is held, this convertible GTI sports some...
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Volkswagen Design Vision GTI Revealed with Supercar Performance
The big reveal at the annual GTI meet in Wörthersee in Austria has just been uncovered with a very special race-prepped Volkswagen GTI concept that could see track-duty in the very near future. Based on the all-new 7th generation Golf hot hatch, the Design Vision GTI adds two...
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