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Volkswagen Design Vision GTI concept unveiled at Worthersee festival

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

In Reifnitz, Austria, tens of thousands of Volkswagen GTI enthusiasts converge for a few days at the Worthersee festival to get their automotive fix. During the event, VW shows off a concept vehicle, with this year's being a concept race car called the Design Vision GTI, a sleek vehicle inspired by the 7th-gen GTI. We've got a gallery available after the jump. Read The Full Story

Volkswagen to update Beetle turbo and Jetta GLI this month

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Volkswagen is planning to roll out updates to both its Beetle turbo and Jetta GLI, bestowing them with new engines, better MPGs, and higher price tags. The update models are going to be rolled out later this year, and will feature an average of a few hundred more dollars on their respective price tags over current offerings. Read The Full Story

iBeetle revealed: real iPhone-friendly vehicle set for 2014

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today the Volkwagen iBeetle has been announced - and it's not just a concept car. This very real, very ready for the market vehicle has been unleashed at the Shanghai auto show with full iPhone 5 integration. But it's not coming with an iPhone out of the box - you have to buy that separately. Read The Full Story

China’s CCTV attacks Apple’s and Volkswagen’s customer service policies

, Mar 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

China's most powerful TV program, China Central Television, controlled by the country's government, aired a 2-hour show that attacked both Apple's and Volkswagen's customer service policies in the country. CCTV aired the broadcast in celebration of World Consumer Rights Day, held every year on March 15th. The company has attacked several, major corporations in the past, including Mcdonalds, KFC, and a French retailer named Carrefour. Read The Full Story

Volkswagen XL1 production model unveiled at Geneva Motor Show

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

The concept of the Volkswagen XL1 dates back to 2002, but the final production model of the car has been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. What makes this piece of automotive engineering so incredible is that it's powered by a diesel hybrid engine that Volkswagen claims can get 261 miles per gallon. Read The Full Story

VW unveils new GTD Golf for Europe

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

European Volkswagen fans with a soft spot for the Golf will be glad to hear that Volkswagen has unveiled a new Golf GTD that will be sold in Europe only. VW won't acknowledge any plans to build the diesel-powered version of its Golf for the United States. Volkswagen has been selling diesel-powered cars in the US for a number of years and with the other automakers jumping into the diesel-powered car market, you might expect the automaker to offer its Golf with diesel power for American buyers. Read The Full Story

SlashGear’s Super Bowl XLVII ad spot roundup

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

For some people, the Super Bowl isn’t about the game, but about the commercials. We saw a lot of them during this year’s game, and there was no shortage of advertisements relating to technology, cars, and movies. We decided to round up all of the Super Bowl commercials that we thought SlashGear readers would enjoy most, including ones from Samsung, Best Buy, GoDaddy, and even BlackBerry. We’ve embedded some of our personal favorites right in this post, with links to all the other ads that are relevant.

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Volkswagen’s CrossBlue SUV is one huge iPad mini dock

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple's iPad mini could get itself a huge new ride, if Volkswagen green-lights production on the six-seater CrossBlue SUV concept shown off at the North American International Auto Show today. Coupling ample interior space with surprising efficiency given the bulk, thanks to a diesel-electric hybrid engine capable of 35mpg combined - or 89mpge in all-electric mode, albeit with a maximum range of just 14 miles - the CrossBlue looks to Apple's tinier tablet for its rear passengers, with dual docks for a pair of the iPads in the back of the front-row headrests. Read The Full Story

New convertible VW Beetle debuts in LA

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Volkswagen is on hand at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show and has unveiled the third-generation Beetle Convertible. The new Beetle Convertible shares much of the same design as the new third-generation Beetle Coupe with a wider, longer, and sleeker design. The new design is an attempt by Volkswagen to attract more male buyers to a vehicle more popular with women. Read The Full Story

Volkswagen recalls some new Beetles over airbag concerns

, Nov 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

If I'm being honest, the only time I ever thought of the Volkswagen Beetle as cool was when I was eight and Herbie the Love Bug was popular. VW continues to sell a lot of the new Beetle and if you own one you need to beware of a new recall. Volkswagen issued a recall on some 2012 and 2013 Beetle coupes. Read The Full Story

2013 VW Golf makes official debut

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Volkswagen has outed the 2013 Golf, the seventh generation of the company’s bestselling hatchback, now lighter and almost a quarter more fuel efficient than before. Although outwardly similar to the model it replaces, the 2013 Golf is in fact redesigned completely, using VW’s “Modular Transverse Matrix” platform; it also gets new engines, offering from 85 PS to 150 PS of power and fuel economy improvements of 23-percent over the 6th-gen Golf.

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Fiat uses Google Street view to photo bomb Volkswagen

, May 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

Someone at Fiat has a sense of humor, and that can be something rare in the automotive industry. Apparently, Fiat was paying attention to when the Google Street View camera cars were cruising around a Swedish city called Södertälje where VW's Swedish headquarters is located. When it was determined that the Street View vehicles were going to cruise by VW headquarters, someone zipped in and parked a Fiat 500 by the front door. Read The Full Story
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