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First image of 2010 Volkswagen Lupo

May 7th 2007 1:49PM - 9 Comments

It's been reported for several months now that Volkswagen was working on two new entry-level successors to the Lupo that was discontinued in 2005 and replaced by the Fox. The first rendering of the new car is now available thanks to German magazine ...

VW's small Frankfurt concept car = "Up," a revived Lupo

Sep 10th 2007 10:07AM - 2 Comments

We've been talking about Volkswagen's upcoming small car that will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) for a while. We were calling it the City Expert and the image to the right is just a mockup from the Internets. Automotive News Europe ...

Want a VW Up? You might have to buy a VW Lupo in 2011 instead

Feb 27th 2008 4:45PM - 12 Comments

According to some educated guessing at WorldCarFans, Volkswagen's Up! concept that is coming our way in the next few years will be renamed the Lupo, reviving a name that went out of production in 2005. WCF says they have official confirmation from ...

Insight 1G: first-gen Honda Insight with diesel upgrade gets 80 mpg

Sep 5th 2009 6:22PM - 23 Comments

Ever heard of the Insight 1G? Sounds like the name of a first generation of the high-efficiency hybrid, right? It is, but the twist here is that the 1.0-liter, 70 hp gasoline engine has been swapped out in favor of a oil-burning 1.2L PD TDI from ...

REPORT: how the Up! might find a home in the new array of VW-group offerings

Aug 8th 2009 3:12PM - 7 Comments

VW Up! concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Regular readers are surely aware of the new city car model that Volkswagen is preparing called the Up! Until now, European shoppers looking for a relatively cheap VW, could only get an ...

New small Volkswagen to be 3L car

Mar 19th 2007 12:56PM - 3 Comments

Volkswagen appears to be developing a new 3L car for the European market. The 3L designation refers to the fuel consumption of 3L/100 km (78.4mpg) or less. Between 1999 and 2005 VW sold a version of the Lupo called the Lupo 3L which was had the fuel ...

Possible rendering of the new VW Smart challenger

Mar 15th 2007 1:18PM - 2 Comments

Last month we brought you a report that Volkswagen was developing a city car to challenge the Smart ForTwo. At the time it was reported that the new car would be smaller than the current Fox but would still be a four seater. Now Auto-Bild has ...

Audi confirms VW up!-based electric car

Oct 8th 2008 8:01AM - 0 Comments

Audi officials have been indicating for some time that the German brand will introduce a battery electric in the coming years. Last week at the Paris Motor Show, management board member Peter Schwarzenbauer reportedly confirmed that again to ...

Volkswagen developing a 200+ mpg car, within three years?

Apr 16th 2007 4:41PM - 10 Comments

Clearly the Polo BlueMotion is just not enough. For years in Europe the barely attainable goal for cars was to get mileage of 3L/100km, but now it appears the Volkswagen wants to shoot for 1L/100km. Volkswagen fuhrer Supervisory Board Chairman ...

VW launches new environmental advertising campaign

May 30th 2007 1:58PM - 6 Comments

Aside from diesels and their new direct injected gasoline TSI engines, Volkswagen hasn't exactly been on the cutting edge of alternative powertrains and even the diesels are using BlueTec emission controls licensed from Mercedes-Benz. To date VW ...

From Madrid to Ulan Bator on vegetable oil

Jun 26th 2007 7:09PM - 2 Comments

Two Spanish youngsters will try to reach Ulan Bator (Mongolia) driving a car only powered with Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO). Their plan is to fill up the tank at restaurants and supermarkets they'll find on their route. The car will participate in ...

FWD VW up! delayed five months

Jul 21st 2008 3:05PM - 7 Comments

We've heard rumors that Volkswagen would be going against the concept up!'s rear-engine and rear-wheel drive architecture, and it now appears that those earlier rumblings are indeed true. That's a big knock against the retro-theme that attracted ...

Automobilwoche editor: widespread electric cars will take 15 more years

Feb 20th 2009 8:02PM - 17 Comments

The long wait for the electric car (remember, they've been "just around the corner" for over 100 years) will continue. That's the verdict of Automobilwoche editor Guido Reinking, who wrote an article this week that predicted that we won't be getting ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen L1 Concept, the "most fuel-efficient automobile in the world" gets 170 mpg

Sep 14th 2009 5:02PM - 13 Comments

Volkswagen 1L Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery There is no way that Volkswagen can prove their claim that the new 1-liter concept vehicle, the L1, is truly "the most fuel-efficient automobile in the world," but that isn't stopping ...

Euro Volkswagens ready to run on E10

Feb 16th 2008 8:40AM - 0 Comments

The German government has decreed that starting in January 2009 filling stations in the country have to start offering E10 blended fuel. With the 10 percent ethanol blend coming, Volkswagen has certified that most of their recent cars will work just ...

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