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Volkswagen launches 99 g/km CO2 Golf BlueMotion

Volkswagen has just launched the new BlueMotion Golf in the European market and it is the most efficient Golf ever. The new model is rated at 61.9 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle with carbon dioxide emissions of just 99 g/km. The BlueMotion model uses the new 1.6-liter common-rail TDI diesel engine combined with a slate of technologies like automatic start-stop, brake energy regeneration and revised gearing for lower engine revs. The BlueMotion also gets the sports package body kit which gives a deeper front fascia, rocker ... Read more →

Volkswagen MK VI Golf BlueMotion now on sale, 99 g/km of CO2 Sam Abuelsamid

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/VW_s_BlueMotion_Golf_Gets_61_9_MPG_and_99_g_CO2_Now_on_Sale'; After announcing the BlueMotion version of the new MK VI Golf last month, Volkswagen has now put ...

VW Golf GTD may arrive with 170 hp, Jetta TDI Cup replica coming in January Sam Abuelsamid

Several months back, prior to the U.S. launch of the MK VI VW Golf, rumors emerged that the American branch was going to offer the GTD version of the hatchback. For those unfamiliar with the GTD, ...

Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted Sam Abuelsamid

When Volkswagen unveiled its Concept BlueSport Roadster in Detroit last January, the big question on people's mind was "When can we buy one?" If the most recent spy photos from the Nürburgring ...

Frankfurt Preview: Volkswagen to debut new BlueMotion, Polo, Golf and Passat Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen will be using its Frankfurt Motor Show stand to show off newly-revised versions of three BlueMotion models. New Golf, Polo and Passat BlueMotions will have even lower fuel consumption ...

2010 VW Golf TDI starts at $21,990, rated at 29/40 mpg city/hwy - or maybe 30/42? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

For 2010, Volkswagen is again discarding the Rabbit badge in favor of the Golf name used in the rest of the world's markets, and they will begin arriving in the U.S. in the coming weeks, beginning with the GTI. The standard Golf will again be available with diesel power, the same 2.0-liter ...

Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion detailed, available for order in UK 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is rounding out its new sixth-generation Golf model in the UK with the official introduction of its diesel models and BlueMotion variant. All three new VeeDubs will be powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged diesel engine, and the BlueMotion model achieves a miserly 68.9 mpg on the ...

Diesels grab 81% of Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen sales in June 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and everyone else may not think there is much of a market for mainstream diesel vehicles in the United States, but Volkswagen would beg to differ. Since it launched its new generation diesels last fall in the Jetta and earlier this year in the Touareg, they ...

Volkswagen announces new 1.2L TSI and 1.6L TDI engines 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the recent Vienna Engine Symposium in Austria, Volkswagen announced a pair of new engines that will join the Golf and Polo lineups and expand on existing technologies. The new 1.2-liter TSI takes the gasoline direct fuel injection and turbocharging approach to an even smaller displacement. ...

VW adds Twin Drive technology to sixth-gen Golf 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen still has yet to announce a production hybrid drivetrain of any sort, instead choosing to focus its efforts on clean diesel technology, and with good effect - the new Jetta TDI was named the 2009 Green Car of the Year. Despite the lack of production plans, VeeDub has been testing ...

VW reportedly developing twin-drive PHEV Golf for 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is currently running a twenty strong test fleet of Twin-Drive Golfs in and around Berlin Germany and the results of this work are expected to hit the retail market around 2011. The current test models are using diesel engines but the production versions are likely to switch to gasoline ...

Volkswagen to downsize Golf VII 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the fact that the sixth-generation of VW's insanely popular hatchback has yet to hit the driveways of actual customers, speculation on gen-seven is already well underway. Number-six continues the tradition of enlarging each successive model-year, but that trend is set to come to an end ...

Next gen VW Rabbit may be getting 1.4 twin charged engine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's been reported that Eaton will be providing superchargers for use on the 1.4L TSI engines for the MK VI Golf including the Rabbit-badged version sold in the U.S. market. The 1.4L TSI is a direct injected four cylinder engine that's been offered in multiple power levels for a variety of ...

VW to offer performance diesel Golf GTD 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It is anything but surprising that Volkswagen will debut a new GTI, the traditional sporting model of its mainstream Golf. What is a bit more surprising, though, is that there will be two other performance editions of the original hot hatch from which to choose, at least in Europe. One of them ...

Volkswagen releases more details on the new Gen-VI Golf, up to 52.3 mpg (US) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the new Golf for a high-res gallery The sixth generation Volkswagen Golf won't be shown publicly until October's Paris Motor Show. However, VW has just officially released the photos we already saw a couple of days ago along with a slew of details on its new mainstream model. Along with ...

VW could spawn multiple new Beetles including up! variant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A decade on from its revival, it has been unclear whether Volkswagen would ever build successor to the New Beetle. After all, how do follow up such an iconic retro shape? It now appears that Volkswagen may not only build a new New Beetle, but also expand the lineup into a mini-brand of its own. The ...

Sixth-gen VW Golf to get stop/start and BlueMotion badge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has seen fit to offer stop/start technology on the next generation of its little hatchback, the Golf... or the Rabbit if you happen to live in the United States. To go along with the gasoline and carbon-saving technology, Vee Dub will add a BlueMotion label to all Golfs so-equipped. ...

Volkswagen limiting Bluemotion sales to retail only to meet demand in UK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Huge demand in Great Britain for Volkswagen's BlueMotion variants of the Polo and Golf has prompted the company to restrict sales to fleet markets. Requirements for local councils and other agencies to meet efficiency and greenhouse gas standards has prompted many of them to opt for the fuel ...

Axel Friedrich on reducing fuel consumption: "It's nothing magic." 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

"We need solutions for the next 20 years, not just dreams," according to Axel Friedrich, and he is absolutely right. Not only do we need solutions for the future, but we need solutions for today. This goes for the United States, Europe and the entire world. According to this article on the Wall ...

9ff proves they can do super-efficient as well as super-power 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It is getting to be rather common these days to see a tuning company add ridiculous amounts of power to already high-performance vehicles. Some companies have earned quite a reputation for taking German designed and engineered cars and adding superchargers, turbochargers or just really big engines, ...


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