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Possible rendering of the new VW Smart challenger

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 rendering of what the new car look like. Like the Smart, the "Lupo II" would appear to be rear engined, but would be about 11.5 ft long. The base version would be stripped down, but all kinds of extra features would be incorporated via modular production techniques to keep the manufacturing cost down. ... Read more →

Will a small, affordable, turbocharged two-cylinder VW come to market in 2009? Jeremy Korzeniewski

In an earlier post, we brought you VW CEO Martin Winterkorn's response to critics, including the German President himself, that VW, along with the rest of the German auto manufacturers, are not doing ...

VW to develop a challenger for the Smart ForTwo Sam Abuelsamid

The current European VW Fox Volkswagen's smallest current model in Europe is the four seat hatchback Fox. At 12.55 ft long, the Fox is nearly half again as long as the Smart ForTwo. Since Volkswagen ...

VW considering bringing the Polo to the US market Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Polo The guys over at eGMCarTech are reporting that Volkswagen is considering launching the b-class Polo in the US market. If it does come over here ...

Possible rendering of the new VW Smart challenger 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 rendering of what the new car look like. Like the Smart, ...

Will a small, affordable, turbocharged two-cylinder VW come to market in 2009? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In an earlier post, we brought you VW CEO Martin Winterkorn's response to critics, including the German President himself, that VW, along with the rest of the German auto manufacturers, are not doing enough to help the environment. It is not hard to see why some people feel this way, with VW owning ...

VW to develop a challenger for the Smart ForTwo 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The current European VW Fox Volkswagen's smallest current model in Europe is the four seat hatchback Fox. At 12.55 ft long, the Fox is nearly half again as long as the Smart ForTwo. Since Volkswagen flamed out in it's bid to take on Mercedes in the upper reaches of the market, new boss Martin ...

VW considering bringing the Polo to the US market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Polo The guys over at eGMCarTech are reporting that Volkswagen is considering launching the b-class Polo in the US market. If it does come over here it could launch sometime around 2010. The Polo is smaller than the Rabbit/Golf, and in fact a ...


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