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VW Jetta TDI Cup season opener to feature three guest drivers

When the second season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup kicks off next week at VIRginia International Raceway, three guest drivers will join the 30 regulars on the track. Former NASCAR driver Ward Burton's son Jeb will be driving one of the 170 hp diesel powered Jettas along with MSNBC's Dan Carney. The third guest is free-skier Simon Dumont, who has won multiple gold medals in the X-games for his aerial antics. Hopefully, Dumont will manage to keep the rubber on the tarmac at VIR. All the drivers this year will be running on new Pirelli tires, ... Read more →

Inaugural VW Jetta TDI cup season half-way home Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen is now halfway through the first season of its new Jetta TDI cup series and so far it's apparently been a big success. We attended the first race at VIRginia International Raceway back in ...

Hyper-miling couple going for trans-continental mileage record Sam Abuelsamid

We've written about the exploits of Helen and John Taylor on several previous occasions. The pair like to get into cars and see how far they can drive between fill-ups. Their most recent adventure ...

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDIs now available for customer delivery Sam Abuelsamid

Diesel fans that have been waiting patiently for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI will now finally have some relief. Two months after dealers began receiving their demonstrator models, regular customer ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup racers averaging 25 mpg in racing conditions Sam Abuelsamid

The activity going here at VIRginia International Raceway this weekend definitely does not qualify as hyper-miling. In fact it is anything but. The thirty young racers competing in the Volkswagen ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup season opener to feature three guest drivers 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the second season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup kicks off next week at VIRginia International Raceway, three guest drivers will join the 30 regulars on the track. Former NASCAR driver Ward Burton's son Jeb will be driving one of the 170 hp diesel powered Jettas along with MSNBC's Dan Carney. ...

Inaugural VW Jetta TDI cup season half-way home 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is now halfway through the first season of its new Jetta TDI cup series and so far it's apparently been a big success. We attended the first race at VIRginia International Raceway back in late April and the racing was great fun to watch. Four different drivers have won the first four ...

Hyper-miling couple going for trans-continental mileage record 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've written about the exploits of Helen and John Taylor on several previous occasions. The pair like to get into cars and see how far they can drive between fill-ups. Their most recent adventure took them around Australia in a Peugeot 308 with an average of 75.6 mpg (U.S.). Today, they are setting ...

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDIs now available for customer delivery 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel fans that have been waiting patiently for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI will now finally have some relief. Two months after dealers began receiving their demonstrator models, regular customer units are now available and dealers can now start customer deliveries. Volkswagen is charging a ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup racers averaging 25 mpg in racing conditions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The activity going here at VIRginia International Raceway this weekend definitely does not qualify as hyper-miling. In fact it is anything but. The thirty young racers competing in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI cup are hustling their cars around this beautiful 3.27 mile long circuit as fast as they can. ...


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