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Is a VW Rabbit GTD coming? Not officially to the U.S. at this point

This fall, Volkswagen will be bringing the 6th generation of the Rabbit/Golf to the U.S. market and diesel will definitely be part of the lineup. Last September, at the first drive of the 2009 Jetta TDI VW of America spokesman Steve Keyes confirmed that a Rabbit TDI is coming in the second half of this year. Today, an anonymous tipster sent us a screen capture from a vehicle order form that seems to imply that a Rabbit GTD will also be available for 2010. The GTD is basically a diesel-powered GTI and it is available in some overseas markets. ... Read more →

Editorial: Green cars for the middle-class: A market segment left wanting? Jeremy Korzeniewski

I have been having an ongoing email conversation with a man who lives in California about the state of the green automotive choices for someone who fits into the middle-class kind of vehicle, but who ...

It takes Martin Winterkorn almost no time in charge to put a hold on hybrid VWs Jeremy Korzeniewski

When Martin Winterkorn took over for Wolfgang Bernhard very recently, he examined the next versions of the Rabbit and VW's other models hybrid plans and immediately put them on hold. An unnamed VW ...

WaPo reviews fuel-efficient 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit Sebastian Blanco

Here's how the Washington Post puts a positive spin on the high oil prices: the rising cost of gas is making car buyers shed their gas-guzzling large vehicles and are turning to smaller, ...

Is a VW Rabbit GTD coming? Not officially to the U.S. at this point 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

This fall, Volkswagen will be bringing the 6th generation of the Rabbit/Golf to the U.S. market and diesel will definitely be part of the lineup. Last September, at the first drive of the 2009 Jetta TDI VW of America spokesman Steve Keyes confirmed that a Rabbit TDI is coming in the second half of ...

Editorial: Green cars for the middle-class: A market segment left wanting? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have been having an ongoing email conversation with a man who lives in California about the state of the green automotive choices for someone who fits into the middle-class kind of vehicle, but who wants a sense of style in their car and some driving pleasure. Past vehicles owned by this ...

It takes Martin Winterkorn almost no time in charge to put a hold on hybrid VWs 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When Martin Winterkorn took over for Wolfgang Bernhard very recently, he examined the next versions of the Rabbit and VW's other models hybrid plans and immediately put them on hold. An unnamed VW executive says, "the hybrid business case doesn't work out, no matter how you look at it." Toyota ...

WaPo reviews fuel-efficient 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here's how the Washington Post puts a positive spin on the high oil prices: the rising cost of gas is making car buyers shed their gas-guzzling large vehicles and are turning to smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles. The paper's most recently discussed the impact one of these vehicles, the 2006 ...


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