Category: Volkswagen
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700hp VW Golf R Races Lamborghini Huracan and Wins
Here is an average shopping cart built by the Germans. It is a VW Golf R that costs just over $37,000. It has four seats, a capacious boot and an understated 2.0-liter turbocharged engine. The sportiest bit on this car- apart from the “sports suspension” and 18-inch wheels is the ‘R’ badge. It also has…
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Oettinger VW Golf R500 unveiled at Worthersee
Oettinger Sportsystems from Germany have unveiled an immensely powerful version of the VW Golf Mark VII at Worthersee 2015. It is called the VW Golf R500 and that’s clue to how much power it packs. It uses the same engine as the Audi TT Clubsport Turbo Concept that was revealed yesterday, albeit without the electric turbines…
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Ferrari 458 Speciale is EVO Mag Car of the Year
Each year by Christmas, motoring magazines go out and do some comparison testing between the best of the best driver’s cars that were launched during the year. EVO Magazine has tradition of choosing the best driver’s car, a car that provides “the thrill of driving” from a large group of hot hatchbacks, sportscars and even…
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The Story of the VW Beetle
The story of the Volkswagen Beetle begins in post-World War Germany. Back then, the country was struggling with economic sanctions and majority of the population was poor. When Adolf Hitler came to power, things changed and the world soon got what would be the car of the 20th century. The “people’s car” was born and was…
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700 hp Twin Turbo VW Golf R is a pocket rocket
Talking of sleeper cars, this Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R would perhaps pass the test for the most unassuming hatchback on the road, except that the bodyshell wraps around a 700 hp twin-turbocharged engine. That coupled with all-wheel drive grip, the high-performance Golf R is capable of making an average supercar owner ashamed of himself. This…
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This VW Beetle is truly a Herbie fully loaded
Volkswagen will race a Beetle at the Red Bull Global Rallycross race to be held in Washington, USA. It sure is an unlikely place for a Beetle, but look beyond the badge and you have a purpose-built race car. The exterior of the VW Beetle has been completely overhauled in order to comply with rallycross…
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Audi A3 is just an expensive Volkswagen
The Audi A3 sedan is Ingolstadt’s answer to the gorgeous Mercedes-Benz CLA. The A3 sedan is as dull and boring to look at as any other Audi sedan and is quite simply, a 30 percent photocopy of the A6. So, you would expect the A3 to excel at other things than just looks. But, that…