After the presentation this morning, accompanied by the first official pictures, back on the Volkswagen Up! Lite Concept to show his photos live shots for us at the Salon in Los Angeles by American friends of BenzInsider.
The curious German prototype, characterized by a line quasi-shooting brake “is really interesting to discover the technical. The power is delivered to a group hybrid diesel-electric,
In an interview with Autocar, Ulrich Hackenberg talked of plans for Volkswagen for the future. In particular, the head of R & D department of the House of Wolfsburg has concentrated on models BlueSport and Golf 7 and on the possible entry into Formula 1. Hackenberg has denied the interest of Volkswagen against top competition in the automotive world. Instead, it confirmed an increased effort in motorsports, which will consist in supplying 2.0 TSI and TDI engines for the lower formulas around the world.
Volswagen presented the Tiguan Track & Sports nell’allestimento Avenue. When the eye wants its part, in short, an SUV adjusts alloy wheels Savannah 19-inch, color shades with pearl effect “Oryx White” and “Island Gray” skid plate steel. The package also includes a front fender designed for the SUV, conformed to reach an angle of 25 °.
Exclusivity is not focused just outside the cockpit, as the Tiguan Track & Avenue adopt unusual dark-red leather “Heavy Waxy, sports seats and RCD 510 radio with Dynaudio sound system.
Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed a long-term partnership that provides for the acquisition of 19.9% stake in Suzuki from the automotive group of Wolfsburg. The agreement in principle was signed today in Tokyo between representatives of the respective Houses. Epochal event was attended by Martin Winterkorn and Ferdinand Piech for Volkswagen, and the chairman Osamu Suzuki who, in recent months, had always denied the contacts between Suzuki and the VAG group.
Volkswagen could buy Alfa Romeo in the next few years. They made it clear two analysts polled by the Financial Times, probably aware of the real earthquake-easy-bet also raise among our readers. But let’s go with order and we report faithfully what appeared this morning on the website of the Italian Stock Exchange.
“A reputation hung on the revival of the Alfa Romeo” is how the Financial Times today titled an article on Sergio Marchionne. The manager is “one of the most fervent advocates of the need to drastically cut the production capacity to survive and only the most profitable brand.
Volkswagen introduces the Italian market’s renewed bus T5 version 4Motion, which for the first time can match the all-wheel drive and automatic transmission. The models Caravelle, Transporter, Multivan and California can then count on 4-wheel drive combined with 2-liter TDI engines BITD 180 hp and 140 hp, available with manual or 6 speed, only about 180 hp, with a 7-speed dual-clutch DSG.
The four wheel drive system uses the new clutch plates Haldex4 electronically controlled, which compared all’Haldex2 works quite differently: the oil pressure that determines the distribution of torque to the rear wheels is now run by an electric pump that feeds oil tank with a pressure of 30 bar
Volkswagen will present the renewed CrossGolf at the Geneva Motor Show. Derived from the restyling of the Golf Plus will be available as early as next April with the full range of Euro 5 engines TSI and TDI with manual gearbox or dual clutch DSG 6 or 7 reports and front-wheel drive. In detail, the range is composed of 105 hp 1.2 TSI, 1.4 TSI 122 hp, 1.4 TSI 160 PS, 1.6 TDI 105 bhp and 2.0 TDI 140 hp.
The CrossGolf Plus differs from the lower security plastic unpainted and some design touches like those brought on CrossPolo as widened wheel arches, the protections and stance raised by 20 mm and 17 “wheels Budapest. Also excluded 6 available colors: Candy White United Gray, Reflex Silver Metallic, Shadow Blue Metallic, Cashmere Brown Metallic and Deep Black Pearl Effect.
After months of silence around its name, back to writing about Luca De Meo, former number one Alfa Romeo and Abarth appointed during the last year as head of marketing Volkswagen: The next campaign of the brand in Wolfsburg will be called “Think Blue” and our memories should be the first public release of De Meo wearing the “German uniform.”
The simple message is addressed first to motorists on the other inwards towards the same mentality of the company. The campaign will be launched in print tomorrow, Saturday 27 February, and then landed in television, web and iPhone applications. “Our goal is to make Think Blue a strong new company motto and the synthesis of all activities VW environmentally sustainable,” said De Meo.
AMG will examine the Mercedes F800 Style. Obviously, the division “aggressive” in Stuttgart will take up the final version of what for now is only one concept. This F800 is particularly interesting because, as anticipated by Gorden Wagener, prefigures the style you see on the next cars Stella.
Will be the entry level model for those who want a car signed AMG and may compete with cars such as Volkswagen Golf R32 and Audi S3. This choice is part of a strategy that will attract new and younger customers to the brand AMG.
Sang Yup Lee, pencil - among others - the new Chevrolet Camaro, General Motors leaves the group to land in Volkswagen / Audi. The designer will occupy the new desk at the design center Volkswagen of Santa Monica (California) since mid-January, promoted to manager of the exterior styling for the two German marks.
After ten years in GM, and a curriculum worthy of mention (50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept,
