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2011 Volkswagen Amarok
The production version of the Amarok, Volkswagen’s midsize pickup truck, is coming into focus.
Judging by these shots of the truck spotted — where else — the Nurburgring, it appears the production Amarok won’t stray too far from the concept version.
The midsize truck will follow the new design theme set by cars like the Polo and Golf with headlights connected by a simple horizontal grille.
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2011 Volkswagen Golf
One of our daring spy photographers just sent us over these photos of two Volkswagen development mules undergoing testing. The lack of camouflage shouldn’t be a surprise, as all the important changes are beneath the metal.
The white mule with the wide, black fenders wears a serial number with the letters MQB. This is the acronym for the next Golf platform, meaning modular querbaukasten. The first iteration of the new platform will underpin the next Audi A3.
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2011 Volkswagen Touareg
One of our spy photographers just caught the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg undergoing testing as it nears its spring debut. As we reported in July, the next iteration of the popular SUV will be lighter and more fuel efficient, and will offer a third-row seat.
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Volkswagen Golf 77TDI Entry-Level Diesel
VOLKSWAGEN AUSTRALIA has announced a new addition to the Australian Golf line-up, in the form of the entry-level diesel-powered 77TDI – the most affordable diesel Golf available.
Powered by a 1.6 litre TDI diesel engine, the five-speed manual 77TDI boasts a claimed fuel economy of just 4.9 l/100km (4.3 l/100km for highway driving), making it one of the most efficient cars available in Australia and giving it a potential range of over 1100km on one tank.
Sharing the same technology as the larger 2.0 litre 103TDI, the entry-level 77TDI produces 77kW at 4400rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500 and 2500rpm.
The 2009 Volkswagen Golf 77TDI is available with either a five-speed manual transmission or Volkswagen’s seven-speed DSG transmission.
The Golf 77TDI starts at $28,690 for the five-speed manual, and $31,190 for the seven-speed DSG variant.
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Volkswagen’s future plans – HOT
I’m just back from visiting Volkswagen of America in Hendon, Virginia. VW invited a handful of journalists, myself included, for a sit-down with a handful of execs, including Stefan Jacoby, CEO of VWoA. The purpose of our trip was a glimpse into Volkswagen’s future.Of course, Volkswagen has bigger fish to fry, primarily poor quality and poor customer service at the dealerships. Volkswagen is working hard on both. Warranty claims are down, and VW has changed their method of doing customer satisfaction surveys. They’ve eliminated financial bonuses for high CSI numbers (which explains why VW dealers were always so eager to get good ratings). Satisfaction survey comments now go directly to dealers (”American consumers are pretty straightforward,” Mr. Jacoby noted). And they have seven dedicated teams that visit dealerships to work on customer satisfaction issues.
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