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Volkswagen India recently introduced its latest Volkswagen Vento sedan model vehicle at a price ranging from Rs 6.9 Lakhs. Here are the Wallpapers, Photos and Pictures of the New Volkswagen Vento. Volkswagen Vento is a C+ segmentSedan model automobile sporting a 1598cc, 4 Cylinder, 8 Valve Petrol engine or a 1.6 litre Diesel engine

Volkswagen Vento produces a 105 Bhp @ 5250 rpm Max power and 153 Nm @ 3800 rpm peak torque with the Petrol Engine and an output of 105PS @ 4400 rpm and a Torque of 250 NM @ 1500-2500 rpm with the diesel engine. The new Volkswagen Vento sedan offers a fuel mileage of around 12 in the cities and around 16 in the highway. It has got either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic gear tansmission box.


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Volkswagen Vento - Specifications, Features and Prices

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Volkswagen group have introduced their new sedan for the Indian automobile field in the C+ segment and is named as Volkswagen Vento.

This new Volkswagen Vento features a 1598cc, 4 Cylinder, 8 Valve Petrol engine which will produce a Maximum Power of 105 Bhp @ 5250 rpm and also a Maximum torque of 153 Nm @ 3800 rpm. This new Sedan will provide a mileage of around 12 in the cities and around 16 in the highway. This new Volkswagen Sedan, Vento features a Suspension struts, wishbone, Anti-roll bar Suspension in it.

This new Volkswagen Vento is also equipped with the 1.6 litre Diesel engine, also with an output of 105PS @ 4400 rpm and a Torque of 250 NM @ 1500-2500 rpm and has a fuel efficiency of 20.54 Km/l. It is also paired with a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic gear box.

The top model (Highline) of Volkswagen Vento comes fully loaded with following features:

• Power Steering, Power Windows, Remote Central Locking System
• CD MP3 Player with 4 speakers, Electrically adjustable outside mirrors
• Climatronic automatic air conditioning with rear AC vents
• Multi function info display including door opening warning
• Height adjustable driving seats plus steering wheel adjustment for reach and rake.
• Dual SRS Airbags, ABS with EBD, Anti Theft System, Electronic Immobilizer
• Alloy Wheels, Sunglass Storage Inside Glove-box
• Front and Rear Seat Arm-rests in center
• Livon Fabric Upholstery, Electronically Adjustable Outside Rear View Mirrors
• Body Colored Bumpers, Fog Lamps, Body Colored Door handles & ORVM

The trendline variant of Volkswagen Vento is available in 2 shades: Candy White and Flash Red. Also the highline variant of Volkswagen Vento is available in 4 shades: Shadow Blue, Reflex Silver, Deep Black and Terra Beige.

The prices of the Volkswagen Vento (ex-showroom, New Delhi) :

• Volkswagen Vento 1.6 Trendline Petrol --- Rs 6.99 lakh
• Volkswagen Vento 1.6 Highline Petrol ----- Rs 8.23 lakh
• Volkswagen Vento 1.6 Highline Petrol AT - Rs 9.21 lakh
• Volkswagen Vento 1.6 Trendline Diesel --- Rs 7.99 lakh
• Volkswagen Vento 1.6 Highline Diesel ----- Rs 9.23 lakh

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Volkswagen comes with its latest 2012 Volkswagen Eos Convertible Coupe at a starting price of  $33,710. Here are the photogallery of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos Convertible Coupe includes high quality pictures and wallpapers of the new 2012 Volkswagen Eos Convertible Coupe.


This all new 2012 Volkswagen Eos has got two engine options - a 2 liter engine turbocharged four-cylinder engine and a 2.0-liter diesel engine. It offers a Fuel Mileage of around 22 miles per gallon in the city and 31 mpg on the highway. The top-speed of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos is around 238 km/h with the first engine and 198 km/h with the second engine.


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The New Volkswagen Passat CC Celebrates Its World Premiere in Detroit at 2008 NAIAS

Sportiness meets elegance

Wolfsburg/Detroit, 13 January 2008 - Just a few days into the New Year Volkswagen is setting off its latest firework with today’s world-exclusive launch of the new four-door Passat CC at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). A car that is anything but mainstream.

2008 Volkswagen Passat CC

The new Volkswagen embraces differences. It is a coupé, yet has four doors; it offers supreme comfort whilst at the same time oozing pure dynamism. Its sporty interior is uncompromising yet spacious.

The completely redesigned bodywork captivates with its silhouette of fluid lines. The roof stretches powerfully in a flat radius from the windscreen to the rear. A characteristic element of the design is the sharp tornado line drawn below the lower edge of the windows. Another new development is the panoramic glass roof which offers an overhead view.

The VW Passat, a proven success for more than three decades, forms the technical basis for the first four-door coupé by Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Passat CC comes exclusively with state-of-the-art direct injection engines (118 kW / 160 PS to 220 kW / 300 PS). A globally unique feature is the new lane hold assist system. If the vehicle appears to be inadvertently leaving the lane, the assistance system provides corrective steer control. The sportiness of a coupé is married to the comfort of a top-of-the-range saloon through the common denominator of automatic running gear adjustment, Dynamic Drive Control (DDC).

The core markets are North America, Western Europe and Japan. The Volkswagen Passat CC, built in the German Volkswagen plant in Emden, will initially be launched in the second quarter of the year in Europe and then from the fourth quarter in the USA and Canada and later Japan.

Volkswagen Group China Establishes New Sales Record with 910,491 Vehicles

- Expected to surpass the one million mark in sales in 2008
- Sustainable growth strategy implemented successfully

Beijing, 10 January 2008 - Volkswagen Group China achieved an all-time sales record with 910,491 vehicles (2006: 711,360, up 28 percent) delivered to customers in China Mainland and Hong Kong in 2007. Together with its two joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen it fostered its share in the passenger car market at 18 percent. Sales of the Volkswagen brand amounted to 780,784 (2006: 628,807, up 24 percent) including 9,067 imported vehicles. Audi delivered 101,996 vehicles to customers (2006: 81,708 up 25 percent) including 8,828 imported units. Skoda sold 27,325 (2006:660) cars, including 213 imported vehicles.

"Our outstanding performance as the result of our restructuring measures gives us the confidence that we will break the one million mark with our sales in 2008", Dr. Winfried Vahland, President & CEO of Volkswagen Group China said. "Our growth will be supported by new models which will be introduced this year. We furthermore will focus on a growth in accordance with the environment by continuing our powertrain strategy with latest fuel saving an emission reducing engine and transmission technologies," he added.

In 2008 Volkswagen Group China will complete its restructuring plan "Olympic Program" which had been introduced in 2005. Besides 12-14 new models it includes a clear differentiation of the products of both joint ventures, sound reduction of product costs by 40 percent, measures to increase productivity, capacity utilization and to modernize the sales and service networks. "We are in all fields on track of the program or even ahead. As partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games we strive for the gold medal as most attractive car manufacturer of the Chinese market. Volkswagen Group China is prepared to continue its growth also in the coming years," Vahland said.

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2008 Volkswagen R32 - Short Take Road Tests

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 3-door hatchback
PRICE AS TESTED: $35,430 (base price: $33,630)
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve V-6, iron block and aluminum head, port fuel injection
Displacement: 195 cu in, 3189cc
Power (SAE net): 250 bhp @ 6300 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 236 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual with automated shifting and clutch
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 101.5 in Length: 167.2 in Width: 69.2 in Height: 57.7 in
Curb weight: 3521 lb
FUEL ECONOMY : EPA city/highway driving: 18/23 mpg

Basically, the Volkswagen R32 is a three-door GTI—already one of our favorite small cars, with a comparison-test crown and a 10Best trophy to its name—with more: a 250-hp narrow-angle V-6, all-wheel drive, a full complement of luxury features, and weight. VW manages the R32’s weight gain without losing the GTI’s playful tossability by cinching the car’s suspenders a bit tighter. Spring rates, increased just so all around, mask the additional 332 pounds quite well, leaving the GTI and the R32 nearly indistinguishable in tight Alpine switchbacks. With our test gear riding shotgun, the R32, even fitted with the no-cost-option all-season tires, managed 0.87 g on the skidpad, matching the best number posted by a production GTI in our hands (the early Euro-spec car we tested pulled 0.90 g on summer tires).

Unfortunately, the R32 manages its increase in power without a huge gain in speed over the lighter front-wheel-drive GTI. All R32s come with Volkswagen’s DSG dual-clutch sequential transmission—with launch control—so mashing the throttle yields easy, consistent hole-shots. Compared with a DSG-equipped GTI, we saw a half-second improvement in the 0-to-60-mph blast but just a 0.2-second and 2-mph lead through the quarter, with those benchmarks falling in 5.5 and 14.4 seconds at 97 mph, compared with 6.0 and 14.6 at 95.

No doubt the R32 is a special package, a rare blend of performance and comfort, and a bargain compared with other cars offering the same balance of attributes. But for $33,630, or about $6000 more than a similarly equipped GTI, some might want more than just two more driven wheels, a center-exit exhaust that emits a sexier note, and a slight calming of high-speed ride. How much is a small step toward perfection worth to you?

Volkswagen Polo Match

The Volkswagen Polo model range is receiving a new version - the Volkswagen Polo Match. The Volkswagen Polo Match replaces the S level in the line-up. The Volkswagen Polo Match is equipped with 15-inch 'Charade' alloy wheels, body-colored bumper strips, door strips, door handles and wing mirrors inset into which are integrated indicators. The Volkswagen Polo Match also has a set of foglamps that are set into the twin airdams.

The new Polo Match is distinguished by a set of 15-inch ‘Charade’ alloy wheels and body-coloured bumper strips, door strips, door handles and wing mirrors inset into which are integrated indicators. At the front a pair of foglamps are set into the twin airdams.

The revisions continue to the Polo’s interior. A leather-trimmed steering wheel, gearknob and handbrake grip are joined by the option of either a six-disc CD autochanger or an iPod connection to allow access to your digital music library on the move. Practical additions include electric front windows, a split folding rear seat, height adjustment for the driver’s seat and a useful drawer under the passenger seat. All these enhancements represent an £825 improvement in value.

Powering the new Polo Match is a choice of engines ranging from the compact petrol 1.2-litre unit up to the flexible 1.4-litre TDI engine – the latter of which is placed in VED band ‘B’ equating to an annual tax bill of only £35.

Prices for the new Polo Match start at £9,315 for the 1.2-litre three-door model before rising to
£11,380 for the 1.4-litre TDI five-door variant. The Polo Match is now open for ordering at any Volkswagen Retailer. To find your nearest Volkswagen Retailer, call 0800 333 666 or visit www.volkswagen.co.uk.

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Volkswagen Golf Variant RaVe 270

This year the Essen Motor Show is experiencing a very special premiere: the debut of the Volkswagen Golf Variant RaVe 270. It is still a concept car. And yet, it becomes impressively clear just how much potential this car holds. RaVe 270 – it stands for the 270 PS developed by a four-cylinder TSI with direct gasoline injection and turbocharging.

RaVe 270 – it stands for a customized interior with exclusive leather bucket seats. RaVe 270 – it also stands for techno music from a powerful 1,400 Watt sound system of the prestige class. This system really hammers.

It is based on the brand-new RNS 510 radio-navigation system. System controls include a user-friendly touchscreen and multifunction keys. Hardware of the RNS 510 includes a 400 MHz Power-PC processor and a dedicated graphic processor. The navigation and entertainment data are stored on a 30-Gigabyte hard disk drive.

A SD card slot (including for MP3 files) is located beneath the touchscreen. But the real highlight is the fact that the RNS 510 interfaces with a powerful 1,400 Watt sound system. A total of 13 loudspeakers are supplied via powerful output amplifiers. A strong 880 Watt subwoofer and two other 250 Watt subwoofers in chrome are responsible for the distinctly "palpable" sound. Like the output amplifiers, the 880 Watt subwoofer is located so that it is visible on the cargo floor. Also integrated in the rear were two 12-inch monitors, so that the music of the best bands could not only be heard but seen too. The driver and front passenger can enjoy the sound from ergonomically exclusive sport bucket seats.

The Volkswagen Golf Variant RaVe 270 was developed and built in "Biscay Blue" color by Volkswagen Individual. The underlying idea: to transfer GTI and R32 feeling to a station wagon for the first time. And indeed to the most powerful Golf Variant of all times. With a further power-enhanced Golf GTI engine and the 4Motion all-wheel drive of the Golf R32.

The engine of the RaVe 270

At 198 kW / 270 PS this engine sets a new record at Volkswagen for four cylinder engines. The high-tech TSI is based on the engine of the Golf GTI Edition 30 whose power was already boosted from 147 kW / 200 PS to 169 kW / 230 PS. Modifications to the turbocharger, intercooling and engine electronics allowed engineers to boost power by another 40 PS. The 270 PS are available at 6,000 rpm. No less fascinating is its torque development: the maximum of 350 Newton-meter is available at a low 3,000 rpm. This peak value remains constant up to 5,000 rpm. In practice this translates into fun.

The Volkswagen RaVe 270 concept car is the first new generation Golf Variant to have 4Motion all-wheel drive. Power is transmitted to the front and rear axles by DSG dual clutch transmission. This transmission shifts gears in fractions of a second, faster than any race car driver can. Of course, any drivers who want to can also shift the DSG manually. The sport car producers of this world can only dream of this transmission. Not only is it damned fast, but it is economical without equal among the competition. The reason: while it is extremely difficult for any other automatic to avoid added fuel consumption based on their technology, the DSG helps to save on fuel. The DSG teams up with the charged TSI to form a particularly efficient alliance: despite its incredible performance values, the average fuel consumption of the Golf Variant RaVe 270 is just 9.1 liters of Super gasoline (95 ROZ) per 100 kilometers.

Even more impressive is the way in which the engine and transmission distribute engine speeds and convert them into forward propulsion via the 4Motion all-wheel drive. After just 5.8 seconds the Golf Variant RaVe 270 is already moving at 100 km/h. It races to the 200 km/h mark in just 20.8 seconds. Not until 250 km/h is reached do the electronics stop further acceleration.

Volkswagen Golf Variant RaVe 270: The Body

Volkswagen has developed a new design line for all add-on body components. This means: bumpers, radiator grille, side skirts, taillights, headlamps, even the mirrors – everything modified. The front bumper is its most distinctive feature. It was redesigned together with the radiator grille for a powerful look.

Significant: The xenon headlamps got a new look by extending the engine hood and fenders and adding new special caps. Also integrated here: daylight running lamps in LED technology.

Visually striking at the rear end are two twin-fluted tailpipes on the left and right. The upper profiles of the pipes extend into the bumper painted in car color. Between them is a diffuser that provides for additional traction at the rear axle. Its effect supplements that of the roof edge spoiler. Also modified were the taillights.

In its side profile, it is details such as the chrome roof rail, mirror caps and window trim also in chrome, and the large 19 inch "Zaragoza" type alloy wheels which – in combination with a 20 millimeter lower stance – lend the concept car a very independent character. Meanwhile, an 18 inch Brembo braking system delivers impressive braking performance; the brake calipers painted in Anthracite gleam through the wheels.

Premiere in Bologna: Family Portrait of Volkswagen's New Small Family

Round the world in 14 weeks: before their group appearance at the 2007 Bologna Motor Show, Volkswagen sent the New Small Family on a whistle-stop tour around the world. Today it’s showdown in Italy as the three Up! concept vehicles are revealed side by side for the first time as ambassadors of a new range and as a family.

Volkswagen concept cars: New Small Family

Up! – Two-door city specialist vehicle offering more space and fun for four
Space Up! – Four-door microvan with maximum variability
Space Up! Blue – Zero emissions thanks to electric engine and fuel cells

Volkswagen concept cars: New Small Family

“For both my team and for me, it was a dream to design these concept vehicles" confirmed Walter de Silva, Chief Designer of Volkswagen Group, at the start of the press conference, “because these cars embody the emergence of a new era. Anyone looking at the New Small Family will immediately see how friendly and neat these Volkswagens are. Cars of this sort are fun. No explanation is needed - they speak for themselves.”

Volkswagen concept cars: New Small Family

Before their joint debut in Bologna, Volkswagen sent the New Small Family on a whistle-stop tour around the world, starting at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt on 10 September with the two-door Up!. Just six weeks later, the larger Space Up! microvan made its debut in Tokyo – they impressively demonstrate how every millimetre of space can be exploited using intelligent packaging while at the same time creating an emotional design. Twenty days later and 9,000 air kilometres further eastwards, Los Angeles was presented with the third variant of the New Small Family – the zero-emission Space Up! Blue van. The response was extremely positive all around the globe. That was perhaps also “because every Up! also demonstrates commitment to protecting our environment” according to Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member with responsibility for Technical Development at Volkswagen. “After all, extremely clean petrol and diesel engines and electric motors will be working in the backs of these cars.”

2008 Volkswagen New Beetle

Driving off in iconic, head-turning vehicles like the 2008 New Beetle and New Beetle convertible just got easier with new option packages from Volkswagen.
The New Beetle sedan now is available in a well-equipped base model “S” as well as the “SE” model with premium sound, heated front seats and heated windshield washer nozzles.

The sedan also is available in Platinum Gray and Reflex Silver. New 16-inch alloy wheels are available on the “S,” and 17-inch alloy wheels are available on the “SE.” The 2008 New Beetle and New Beetle convertible are available at Volkswagen dealers now, with a starting price of $17,365 for the hard-top and $23,125 for the soft-top.

As you would expect from Volkswagen, the interior of the car has been given thorough attention. The newest interpretation of the iconic interior includes a single-bezel instrument cluster housing a large, easy-to-read, 140 mile-per-hour speedometer and a smaller tachometer and fuel gauge. Chrome accents enhance the instrument cluster and the dashboard air vents.

A two-speed windshield wiper system features a four-speed intermittent wipe feature. A large assist handle across the instrument panel above the glove box and two rear-passenger assist straps located on the B-pillar on hardtop models ensure interior comfort.

The 2008 New Beetle and New Beetle convertible are offered with the advanced Volkswagen 2.5-liter, in-line, five-cylinder gasoline engine. The 2.5 L engine delivers 150 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 170 lbs.-ft. of torque at 3,750 rpm.

Power is delivered to the front wheels with two types of transmissions. A five-speed manual transmission operates smoothly with a hydraulic clutch. An available six-speed transmission with Tiptronic® allows for both automatic and driver-selected gear changes using the gear selector. The 2008 New Beetle and New Beetle convertible with automatic transmission achieve an EPA-estimated fuel efficiency of up to 29 miles per gallon in highway driving and 20 mpg in city driving. With a manual transmission, the EPA estimates are 28 mpg highway and 20 on the city cycle.

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDi Test Drive Clean Diesel’s 50 MPG Meets Prius-Humbling Thrust

The new era of clean diesel in America will officially be ushered in by the new VW Jetta TDi when it goes on sale in a few months. Powered by a 2.0-liter four-banger that produces 140 hp and 236 lb.-ft. of torque, it will be the first automobile to meet the world’s most stringent emission control standards, California’s Tier II, Bin 5.

Although it won’t be wearing the “BlueTec” badge, the Jetta will be using emission-cleansing technologies developed under the cooperative formed by Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen to make it 50-state legal. Most BlueTec vehicles control NOx emissions—one of the biggest environmental hurdles facing diesels, along with particulate matter—by injecting a urea-based solution into the exhaust system upstream from the catalytic converter, where NOx is then converted into nitrogen and water. The Jetta will instead use a NOx-storage catalyst, which is basically a reservoir that temporarily holds the noxious emissions, like a particulate filter, until they can be burned off during one of the engine cycles.

In addition, the new engine will feature a common-rail fuel injection system, instead of VW’s traditional mechanical system, that uses piezoelectric fuel injectors. This technology permits higher injection pressures, which better atomize the fuel and make it easier to control pollution.

We recently test drove the Jetta through the streets of San Francisco and were pleasantly surprised. The Jetta has always been agile and zippy, but the new, more powerful TDi gives it more oomph, allowing us to power through traffic and accelerate from stoplights with authority and a little bravado—we totally tooled on a Toyota Prius. We were also shocked as to how quiet the engine operates: You have to consciously listen for the knocking, or you wouldn’t even notice it.

If reports are correct, the Jetta should get upwards of 50 mpg, combined highway and city. Although pricing hasn’t been announced, expect it to be within a few thousand of the current models (an estimated $18,000 to $23,000). We can’t wait for chance to spend some more time with the new TDi Jetta—and test its real-world feul economy. —Chuck Tannert.

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