2011 Volkswagen Touareg @ 2010 Geneva Auto Show ? Video
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Volkswagen gets recognition for efficiency of its TSI engines
Filed under: MPG, VolkswagenGerman testing and certification company TÜV NORD Group has recognized Volkswagen for its development of the TSI engine family. The TSI engines were one of the first widespread applications of engine downsizing through direct injection and turbocharging. The award is based on a total lifecycle analysis of the engines in comparison to the larger engines that they replace. Compared to the older, larger engines, th...
2011 Volkswagen Touareg / Touareg Hybrid / Touareg TDI ? First Drive Review
VW finally gives in to the hybrid temptation, and does so remarkably well. As a longtime diesel promoter, Volkswagen?s interest in hybrids has strictly been competitive, its corporate line an assertion that diesel is the better fuel-saving alternative. With the 2011 Touareg, though, VeeDub has not only acquiesced to hybrid demands, but has built one of the best gas/electric vehicles on the market. V-6, V-6, or V-6? Aside from the hybrid option, ...
Environmental Commendation For Volkswagen's TSI Engines
1970 Volkswagen Transporter [Down On The Street]
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Even though TITRF is home to numerous T2 Transporters, I've sort of ignored them. No more! I say "sort of ignored" because we have seen this '70 Transporter pickup, but I can think of a dozen more DOTS-grade 1970-75 T2s around town. Let's start with this Westfalia camper-equipped VW. It's 40 years old, it l...
1971 Volkswagen Squareback [Down On The Junkyard]
We just saw this '71 Squareback down on the junkyard, and now here's another one in a yard a few dozen miles away. This one seems to have passed the line separating "potential restoration project" to "parts car" quite a while back, what with all the torn-up steel on the right side. What happened to this car? Someone rescued the engine, which means some other VW will- ideally- avoid the fate of this one. gawkerGallery(5485146,12,);