I. Porsche and Volkswagen may soon share space under the same management company, provided their parent company, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, can ok the deal with labor groups. The deal would pretty much put the kabosh on Porsche taking over VW, and would put wither Ferdinand Piech or Wolfgang Porsche in charge of both companies. [...]
I Volkswagen will be sending the 2010 Golf R Series Turbo our way shortly after its late 2009 German debut. The new car will have a turbo’d 2-liter four and 270 hp, up from 250 in the weak-sauce R32. Supposedly it’s good for a sub-6 second zero to 60 and 155 on the big end. [...]
I. Roush is now offering its propane conversion kit on Ford F-250s as well as F-150s. The kit includes a multi-valve fuel tank, stainless steel lines, and billet aluminum injector rails. The kit also manages to maintain the bigger Ford’s 300 hp/360 torques. Even better, the $7,995 kit qualifies for a $5k tax credit and [...]
Yup, fifty years old. That’s quite an accomplishment for anything automotive, let alone an engine. And just imagine all the crap Bentley’s had to live through for the last 50-years. Like basically become a beaten redheaded step-child of Rolls-Royce. But, jokes on everyone else now, as Bentley has seen record year after record year since [...]
I. Giniel DeVilliers and Dirk von Zitewitz won the 2009 Paris-Dakar in a VW Touareg. DeVilliers von Zitzewitz crossed the finish ramp 8m59s ahead of teammates Mark Miller and Ralph Pitchford. Volkswagen not only finished one-two, but made history by sealing the victory with a diesel in the car class since the event’s inception in [...]
On today’s edition of The Truth vs. Fiends (first in a while, admittedly) Mr. Justin and I get into about the BlueSport concept and what it means to VW, Audi and of course Porsche. Justin doesn’t seem to think that the car makes a whole ton of sense for plain old Volkswagen. I agree, especially [...]
Yes, we’ll just go ahead and deem it snow day. Hey, out here in Los Angeles we’re looking at a high over 80 degrees today (mid January) and snow seems exotic. Especially the idea of taking four AWD dream cars and hooning them like mad in the soft stuff. The cars? 997 Turbo, Audi R8, [...]
I. Volkswagen announced that it will bring its Polo sub-compact to the U.S. to compete in our ever-growing small car market. True, the Polo may be a little on the dull side, but they’ve been selling like hotcakes in Europe for 30 years. No word yet on when the Polo will emigrate, but VW says [...]
I. Hot on Ferrari’s heels, Toyota released their new F1 car, the TF109. To make the debut more exciting, Toyota made a sweet big-screen style movie trailer to debut the car. Hit the link to see it. Like the F60, it’s had to undergo some fairly hideous aero mods, including a wider front wing and [...]
This year marks a first for the long-running Paris-Dakar Rally. For the first time since 1979, the race will be held somewhere other than the traditional route from Paris to Dakar. Starting this Saturday, teams from around the world will descend on Argentina and Chili for the 3,700 mile rally. Mitsubishi and Volkswagen are two [...]
