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VW Announces Jetta TDI Cup ‘Street’ Edition

November 8, 2009

In 2008, VW established the TDI Cup. Sanctioned by the SCCA, the TDI Cup is a single make race series run in North America, running VW Jetta TDIs that are mostly stock, and are prepared by the factory. Coming in January 2010, VW will offer the Jetta TDI Cup ‘Street’ Edition. The body kit features [...]

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Driven: VW Jetta SportWagen TDI

July 27, 2009

Our “Driven” series highlights the several cars I was able to sample at IMPA’s Spring Brake 2009 event. These short takes are summaries of my driving impressions of the cars on the roads surrounding Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland County, New York.

Given the automotive preferences of most North Americans, it’s a wonder the car [...]

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VW of America Posts Strong Diesel Sales

July 1, 2009

Here at The Garage we typically don’t get into much detail about the monthly sales reports we receive from various manufacturers, but when I received an e-mail from Volkswagen of America about their June 2009 sales, I took notice.
Taken in whole, VW sales last month compared to June of 2008 are down 18%, but the [...]

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Jetta TDI Cup deadline looming

January 9, 2008

Ask any young, up and coming racer what their biggest challenge is and they will likely mention the cost of getting into a series that has a high enough profile to move them forward. Ask any experienced fan what the most exciting racing to watch is and they’ll tell you it’s a single make production [...]

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