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2009 VW Tiguan: breaking stereotypes

August 3, 2009

On more than one occasion, I heard the term chick car applied to Volkswagen’s baby suv, usually by some smart alec know it all guy. I wonder how many of these he-men have actually driven one. I would assume none, as there is so many things to love about this little ute, not the least [...]

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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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This week in The Garage: 2009 VW Tiguan

July 20, 2009

I’ve been driving different vehicles every day for so many years that I rarely notice the size difference when I jump from one car to another. After swapping the VW Routan for a Tiguan today I somehow felt like I was driving a tiny car. The hood is short and sloping, offering a great view [...]

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VW plans total takeover of Porsche.

July 18, 2009

Volkswagen is planning to take full ownership of Porsche.  According to to German news magazine Der Spiegel, VW is revising an earlier plan to acquire 50 percent of the German sports car maker.
According to the magazine the sale will be completed in two phases – first 49.9 percent will be taken over similar to the [...]

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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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VW Beetle turns 75 in a few days!

June 16, 2009

PUNCH BUGGY BLACK!!!!!
It is hard to imagine a world without the VW Beetle and yet there was a time…
That time ended on June 22, 1934 when Dr. Porsche received permission to build a new kind of car. A car for the everyman. A car that would revolutionize the way we looked at cheap transportation. A [...]

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VW’s new pickup truck… Amarok.

June 4, 2009

Volkswagen is planning to bring to their new pickup truck to dealerships in Spring 2010.  Originally called the Robust, the Amarok is named after the giant wolf of Inuit mythology.
Reports say that the first  Amarok will be a four dour model powered by one of several VW diesel engines mated to a six speed gearbox [...]

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VW holds 2010 Golf debut at Canadian International Autoshow

February 16, 2009

I have to admit that I didn’t listen to much of the speech that went along with the North American launch of the 2010 Golf at the Toronto Autoshow earlier this week. Instead, I was deep in thought of my own Golf memories dating way back to 1981 or so. I spent so much time [...]

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A Beetle to Make You Blush

February 15, 2009

VW has announced the latest limited edition New Beetle Convertible, simply called “Blush”. Unique to the Blush is its color combination: metallic White Gold paint with red leather interior, red convertible top and boot. The Blush also gets its own 17″ alloy rims (which I can’t show you since VW has no pictures of them). [...]

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VW to Chrysler Canada: Enough with the Routan!

January 30, 2009

For the month of February at least. While I cannot speak for the couple pictured to the right of the Routan, Autoblog, by way of the Windsor Star, reports that VW asked asked Chrysler of Canada to stop producing the Routan for the next month. The Windsor Star reports that so far, 29,000 Routans have [...]

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