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The Volkswagen Beetle

This classic car has been rendered more modern in more recent times, but the Beetle, otherwise known as the Volkswagen Type 1, is one of the most well known and loved cars of all time. The Volkswagen Beetle was produced from the year 1938 until 2003, making it not only one of the most widely manufactured vehicles of all time, but the longest running. The Beetle, or the Kafer as it was known in Germany, was the original continental economy car. It would not be until 1945, when 1,785 Volkswagen Type 1 Beetles would be produced, however – prior to then they were known as the Kraft durch Freude, or KdF Wagon. This small powerhouse of a vehicle was made to be much more powerful than other small cars, making it perfect for trips on the Autobahn. Its biggest rise to fame would come in 1971, when, now produced in the US, it would become known as the Super Beetle.

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Volkswagen introduced new, more economical and environmentally friendly versions of the Passat CC and Scirocco – BlueMotion series.
They come with two two-liter diesel engines, respectively 140 and 170 hp. Both are combined with stop & start technology and a system for regeneration of energy used by the brakes.

According to information from Volkswagen, the average cost of a hatchback Scirocco with 140 hp power and mechanical transmission, in combined driving cycle fell in BlueMotion from 5 to 4.5 liters per 100 km.

In combination with DSG gearbox with two clutches and 6 degrees, the cost is lower than the current 5.5 to 5.0 liters per 100 km.

CO2 emissions are reduced in BlueMotion version in the mechanical transmission from 134 to 118 g / km.

In hatchback with 170 hp power average fuel consumption is now 5.1 liters per 100 km (before was 5.2 liters). Fuel consumption in the four-door coupe Passat CC BlueMotion with output of 140 hp was reduced to 4.7 liters per 100 km and emissions are 125 g/km. A more powerful modification with 170 hp has an average cost for combined cycle of about 5.0 liters per 100 km.

Sales of economical versions of the VW Scirocco and Passat CC already started on some European markets, the UK price of the VW Scirocco BlueMotion is 21 500 pounds and the VW Passat CC BlueMotion is 23,555 pounds.

Made for those who think VW Golf GTI does not have enough power, Golf R boasts a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 270 hp. Here it is the most powerful and fastest Golf, which was once produced by VW.

Well, obviously that’s not enough for some. Here enter the people from MR Car Design.

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Volkswagen will expand the sport versions labeled as “R” by Jetta R.
In the presentation last week in Munich of the sixth generation Jetta, VW has shown a prototype with a V6 petrol engine 3.6 liters but it wasn’t revealed how much power it has.

The engine combines with DSG transmission and 4Motion. Division of VW for sports and “hot” R cars were detached at the beginning of this year in a separate unit within the company along the lines of division “M” at BMW.

Now there want to continue a series of R once submitted Golf R and Scirocco R. According to the sources of division “R”, now there are working only on Jetta R, also on the long-awaited Polo R. The emergence of Polo R becomes possible after the Audi said it will modernize the platform of A1, which will be used by “hot” Polo with 4×4. The previous platform was not adjusted for 4×4 vehicles.

Boss of VW development, Ulrich Hackenberg says Jetta R series will be produced if such is the desire of buyers. Given the high demand for sports sedans with V6 engines in the U.S., the emergence of serial Jetta R is almost certainly more that the platform of the car is suited for transmission of movement to all four wheels.

Volkswagen has officially confirmed plans for a production version of the convertible Golf VI.

The car will be manufactured at the factory in Osnabruck from spring next year. This was said by the President of the Board of Directors in VW Martin Winterkorn, during a visit to the factory along with the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, David McAllister.

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