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The small Volkswagen Polo, introduced in 1975 to accompany the Golf that had debuted a year earlier, remains a vehicle of global importance for Wolfsburg, having shifted over 14 million units over its life span. But it’s never been exported to the United States. Volkswagen has just unveiled the sixth generation of its successful supermini, […] …
The MKII GTI will forever be revered for winning Motor Trend’s Car of the Year in 1985. To put things in perspective, the CoY award for the hot hatch was sandwiched between the 1984 Chevy Corvette (not too shabby) and the 1986 Ford Taurus (wait, what?). Volkswagen’s big win was quite a surprise and probably […]
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There’s a lot to take in at Wörthersee and in all the excitement, it’s easy to lose track of what’s smart and what’s not. Some things may sound like a good idea, but turn out not to be so. But fear not, VW Vortex is here to help with a format liberally stolen from The […]
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For owners and lessees of 3.0-liter V-6 TDI-equipped Volkswagen vehicles affected by a huge diesel emissions scandal, the wait for compensation appears to be nearing an end. In a settlement filed in California federal court, Volkswagen has agreed to a $1.2 billion payout to those who bought or leased about 78,000 affected cars and crossovers. […] …
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by admin · Published January 19, 2017 · Last modified February 8, 2017
Following Volkswagen’s surprise decision to exit the World Rally Championship late last year, it was revealed that the automaker wanted to homologate the Polo R WRC so that a privateer team could race the car. Now, though, the other teams have raised concerns about the Polo, making the car even less likely to hit the […]
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