by Zach McDonald: HybridCars.com According to a recent report by What Car, Audi has plans to release a small plug-in hybrid boasting fuel efficiency in the neighborhood of 1 liter per 100 km—or roughly 235 mpg. Audi’s head of research and development, Wolfgang Durheimer, told What Car that although the car hasn’t yet been confirmed [...]
by Dan Grey: MPGOmatic.com I can hear what you’re thinking … Volkswagen, selling a hybrid sedan? Aren’t VW’s fuel-efficient TDIs the best-selling passenger car diesels in America? Indeed they are, but VW faced a dilemma. The typical Toyota Prius owner, they say, rarely considers buying a diesel. So Volkswagen decided to build a hybrid of [...]
Convertibles and winter generally don’t mix, unless you happen to live here in Southern California. No surprise then that Volkswagen is choosing to debut the all-new 2013 Beetle Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show before the car comes to showrooms at the end of the year. Unlike many manufacturers, Volkswagen is eschewing a folding [...]
by Zach McDonald: HybridCars.com Volkswagen has announced pricing for its forthcoming Jetta hybrid, which is scheduled to be released later this year. The car will come in four trim levels, with the base model carrying a price tag of $24,995 plus a $795 destination charge. The Jetta Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient model in the [...]
by Zach McDonald: Hybridcars.com At the 2012 Paris Motor Show last week, Volkswagen unveiled the seventh generation of its best-selling model, the Golf hatchback. The Golf MkVII is scheduled to hit the market for 2014, offering fuel economy improvements of 18 percent in its basic model and 15 percent in the high-efficiency Golf BlueMotion diesel [...]
Motor Trend and EFI West partner to transform the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid to create the world’s fastest production hybrid vehicle. The guys debut the car at the legendary Bonneville Speed Week hoping to set a landspeed record. Watch as the team takes the car apart to put in place the necessary safety equipment and [...]
Strategic Vision recently announced the results of its 2012 Total Quality Index (TQI) study which measures how closely the experience of quality matches the expectations of the customer. Lead by the top-scoring Audi A8 Sedan, the Volkswagen Group has taken top honors in the latest Strategic Vision TQI survey. All aspects of the experience of [...]
by: Zach McDonald – HybridCars.com Last month, Volkswagen invited members of the automotive press to test drive its E-Bugster electric vehicle at the Laguna Seca track in Monterey, California. Since the concept reportedly cost $2 million to build, VW didn’t give the writers free reign with the car, electronically limiting its speed to 18 mph [...]
Volkswagen of America has released the first official details about the 2013 model year changes. All models will be updated with the exception of the Routan, and some of them are significant. The big story for 2013 will be the addition of the Beetle Convertible and the Jetta Hybrid. The most important introduction for 2013 [...]
Commended for its leadership in innovation, environmental sustainability, and fuel efficient vehicles, Volkswagen has been named one of the world’s Best Global Green Brands for 2012 by leading brand consultant, Interbrand. Volkswagen climbed from sixth to fourth place, making it the most environmentally compatible German automaker as well as Germany’s greenest company. According to Interbrand, [...]
