Entries Tagged as 'Golf'

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

2009 Volkswagen Golf - The Best Golf of all Times

- Golf’s high customer value and comfort defy class distinctions
- New Golf design points the way to Volkswagen’s future
- TDI, TSI and DSG systems reduce fuel consumption by up to 28 percent
- First Golf with Adaptive Chassis and Automatic Distance Control
Volkswagen is sending a new Golf out into the world, the best of all times. [...]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

2009 Volkswagen Golf Collectors Edition - One of a Kind

Golf concept car is equipped with highly exclusive natural leather
Collectors Edition underscores Golf’s class-independent image
Wolfsburg, 08 September 2008 - “Trendline”, “Comfortline” and “Highline” are the names of the three official equipment lines on the new Golf. Yet there is a fourth version. An unofficial version, since it is not mentioned in any brochure or price [...]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

VW Golf VI BlueMotion Concept Revealed

Following the all-new Golf VI full details posted earlier today, VW has revealed its corresponding Golf BlueMotion Concept. Equipped with a 1.6-litre TDI common rail diesel engine developing 105 PS and 184 lbs-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm, the Golf BlueMotion achieves an impressive 74.3 mpg (combined) while emitting just 99 g/km of CO2. Such [...]

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Great new Golf Cabrio raises the roof

The lid has been lifted on VW’s next open champion – meet the new Golf Cabriolet! One of the best-loved cars in the history of the German brand returns to the line-up next year. On sale in the UK at the same time as the rest of the Golf MkVI range, the Cabriolet will give [...]

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

VW Golf Twin drive

We try the world’s first-ever diesel hybrid in five-door hatch!

Here’s the Golf’s not-so-evil twin! This is the Twin Drive – Volkswagen’s late, late ticket to the electric hybrid party. But it’s got a trick up its sleeve. The car is the first-ever hybrid to feature a diesel engine – and Auto Express has driven it!
There [...]

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Volkwagen Golf VI unveiled a bit early

Volkswagen was planning to unveil the sixth generation of its popular Golf model this week, but the internet strikes again with a preview of the new people’s hatch ahead of its official reveal. Information is limited so far and comes primarily from bloggers who don’t speak the Queen’s English, but from what we can tell [...]

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Edition

If you’re the type that can’t get enough of special UK-edition Volkswagens, the Golf GTI Pirelli is just the fix you’re looking for. Bringing back the GTI Pirelli edition 25 years after it first hit the UK, the new model gets almost all of the features of the 1,500 unit limited-run Golf GTI Edition 30 [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

370HP Golf R32 by ABT Sportsline

The Golf R32 is by no means slow but the sheer number of tuning kits available for the torquey hot-hatch reveals there are a lot of people out there who disagree. The latest kit is from Germany’s ABT Sportsline, and although it’s not as nearly as potent as HGP’s 640 twin-turbo model, the new tuner [...]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

HGP builds 640HP Bi-Turbo Golf R36

If you were disappointed by VW’s decision not to shoehorn its potent 3.6L V6 into the Golf then you’ll be glad to hear German company HGP has gone ahead and done it. However, not content with the 300hp output of the naturally aspirated mill, the tuner has added a pair of turbochargers and boosted power [...]

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Clarkson drives the W12-powered Golf

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson gets a chance to drive Volkswagen’s Golf GTI W12 650 concept car on the latest episode of Top Gear, and as you’d expect the 6.0L bi-turbo W12 shoe-horned under the bonnet is nothing short of amazing. This hot little hatch pumps out 650hp and 750Nm through the rear wheels and [...]