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Volkswagen Finishes CO2 Emissions Investigation, Says Only 0.5% of Cars Are Affected
Volkswagen Finishes CO2 Emissions Investigation, Says Only 0.5% of Cars Are Affected

9 Dec 2015, 13:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen says its CO2 issues have nearly concluded, with the emissions of only nine models to be re-examined by independent sources

 
Dual-Clutch Transmissions Losing Out to Conventional Automatics in America
Dual-Clutch Transmissions Losing Out to Conventional Automatics in America

7 Dec 2015, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Once viewed as the gearbox of the future, the DCT is losing ground to conventional automatics now that 8- and 9-speed units have arrived

 
BMW i3 vs. VW Polo GTI Drag Race Proves Electricity Really Is the Future
BMW i3 vs. VW Polo GTI Drag Race Proves Electricity Really Is the Future

21 Oct 2015, 12:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With less power and running on electricity, the BMW i3 almost wins the drag race against a Polo GTI with a DSG gearbox

 
Skoda Octavia RS Now Available with AWD and 6-Speed DSG Gearbox
Skoda Octavia RS Now Available with AWD and 6-Speed DSG Gearbox

24 Sep 2015, 12:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 4x4 system is only available on the TDI diesel model which delivers 184 PS and 380 Nm of torque. The DSG is standard with AWD

 
VW Isn't Playing the "How Many Gears Does Yours Have?" Game, Drops 10-Speed DSG
VW Isn't Playing the "How Many Gears Does Yours Have?" Game, Drops 10-Speed DSG

21 Sep 2015, 11:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volkswagen is taking a timeout from the transmission battle and puts the 10-speed DSG project on hold. Still, it needs to find solutions to replace it

 
2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI or Golf 6 GTI: Old Classic vs. New and Improved
2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI or Golf 6 GTI: Old Classic vs. New and Improved

9 Sep 2015, 11:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's quite interesting that the 2015 Polo GTI costs today about the same as the previous generation Golf model did when it was new

 
750 HP VW Golf Mk1 with DSG and FWD Pulls Amazing 9s Quarter Mile
750 HP VW Golf Mk1 with DSG and FWD Pulls Amazing 9s Quarter Mile

8 Sep 2015, 18:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Volkswagen Golf comes from a German tuner called Boba Motoring. And we have to tell you this is one of their less extreme projects

 
All-New Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Launched with 4 Engines
All-New Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Launched with 4 Engines

3 Sep 2015, 11:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2015 Passat Alltrack could be considered the most rugged car yet built on the MQB platform, but it's also at home on the highway

 
2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI Tuned to 260 HP by HG-Motorsport
2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI Tuned to 260 HP by HG-Motorsport

8 Jul 2015, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / All it took for the 1.8 TSI to exceed a Golf GTI were an air filter, exhaust and ECU mapping. The only restrictive bit here is the DSG gearbox

 
2015 VW Polo GTI Takes on Ford Fiesta ST Drag Race Is Too Close for Comfort
2015 VW Polo GTI Takes on Ford Fiesta ST Drag Race Is Too Close for Comfort

15 Jun 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Polo has a better gearbox, and a bigger engine with more power yet only manages a small lead in this drag race with the Fiesta ST

 
2015 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Goes on Sale in Germany from €38,550
2015 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Goes on Sale in Germany from €38,550

12 Jun 2015, 08:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2015 Passat Alltrack could be considered the most rugged car yet built on the MQB platform, but it's also at home on the highway

 
Volkswagen Reveals Golf Sportsvan TSI BlueMotion with 1-Liter Engine
Volkswagen Reveals Golf Sportsvan TSI BlueMotion with 1-Liter Engine

5 Jun 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Golf Sportsvan TSI BlueMotion and its 1-liter TSI competes with the Ford C-MAX for the smallest engine in the entire MPV/tourer segment

 
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI BlueMotion Debuts With 3-Cylinder Turbo Engine
Volkswagen Golf 1.0 TSI BlueMotion Debuts With 3-Cylinder Turbo Engine

1 Jun 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The BlueMotion treatment means reduced drag, narrower tires and other small changes that reduce fuel consumption. It's also the first 1-liter turbo Golf

 
Enterprise DSG-36 Is a Gigantic Diesel Engine That Shakes the Ground
Enterprise DSG-36 Is a Gigantic Diesel Engine That Shakes the Ground

9 May 2015, 16:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / DSG is an abbreviation Diesel Stationary Generator. This engine has 600 horsepower from 6 cylinders, each of which ia foot wide

 
2015 SEAT Ibiza Facelift Receives New 3-Cylinder Engines: 1.0 TSI and 1.4 TSI
2015 SEAT Ibiza Facelift Receives New 3-Cylinder Engines: 1.0 TSI and 1.4 TSI

7 May 2015, 11:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This Ibiza model should stay on sale until 2016, when the all-new model goes on sale. But these engines will all be kept

 
2015 Volkswagen Gran Santana Hatch Debuts in Shanghai with Skoda Rapid Looks
2015 Volkswagen Gran Santana Hatch Debuts in Shanghai with Skoda Rapid Looks

20 Apr 2015, 03:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We think th Gran Santana is actually a re-badged version of the Skoda Rapid Spaceback, since it's packed with Polo and Skoda components

 
2015 Hyundai i30 Facelift Brings 7-Speed DCT to UK Market
2015 Hyundai i30 Facelift Brings 7-Speed DCT to UK Market

24 Feb 2015, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The car that got VW bosses worried in 2012 is now back with new looks, a refreshed interior and a 7-speed DSG-like gearbox

 
2015 Golf R Variant and GTD Variant Spec Sheets Reveal 1,575 KG Weight
2015 Golf R Variant and GTD Variant Spec Sheets Reveal 1,575 KG Weight

4 Feb 2015, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2015 Golf R Variant weighs almost 1.6 tons, as much as a BMW 335i. All that added tech may really show if you throw it at a corner

 
Volkswagen Golf R-Line Launched in Britain with 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI Engines
Volkswagen Golf R-Line Launched in Britain with 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI Engines

2 Feb 2015, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf R-Line is a special trim level costing £24,190 in Britain and available with 150 horsepower engines that will get you to 62 mph in over 8 seconds.

 
Volkswagen Golf R Variant Priced at €43,000, Goes on Sale with Standard DSG
Volkswagen Golf R Variant Priced at €43,000, Goes on Sale with Standard DSG

2 Feb 2015, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This 300 horsepower super-wagon costs almost as much as a base model Porsche Boxster, but it comes with all the bells and whistles