When the rear seats are folded , the car could hold 1473 liters . Like the sedan , the estate wagon received high marks from most reviewers . They noted that the cargo area was large and useful. In addition , the interior has retained its shape and quality finish , although the rear seat was still a bit small. Other than different front , fenders, headlights and hood bumper cars were identical. A Direct Shift Gearbox transmission available dual-zone automatic climate control , electromechanical and power steering are also new innovations.The fifth generation car has a totally redesigned electrical system . Control modules are used for everything from the radio to the powertrain , transmission bus controller area network . Signal transmission is performed digitally at 500 kilobits per second , which reduces the number of child necessary, and therefore reduces the risk of faults . Cars equipped with halogen headlamps have a built VW logo shield the bulb. 2014 Volkswagen Jetta most countries , the use of LED taillights .
Along with the new TDI BlueMotion, GTI, GTD and Estate, the seventh generation of the bestseller will also make its debut as a Golf TGI BlueMotion powered with natural gas (CNG) on the shores of Lake Geneva. At the same time, Volkswagen is renaming its so-called "EcoFuel" natural gas models as "TGI BlueMotion." The new Golf TGI BlueMotion will be launched as classic hatchback version in the summer and as estate car in the autumn. First MQB natural gas model. The new model is the first natural gas vehicle to be based on the new modular transverse matrix (MQB). MQB models are designed such that all conceivable drive types that can be realistically implemented today can be used in them. 1.4 TSI with 110 PS. The Golf TGI BlueMotion is powered by a newly developed 81 kW / 110 PS natural gas engine (at 5,000 to 6,000 rpm); the maximum torque of 200 Nm is available at 1.500 rpm (up to 3,700 rpm). Agile Golf TGI BlueMotion. As fuel-efficient as it is, the new Golf TGI BlueMotion offers an agile driving performance compared to many other natural gas vehicles. The Volkswagen accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in only 10.7 seconds. Its top speed: 194 km/h. TGI in three equipment lines.
WOLFSBURG : October 30, 2008 - Volkswagen AG hasn’t raced in its first Baja 1000 yet, but it already is promising to do better the next time around. Motorsports Director Kris Nissen is realistic about the auto maker’s chances in its first go-around at the Baja 1000 race next month but vows 2009 will be a different story. VW will unveil its specially built Touareg TDI Baja racer at the Los Angeles auto show Nov. 19 before heading off for the Nov. 20-23 event, which starts and finishes in Ensenada, Mexico. The racecar is powered by the same 5.5L V-12 turbodiesel used in the Audi R10 Le Mans racecar. It generates 550 hp and 627 lb.-ft. “We don’t expect to win the first race,” Nissen says here at a media backgrounder on VW’s expansive racing program. “It’s a new vehicle, with rear-wheel drive; a heavier vehicle. Although it is outspent on racing by sister Audi AG, Nissen says he believes VW has built over the past four decades the auto industry’s most expansive racing program.
In addition to this year’s entry in the Baja 1000, VW races in the Dakar Rally Series, 24-Hours of Nurburgring, the Formula 3 Euro Series and the Formula ADAC Masters. It also operates its own racing circuits, such as the Polo Cup in Germany and Jetta TDI Cup in the U.S., in eight countries worldwide and is looking to continue expanding into new markets. “Our goal is to have national cups in as many countries as possible,” Nissen says. The Cup programs give young drivers a chance to race VW-provided vehicles at relatively low investment costs. 35,000 per season, with VW providing the track-prepped Jetta TDI sedans, maintenance and training. Drivers are responsible only for their helmets and travel expenses. 150,000 if he is signed to a professional contract within six months of the final race. Next year’s Jetta TDI Cup already has drawn interest from more than 1,000 potential drivers, and VW has yet to officially solicit applications. The eventual list will be culled to 100 who will be invited to a Sonoma, CA, track to select the circuit’s 30 drivers. These will be judged not only on their driving abilities but also for their media-friendly skills and how well they would handle other off-track duties. For now, VW is getting ready for the Dakar Rally, which Nissen says is the auto maker’s No.1 racing program. Slated for Jan. 3-18, the 5,600-mile (9,000-km) race starts and ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with about 90% of it run over sandy terrain and under the most extreme conditions. VW is entering the race with the Touareg 2, powered by a 5-cyl. turbodiesel generating 280 hp and 443 lb.-ft. It features a 5-speed manual transmission and permanent 4-wheel drive.
Though the Asian SUV invasion has snagged huge swaths of the American SUV market with high-caliber compact crossovers and three-row juggernauts, I’m sitting in a German engineered leather La-Z-Boy and smiling. While critics and parents continue to fawn over modern machines like Mazda’s latest CX-9 (and rightly so), there’s still an often overlooked and criminally underrated SUV out there serving as a shining example of what brought us to this point. The Volkswagen Touareg is by no means a fresh piece of engineering, but it still stands strong as a solid piece of automobilia in today’s modern world. Is it going to cause you to put down your coffee and approach it in the parking lot for closer inspection like the aforementioned Mazda might? Probably not. But you will love driving one when the miles seem to stretch on for what seems like eternity. When looking the Touareg over, it’s obvious right away that this is a VW.
