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First Photos of VW's Design Vision GTI Concept, the Golf we'd All Want to Drive [Updated]
There's nothing terribly wrong with the new Golf GTI Mk7, but there's something about Volkswagen's "Design Vision GTI" track racing concept that gets our heart pumping. It could be the 71mm (2.8 inches) wider, 57mm lower (2.2 inches) and 15mm (0.6 inches) shorter body of VW's Wörthersee Tour study with the aggressive details that exaggerate the original GTI's styling cues, or the fact that instead of the regular model's 217hp (220PS - base) / 227hp (230PS – Performance Edition), it sports a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 with 496hp (503PS) and 560 Nm (413 lb-ft).
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Vw Prepares Super Golf Gti Design Vision Concept With Twin-turbo V6 And 496 Horses
With the 7th generation of the Golf GTI out in the open, it was only to be expected that Volkswagen would play around with one of its most recognized nameplates at this week's GTI meeting at Wörthersee in Austria, which will see the gathering...
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Watch New Vw Golf Gti Performance Edition Go From 0 To 259km/h (161mph)
Until Volkswagen unwraps the new Golf R, which should house more than 270 ponies under its hood, the fastest series-production Golf 7 that you can buy today is the GTI Performance edition that comes with 227hp (230PS) versus the regular GTI's 217hp...
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Bring It On: Subaru Wrx Concept Premieres At The New York Auto Show [w/video]
Subaru is finally contemplating what every sensible gearhead has been telling both Subaru and Mitsubishi to do with their excellent Impreza WRX / STI and Lancer Evolution models, respectively, for decades now: keep their dynamic characteristics and dress...
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Vw Shares First Details About The New 2013 Golf Mk7 Hatchback, Will Show Gti Concept In Paris
Evidently, like Greenpeace, VW just can't wait to tell the world about its all-new Golf hatchback as prior to the car's media reveal at Berlin's museum of modern art on September 4 and its public debut at the Paris Motor Show later in the...
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Gmc Previews Sierra All Terrain Hd Concept Ahead Of Detroit Show
General Motors will be presenting an ultra-tough concept study based on the four-door 2011 GMC Sierra HD pickup truck at the rapidly approaching Detroit Motor Show in mid-January. The GMC Sierra All Terrain HD study is highlighted by its rough n'...
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