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Volkswagen has provided us with two very upmarket Golf/Rabbits in the last few years. Based on the Golf MKIV and then the Golf MKV, the R32 was and is a performance and luxury oriented Gabbit. For around $33,000 USD, Volkswagen will sell you an all-wheel drive, 250 horsepower, DSG-equipped, look-down-your-nose-at-GTI's small hatchback.
Figuring that the 'R' could be perfectly well suited to a much larger vehicle, VW showcased a Touareg performance diesel in Australia. Just your typical, everyday V10 diesel - 350 horsepower and nuclear levels to twist. 627 lb-ft of torque does not relate well to fuel efficiency, the normal diesel catchphrase. However, it does a swift Touareg make.
Additional bodywork makes for a very hot Touareg. Do recall that the original VW sport-ute arrangement was with Porsche. Volkswagen got the handsome, Porsche got the performance. Audi came along and added space and versatility. It doth not yet appear what the R50 will fully and completely be, but the potential for improved on-road dynamics must be considered. Consider, that is, the Cayenne's otherworldly handling.
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- Vw Touareg R50: V10 Diesel Powered Sport Version To Debut In Sydney
VW will further broaden its product line of “R†models which consist of the Golf R32 and Passat R36 with the presentation of the Touareg R50 at the Sydney International Auto Show on October 11, 2007. The German carmaker has yet to announce...
- American Car Buyers Favour Gti Over Golf
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VOLKSWAGEN R50 - Slightly bigger than R32
Volkswagen has provided us with two very upmarket Golf/Rabbits in the last few years. Based on the Golf MKIV and then the Golf MKV, the R32 was and is a performance and luxury oriented Gabbit. For around $33,000 USD, Volkswagen will sell you an all-wheel drive, 250 horsepower, DSG-equipped, look-down-your-nose-at-GTI's small hatchback.
Figuring that the 'R' could be perfectly well suited to a much larger vehicle, VW showcased a Touareg performance diesel in Australia. Just your typical, everyday V10 diesel - 350 horsepower and nuclear levels to twist. 627 lb-ft of torque does not relate well to fuel efficiency, the normal diesel catchphrase. However, it does a swift Touareg make.
Additional bodywork makes for a very hot Touareg. Do recall that the original VW sport-ute arrangement was with Porsche. Volkswagen got the handsome, Porsche got the performance. Audi came along and added space and versatility. It doth not yet appear what the R50 will fully and completely be, but the potential for improved on-road dynamics must be considered. Consider, that is, the Cayenne's otherworldly handling.
- Vw Remembers Its First Diesel-powered Golf, We Compare It With Its Modern Day Successors
In 1976, just two years after the introduction of the original Golf Mk1 that was designed to replace the Beetle, Volkswagen presented the first diesel version of its compact model, the Golf D. It was powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder diesel engine...
- Vw Replaces 1.9 Tdi With New 1.6 Tdi Engine On The Golf Vi Range
Having already introduced its 1.6 TDI engine on the latest generation VW Polo and Seat Ibiza models, Volkswagen has now announced the availability of the newly developed common rail diesel unit that replaces the 1.9-liter TDI on the Golf VI range. In...
- Vw Touareg R50: V10 Diesel Powered Sport Version To Debut In Sydney
VW will further broaden its product line of “R†models which consist of the Golf R32 and Passat R36 with the presentation of the Touareg R50 at the Sydney International Auto Show on October 11, 2007. The German carmaker has yet to announce...
- American Car Buyers Favour Gti Over Golf
U.S. new car buyers would seemingly prefer to own a new Volkswagen Golf GTI than the Golf on which it's based. That's no surprise. • Historical Monthly & Yearly Volkswagen Golf Sales Figures • 2013 Volkswagen Golf R Driven Review...
- 2013's The Bad 8 - Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID In the earlier part of this millennium, hybrid versions of conventional vehicles were so obscenely priced that claims of savings could only be proffered at the pump. We've come a long way. The Toyota Camry Hybrid...