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Geneva 2010: Porsche Cayenne

Saturday, February 27, 2010

One of the most emblematic and landmark vehicles of the previous decade has no doubt been the Porsche Cayenne. Porsche purists moaned and complained about its introduction, saying a Porsche emblem could never rightfully grace an SUV. Years later, the debate still rages. What cannot be debated, however, is the incredible success that it has had. With [...]

Geneva 2010: VW Polo GTI

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Volkswagen is on a roll globally, with the company rolling out successful new products and successfully completing a purchase of Porsche. The new Polo was introduced at the Geneva Auto Show last year, debuting with VW’s new design theme. It’s time to spice things up now with the GTI. The way vehicle segments have grown with each [...]

New Cayenne Spotted On Porsche’s Site

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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A refreshed version of the Porsche Cayenne is coming – the SUV so derided by Porsche purists but essential to the brand’s continued global sales push. The Cayenne’s sister vehicle, the Touareg, has already been shown ahead of Geneva and it is looking very good. Now it is the Cayenne’s turn, and we get an early [...]

VW Corrado Artists Rendering

Monday, February 15, 2010

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At CarThrottle, we like to cover renderings from designers that offer their impressions of a future vehicle or their own fantasy creation. Cars like the Ferrari 4- Door, Audi R7, and the toy-car like Porsche supercar are a few we’ve done in the past. This new one is a modern take on the Volkswagen Corrado, a hatchback [...]

VIDEO: VW Touareg In the Desert

Friday, February 12, 2010

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Volkswagen just took the wraps off its new Touareg a few days ago. This new video posted by CarScoop shows the SUV used in ways most of us will never attempt. The driver is probably having a lot of fun in the huge, object-less expanses of the sandy desert. While it isn’t track time, the nearly [...]

Geneva 2010: VW Touareg

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Here in the beginning of February, it seems as if two autoshows are going on at once – the Chicago International Auto Show, which is currently under way, and the Geneva Auto Show in March. Launches from Geneva have been being released steadily, with two important ones happening today. Volkswagen held a special event in Munich [...]

Volkswagen of America Is Into A Diesel Future

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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I’ve got no problem with diesels. A lot of Americans don’t get them at all, but to me, they’ve always seemed like a viable option. Just ask anyone who’s gotten their ass stomped by Audi (or most recently Peugeot) at Le Mans over the past few runnings. Yeah, those cars are diesels. So the news that [...]

Detroit 2010: Volkswagen New Coupe Concept

Monday, January 11, 2010

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Detroit 2010: Volkswagen New Coupe Concept

It’s been a long time since VW marketed a Jetta coupe. There’s been a smattering of VW 2-doors (Scirocco, Corrado) and a whole bunch of hatches, but there hasn’t been a 2-door 4-seat coupe in the lineup since the 80’s (since you can’t actually count the Corrado’s rear seats. C’mon.) And despite the current (and [...]

Porsche CEO Says Hybrids Aren’t Part of the Plan

Saturday, January 9, 2010

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Porsche CEO Says Hybrids Aren’t Part of the Plan

Lately, the move toward alternative fuel technologies has been very pervasive. It seems like everyone is rumored to be considering it, even Ferrari. Porsche is a brand that, above all, would seem like one to go with the trend on this after bucking the desires of purists with the Cayenne and Panamera. Seems like that [...]

VW Purchase of Porsche is Official

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Over the past few months, there has been endless coverage of the Volkswagen-Porsche purchase drama. Back and forth about VW’s plans for the brands, how much it would be bought for, and the like. When Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking it was clear the only thing standing in the way of a purchase was gone. Porsche has taken [...]