http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:17 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/volkswagen_golf_2010 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/volkswagen_golf_2010 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:36:00 -0500 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF STYLING | [7 out of 10] Car and Driver: "pleasingly adult and gimmick-free" Cars.com: "simple lines and uncluttered face" Edmunds: "a bit too vanilla when compared to sleeker rivals" For the last few years, Volkswagen experimented with the old Rabbit nameplate in the United States, but it's abandoned that badge ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037749_unofficial-preview-rendering-of-volksagens-new-midsize-sedan http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037749_unofficial-preview-rendering-of-volksagens-new-midsize-sedan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500 It's no secret that Volkswagen plans to kill off the Passat and replace it with a larger, purpose-built-for-Americans midsize sedan codenamed, in a fit of startling creativity, the New Midsize Sedan, or NMS. But what the NMS will look like has been left to little more than monochrome watercolors and line-art sketches so far. That is, until ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037501_ugliest-cars-of-the-past-50-years-you-might-be-surprised http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037501_ugliest-cars-of-the-past-50-years-you-might-be-surprised Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:59:00 -0400 Think that the design of the Volkswagen New Beetle is more hideous than iconic? Apparently you're not alone. Business Week has posted its "Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years," including a number of models present and past, and the New Beetle is just one of the newer and still-produced models on the list. Others include the Cadillac ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036546_first-drive-2010-volkswagen-polo http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036546_first-drive-2010-volkswagen-polo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400 Is it 1973 all over again? Volkswagen is amping up for a fuel-economy battle with Honda and Ford, right here in America, with a new hatchback. Only this time, some of the names have changed, and so have the rules. Come 2011 or so, it's the VW Polo readying for a fight with the Honda Fit and Ford Fiesta. The fuel economy sea-changes and ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037170_2010-volkswagen-golf-tdi-first-drive http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037170_2010-volkswagen-golf-tdi-first-drive Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400 Follow us on Twitter: @highgearmedia @carconnection @therealma @greencarreports and join our Facebook fan page Now that you've read all about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI, we've turned our attention to the next steps down the performance ladder at VW. Don't judge just yet: with the 2010 VW Golf and Golf TDI, Volkswagen's not dropping completely off ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037167_2010-volkswagen-gti-first-drive http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1037167_2010-volkswagen-gti-first-drive Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:52:00 -0400 Follow us on Twitter: @highgearmedia @carconnection @therealma @greencarreports and join our Facebook fan page There's a Volkswagen trio headed your way today from TheCarConnection.com--with the latest 2010 VW GTI, 2010 Golf, and a special drive of the subcompact that's coming to America soon, the VW Polo. First, we're kicking off this ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036827_the-ten-most-fuel-efficient-cars-for-10 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036827_the-ten-most-fuel-efficient-cars-for-10 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:14:00 -0400 Most ordinary gasoline models look like guzzlers next to the hybrids--and a few compact diesel models--that dominate the upper echelon of this year's EPA fuel economy ratings. For instance, according to the EPA's Fuel Economy Guide information released last week, a 2010 Toyota Prius will cost less than half as much to keep fueled for a year's ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036807_vws-new-mid-size-sedan-to-replace-passat-in-u-s http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036807_vws-new-mid-size-sedan-to-replace-passat-in-u-s Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:04:00 -0400 TheCarConnection reported it first, earlier this month. Now, other outlets are confirming our report that Volkswagen will likely replace the Passat in the U.S. with its upcoming "NMS" mid-size sedan due in 2011. The latest information comes again from VW's U.S. chief Stefan Jacoby, who told Automotive News that the company is still "looking ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036471_volkswagen8217s-new-beetle-replacement-coming-in-2012 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036471_volkswagen8217s-new-beetle-replacement-coming-in-2012 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:28:00 -0400 Volkswagen's New Beetle has been on the market for a little over ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant changes during its life. More than one million New Beetles have been built at Volkswagen's Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have even more ambitious plans for the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036261_exclusive-volkswagen-nms-replaces-passat-phaeton-to-return http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036261_exclusive-volkswagen-nms-replaces-passat-phaeton-to-return Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:29:00 -0400 Volkswagen of America president Stefan Jacoby has confirmed to High Gear Media that the new sedan to be built in Tennessee will effectively replace the VW Passat in North America--and that the former Phaeton sedan will return to the U.S. market. Speaking to journalists gathered to drive the new VW Golf, Jacoby admitted that today's Passat is ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036225_preview-2010-volkswagen-gti http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036225_preview-2010-volkswagen-gti Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:31:00 -0400   What is it?: Volkswagen's affordable hot-hatch version of the Golf. The basics: Turbo four-cylinder, front-wheel drive, three or five doors, 200 horsepower Price: $23,990-$25,690 (incl. destination charge) On sale: Now The 2010 Volkswagen GTI, previewed at last year's Paris Motor Show, is coming to the U.S. as part of the Mark VI ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035871_average-mpg-of-new-vehicles-soars-in-august-thanks-to-clunkers-cash http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035871_average-mpg-of-new-vehicles-soars-in-august-thanks-to-clunkers-cash Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:58:00 -0400 Chalk it all up to Cash For Clunkers: The average gas mileage of new cars and light trucks sold during August reached a record high of 23 miles per gallon, up 8 percent over the 21.2 mpg in August 2008. The 23-mpg level equals the highest recorded average, back in August 2007, when gasoline neared its peak prices of $4 a gallon or more. As ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035483_volkswagen-working-on-electric-vehicles-for-american-market http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035483_volkswagen-working-on-electric-vehicles-for-american-market Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:35:00 -0400 Volkswagen gave us a preview of its first series electric vehicle at last week's 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, where the company also confirmed that the first cars will be on sale around 2013. The preview was in the form of the 2009 Volkswagen E-Up! electric-vehicle concept, which featured an efficient all-electric powertrain packaged in the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035390_gti-cabrio-models-could-spice-up-2011-vw-polo-lineup http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035390_gti-cabrio-models-could-spice-up-2011-vw-polo-lineup Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:29:00 -0400 Volkswagen is reportedly working on both convertible and high-performance versions of its subcompact Polo. Be forewarned, the chance is relatively small that these models would come to the U.S.; but if they did they'd considerably increase excitement at the affordable end of its lineup. According to Autocar, the go-fast Polo would use a ..]]>