autobloggreen.com - 6/8/2009
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Volkswagen Bluesport Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery
After getting an exclusive first drive of the Volkswagen BlueSport roadster , the lucky scribes from AutoWeek write of the machine as if it's likely headed for production. This is contrary to earlier reports coming from ...
autobloggreen.com - 6/10/2009
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Volkswagen Up! - Click above for high-res image
gallery We just learned about a project from Audi...
that resulted in an experimental lightweight S5 that was capable of lapping the famed Nürburgring racetrack in Germany eight seconds quicker than the normal S5, despite having a 100 ...
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autobloggreen.com - 6/3/2009
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May was another dismal month for car sales
pretty much everywhere, including Volkswagen. There was however one...
bright spot at VW: sales of its Jetta TDI. Overall, sales of the Jetta were up 27.6 percent in May and it appears that most of that gain was due to the new Sportwagen and TDI ...
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VW clean diesels have best sales month since launch in June
marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 6/14/2009
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Economy Buffs Await the VW BlueSport
GreenPacks.org —
... realize that a car that has the ability to deliver 42 miles per gallon (thanks to the directly injected diesel engine) in everyday driving could indeed become a best seller given the situation.
If the car does go into production, it would make it to the US in 2013 with a starting price of $30,000 - acceptable given the fact that it is a roadster and it wins all hearts with that mileage.
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