VW Welcomes 6.0L W12 TSI Engine
Volkswagen is well known for its engines, which are packed with a dozen cylinders, and has recently added to its line-up. The 6.0L W12 TSI Engine was unveiled at the Vienna Motor Symposium and boasts new twin-scroll turbochargers, APS-coated cylinders, a Start/Stop system, and a new cooling system.
This new engine produces a staggering 600 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. As of right now the 6.0L W12 TSI Engine can be found in the Volkswagen Phaeton, the Audi A8, and the Bentley Continental GTC and Flying Spur.
For more information, read the press release here:
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/05/11/vw-w12-tsi-engine-official/
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Volkswagen Releases ‘Wagon Romance”
The love for the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has the power to bring together as the brand has highlighted in a new advertisement for the 2015 model called “Wagen Romance”. The advertisement shows that a chance encounter can lead to a lifelong connection and that the love for cars, amongst other things, can play a large role in the life of a couple.
In the spot, we see a young woman who is struggling to get her bike off the top of her Golf Sportwagen receive help for a man who pull over in his own Golf SportWagen with a bike strapped to the top. Through the rest of the 30-second spot, we see the same couple go through a variety of stages with their Golf Sportwagen part of the story. As the time goes by we see them heading down the road with two bikes strapped to the top, then snowboards and surfboards indicating that they are traveling through the seasons together. Later we see them emptying moving boxes out of their vehicle, driving away from their wedding and eventually the same vehicle again, but with three bikes strapped to the top.
Take a look at the 2015 Golf Sportwagen in “Wagon Romance” above
Golf GTI Clubsport to Make Debut
Later this week, the new Golf GTI Clubsport will be unveiled by Volkswagen Lake Wörthersee much to the delight of Golf GTI enthusiasts everywhere. This new concept model is a near production ready version of the vehicle which will be officially released in early 2016 in order to celebrate the Golf GTI’s 40 Anniversary.
While fans will still have to wait until the beginning of next year in order to purchase this model, they will at least be able to find out what to expect when it finally arrives. This model has been given a complete redesign with new features such as an aerodynamically highly innovative roof-edge spoiler, new side sills, a new front bumper and a specially developed rear diffuser.
The performance system in the Golf GTI Clubman will be a full 35 PS higher than the Golf GTI Performance with 195 kW / 265 PS making this the brand’s most powerful GTI ever. The system will also offer a boost option through which drivers can gain an additional 10 percent power boost for their vehicle. With this boost option and the impressive new driving and handling dynamics seen on this model, its performance is of the same quality as Motorsport vehicles.
Volkswagen Makes VW Car-Net® App for Apple Watch
The new VW Car-Net® platform will now be available as an app on the Apple Watch that was recently released by Volkswagen of America, Inc. With this app, Apple Watch users that own a VW equipped with the the Car-Net® platform will be able to access all of the features right through their watch. This will make it possible for owners to control a variety of vehicle features right from their wrist.
“These high-tech features, available through the Car-Net® app for Apple Watch, are paving the way to Volkswagen’s future of connected vehicles,” said Abdallah Shanti, Executive Vice President and Group Chief Information Officer for Region Americas. “As a part of Volkswagen’s Digital Vehicle Management Platform, this was a truly collaborative effort between our Technical Development and Group IT teams.”
Through the app, users will be able to check the open/close status of their car’s windows, doors and sunroof, remote lock/unlock the car, honk the horn, flash the lights and use a vehicle locator map that will provide walking or driving directions to the car’s location. The program also allows owners to track factors such as speed and boundary alerts when someone else is using the car.
Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has released U.S. sales results for April 2015 showing a final total of 30,009 units sold for the month. The brand also stated that year-over-year sales have reached 109,248 units for all of 2015. The VW Golf family’s impressive sales played a big role in the brand’s April success. The entire Golf lineup has a combined sales total of 5,508 units, a 206.3 percent increase over sales from last April.
April Volkswagen Sales:
- Golf sales increased by 109 percent with 1,739 units
- Golf GTI sales increased by 97.2 percent with 1,905 units
- Golf R sales reached 327 units
- e-Golf sales reached 309 units
- Golf SportWagen sales reached 1,228 units
- Jetta Sedan sales increased by 5.4 percent with 11,440 units
- Tiguan sales increased by 20.2 percent with 2,402 units
- Touareg sales increased by 3.7 percent with 619 units
- Beetle Coupe sales reached 1,237 units
A new advertisement released by Volkswagen for the 2015 VW Tiguan that offers a look at the awkwardness of dates as a teenager, specifically on prom night. The spot shows two teens being driven to prom in a 2015 Tiguan by the girl’s father which only adds to the tension, but the father decides to help them break the ice.
By taking advantage of the vehicle’s impressive handling abilities, the dad does some creative maneuvering to bring the to kids a bit closer on the way to the prom.
Check out the video above to see the all-new Tiguan!
2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI Clean Diesel
The 2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI Clean Diesel and its impressive capabilities is part of why Volkswagen has officially become the number one selling diesel car brand in America*. In a new advertisement, the brand is highlighting the impressive fuel economy rating and fuel tank that can power the vehicle for up to 814 highway miles on a full tank**.
In the spot, we see three boys enter a gas station and proceed to make a complete mess of the store by destroying the snacks, overpumping the slushie and nacho cheese machines and even having a pixi stick fight. We then see that they are left unattended because their mother was busy filling up the car. The commercial then pans to a mother driving her 2015 Passat TDI Clean Diesel while her three boys are buckled in where she can see them. The point of the humorous spot is to emphasize that with less need to stop to refuel there is less of a chance that the kids will be left to their own devices.
Check out the advertisement in the video above and come into see us here at Fiore Volkswagen where we have the 2015 Volkswagen Passat available for all of our customers living in and around Hollidaysburg, Altoona, Johnstown, State College and Greensburg, PA.
*Based on IHS Automotive, Polk U.S. mew total registrations for CY 2014 for VW competitive body styles (Sedan, Coupe, Hatchback, Convertible, Station Wagon, SUV) – Excludes Vans and Light trucks.
**814-mile range based on 44 highway mpg EPA estimated for a 2015 Passat TDI Clean Diesel with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 18.5-gallon fuel tank.
Volkswagen Hints At Return of Microbus
The possible return of the iconic Volkswagen Microbus was strongly hinted at by VW product-development board member Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser during a group interview he recently took part in. Specifically, Neusser discussed the brand’s desire to create more “lifestyle vehicles” by using some of the brand’s most notable models such as the Microbus and the Beetle.
“We are actually thinking about how we can take all of the advantages of MQB and put it into a Microbus genetic code.” What is the genetic code of the Microbus? “First, the wide, solid D-pillar; second, the boxy design of the center section; and, thirdly, the front end must have a very short overhang—the distance from the A-pillar to the front end must be very short. Otherwise the hood is too long and it doesn’t look like a Microbus,” Neusser said. “That makes it hard, because this technical architecture of the Microbus with its rear engine is not anymore fitted to what we are doing with our mainstream architecture [and] where we have the greatest flexibility of different powertrains.”
In addition to its classic Volkswagen status, Neusser also stated that the Microbus would also be helpful in Volkswagen’s mission to create a long-range electric model. Due to its larger size, this model would have the ability to contain a larger electric battery that would make long-range driving possible.
Original Source: http://blog.caranddriver.com/flower-e-power-vw-microbus-could-return-as-long-range-ev/
“The Choice” Is Clear In New VW Ad
In one of the latest Volkswagen ads, titled “The Choice”, a young man stumbles upon a potentially history-changing invention made by an elder relative. We see the young man pull up to an old house in the new Volkswagen Golf GTE and learn that most of the family thought the old man was crazy. Of course there’s the requisite hidden entrance behind the bookcase that leads to the invention. The young man discovers what appears to be a transportation device that would eliminate the need for travel as we know it, including cars. The young man (like us) can’t imagine a world without the perfection of German engineering and decides to destroy the invention. Watch the ad below.
Navigation System – 2015 VW Golf SportWagen
Volkswagen has released an instructional video on the Navigation System for the 2015 VW Golf SportWagen. In the video, Marketing Support Specialist for Group Customer Quality, Will Garrett takes viewers on a step-by-step process on how to work this advanced system.
In the video, he will show you how you can enter the address manually while the vehicle is in park, and how to use the voice command options to find a new address while you are in transit. The system can also help to find a point of interest when you are not looking for a specific address, but rather the nearest gas station, restaurant, coffee shop or more.
Check out the video above to see how to work the Golf SportWagen’s Navigation System
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