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Update: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS
Overall, the Sonic RS is an endearing vehicle and our number one choice in the hotly contested subcompact market (at least until we drive the upcoming Ford Fiesta ST).
Volkswagen Design Vision GTI Concept Is The Golf Of Our Dreams
Volkswagen’s Wörthersee festival has already brought us the Audi TT Ultra Quattro Concept. Now, we’re getting some goodness from VeeDub, in the form of a three-door GTI, with a 3.0-liter, biturbocharged V-6.
Winding Road Video: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible TDI
The newest-generation of the Volkswagen Beetle is quite fun on its own, we found to our amusement. Being able to drop the top and hear the chug of the grease-burning TDI engine only adds to the fun.
Video: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car Taken To Its Limit
In this video, originally posted on Bugatti’s YouTube channel, Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu takes it right on up to 254 on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track. Oh yeah, Liu does this without a freaking roof. There will be eight World Record Vitesses built, at a starting price of $2.6 million.
Audi Shows TT-Based Ultra Quattro Concept Ahead Of Wörthersee
This year, the premium German brand will be showing a heavily modified TT, first covered by the quattrophiles at Fourtitude. Called the TT ultra quattro Concept, it’s meant to be the most aggressive blend of power and curb weight. It tips the scales at a scant 2449 pounds, making it 857 pounds lighter than the 3306-pound TT RS.
Driven: 2013 Mini Cooper S Paceman All4
The Paceman could also function as the Mini for the driver who likes the idea of what the brand stands for, but wants something that isn’t such a huge divergence from the more mainstream cars they’re used to. We found this out when we traveled to Puerto Rico to test out the Cooper S and Cooper S All4 versions of the Paceman.
Rumors: Spy Shots—The VW XL1
Caught by the spy photographers over at Autoblog, this pre-production XL1 prototype was snapped during some winter testing.
Forbidden Fruit: Skoda Citigo Sport
This is the Skoda Citigo Sport. It’s based on the Volkswagen up!. The Citigo Sport, though, has stripes. And adorable alloys. And we want one.
Review: Volkswagen GTI
This is the Master Landing Page for the Volkswagen GTI. From now on, as we further review this car, we will be updating this page with whatever fresh content we create. Future drive reviews, updated specifications, videos, and other relevant information will all be found right here, in one convenient spot.
Car And Driver Tests 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster
Wonder what it’s like to go 200 miles per hour with the top down? You can do it in the 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster. No, we haven’t had a crack at it yet, but the fellas over at Car And Driver were lucky enough to get behind the wheel, and kind enough to share the experience with readers.
Review: Volkswagen XL1
This is the Master Landing Page for the Volkswagen XL1. From now on, as we further review this car, we will be updating this page with whatever fresh content we create. Future drive reviews, updated specifications, videos, and other relevant information will all be found right here, in one convenient spot.
Review: Bentley Flying Spur
This is the Master Landing Page for the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. From now on, as we further review this car, we will be updating this page with whatever fresh content we create. Future drive reviews, updated specifications, videos, and other relevant information will all be found right here, in one convenient spot.
The McLaren P1 Will Be Very Fast
How fast? Well, it’ll be powered by a mid-mounted, 3.8-liter, biturbocharged V8. This is a newer version of the engine found in the MP4-12C and 12C Spider, which has been optimized for the P1. With 727 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque on tap, it develops almost 200 horsepower per liter of displacement. By comparison, the 6.3-liter V-12 in the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta develops 730 horsepower, and 116 horsepower per liter of displacement. That should give a fair idea of just how potent McLaren’s engine is. Oh yeah, it’ll also shoot blue flames out the back.
Forbidden Fruit: 2013 Audi S3 Sportback
Take this as an example North American buyers: Audi doesn’t love you (or maybe thinks you don’t love it enough). If the German brand did, it’d be making plans to import its 300-horsepower, all-wheel-drive S3 Sportback to the new world.
Quick Drive: 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
If you’re going to buy a Volkswagen Golf R, there are two things you need to know.
Winding Road Video: 2013 Volkswagen CC Lux – POV Test Drive
In this week’s video, we go for a test drive in the refreshed 2013 Volkswagen CC Lux.
Rumors: Industry Report—VW To Hit Pause On Lamborghini And Bentley SUVs
Oh, global financial crisis, how we love thee. A new report from Reuters is suggesting that the forthcoming Lamborghini Urus and Bentley EXP 9 F SUVs may be put on ice (brand purists rejoice!). The move will help Volkswagen, parent company to both brands, save money as it deals with slowing European car sales and rising costs.
First Look: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
Volkswagen’s taken the wraps off of the third-generation Beetle convertible, ahead of its public debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Driven: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS
First, it’s important to temper expectations regarding the Sonic RS. It is not an SS. That fact was made abundantly clear in our tech briefing before we drove. It’s also not some willy-nilly styling package, like RS models of old (or new, if you count the RS packs on the Cruze and Camaro). Instead, this Sonic occupies a little-used middle ground in the Chevrolet lineup, bridging the gap between a regular Sonic hatch and something…else (possibly a Sonic SS that the Chevrolet PR people denied ad infinitum).
Secondhand Gems: 400 Horsepower For $20,000
We’re going to find late-model, factory-true 400 horsepower machines for the same cash as a new Volkswagen Beetle. In case you’re wondering (and we suspect that you are), a base Bug goes for $20,000, and if you don’t think that’s doable without revisiting the 1990s, think again. The average age of used cars in America is roughly 10 years, and our three choices easily best that figure. In fact, two of our three choices easily best some of the other criteria for this comparison as well. We suspect you might be surprised at what follows, so sit back and crack open your checkbook. We’ve never been so tempted to drop our own coin on a used machine as we are with this group. More on that to come.
First Look: 2014 Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen has unveiled the seventh generation of its iconic Golf. The popular hatchback is getting a host of changes for its latest iteration, with big changes coming under the hood (at least in Europe). The base engine is a 105-horsepower turbodiesel that delivers 62 European miles per gallon (51.62 mpg in American). There’s also a 1.4-liter turbo, that’ll net 49 mpg (40.8 mpg) with the help of cylinder deactivation. Again, these are European specs, so don’t rush off to your local VW dealer asking about the new 1.4-liter Golf, because they’ll look at you like you’re insane.
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