Volkswagen
‘I'm selling the trusty and loved old Mini Cooper. Is a GTI a good upgrade?‘
‘There are plans for a Golf "twin plug" which would be a diesel/hybrid pencilled for 2011 85mpg. At the moment a Bi Fuel estate version called the Varient and also a Blue Motion version which is a best in class in terms of Co2 emmissions they claim 62mg. I havent driven either has anyone else?‘
‘Thinking about buying one of these... does anyone know if they make a hybrid? Have you got one? How is it? ‘
‘For the first time ever, the EuroNCAP Institute in Brussels compiled all of its crash test results for the year 2009 and named the safest car of the year: The Golf won out against the competition with a total of 103 points.‘
‘Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft will take a 49.9 percent stake in Porsche AG in a first step towards an integrated automotive group with Porsche. This was agreed between Volkswagen and Porsche SE during negotiations on the contracts of implementation relating to the merger of the two companies. The Comprehensive Agreement announced in August referred to an initial participation in Porsche AG amounting to 42 percent. The timetable for the creation of the integrated automotive group remains unchanged: Volkswagen will acquire a participation in the operating business of Porsche by the end of 2009. The merger of Volkswagen AG and Porsche SE is still scheduled to take place during the course of 2011.‘
‘The second generation Golf BlueMotion is ready on the starting grid: with TDI, start-stop function and braking energy recovery, it is the top of its class. It is already available to buy in Germany from € 21,650. The new Golf BlueMotion now comes with an optional package of various hi-tech components and applications which allows it to reach extremely low levels of consumption and emissions. With an average fuel consumption of 3.8 l / 100 km and CO2 emissions of just 99 g/km, this is the most economical Golf of all time.‘
