The facelift for the Volkswagen CC was shown for the first time back in November last year at the Los Angeles Motor Show and now the German automaker has revealed the price list for the UK market. The car is now available for order in United Kingdom and the first deliveries are expected to commence on April 16th.
The starting price for the CC is 24,000 pounds (OTR) for the 1.8-liter TSI 160 PS version, while the top-spec GT model that is powered by a 2.0-liter TDI 170 PS engine will set you back at least 30,100 pounds (OTR). The latter comes with a DSG double clutch gearbox and the company’s BlueMotion Technology.
2012 Volkswagen CC
Previously known as the Passat CC, the facelift version brings a new design for the front and rear ends, and it is offered in two different trim levels. Customers are able to choose from one of the four available engines, including the 1.8-liter TSI engine that fires 160 PS, a beefier 2.0-liter TSI with 210 PS, along with two 2.0-liter TDI common rail diesels offered with 140 PS or 170 PS.
The entry-level VW CC comes with iPod and Bluetooth connectivity, DAB digital radio, climate control, 17-inch alloys, ESP, brake energy recuperation, bi-xenon headlights and a touchscreen satellite navigation system.
The GT version of the four-door coupe brings heated front seats, front and rear parking sensors, cruise control, three-mode adaptive chassis control, 18-inch alloys, heat insulating tinted glass from the B-pillar back, front fog lights and full Nappa leather upholstery.
Several days ago Volkswagen has introduced the Caravelle Edition 25 in the United Kingdom which is offered as standard with a Candy White finish, but clients are able to choose the optional Reflex Silver metallic paint. The special version of the van rides on 18-inch alloys painted in black and comes with xenon headlights plus LED daytime running lights.
It also has a bunch of satin black styling accents, Bluetooth support, three-zone Climatic air conditioning system, reversing camera, voice-activated satellite navigation and Lane Change Assist system.
Volkswagen Caravelle Edition 25
The car is motivated by a 2.0-liter Bi-Turbo common rail diesel engine that is linked to a 7-speed DGS transmission and the company’s 4MOTION all-wheel drive system. The engine is capable of developing 180PS and it allows the Caravelle Edition 25 to do the 0-62 mph sprint in 11.3 seconds, en route to a top speed of 119 mph. Efficiency-wise, the vehicle should be able to return 34.9 mpg UK and have CO2 emissions of 214 g/km.
Volkswagen has stated that they will be making only 225 units of this model and each of these will carry a base price of 44,995 pounds.
A Polish racing team led by Paul Dytko has created this Volkswagen rally prototype, in preparation for the upcoming 2012 FIA European Hill-Climb Championship season. This is a custom built car and has nothing to do in common with the Volkswagen Motorsport’s Polo R WRC. The rally prototype features an impressive turbo engine that develops 400 hp (405 PS / 298 kW) and it allows the car to do the 0-62 mph sprint in approximately 4 seconds.
VW Polo racing prototype
As you would imagine, the costs for developing such a car are quite huge and Dytko’s team is still looking for sponsors who are willing to sponsor the evolution of the car, the next step being the introduction of a full steel tube chassis.
Source: germancarscene.com
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Set to be officially unveiled next week during the Tokyo Motor Show, the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack will be making an appearance in the showrooms next year. This is a more rugged version of the Passat estate and comes with an all-wheel drive configuration in the United Kingdom and will be slotted between the regular Passat estate and the Tiguan.
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
UK buyers will be able to order the car with a 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine that fires 138 hp or 168 hp, and it comes fitted with the company’s 4Motion all-wheel drive technology. In the rest of Europe, the Passat Alltrack is going to be available with a FWD configuration and gasoline engines. The 138 hp diesel engine will be linked to a 6-speed manual gearbox, while the beefier one is mated to a 6-speed DSG.
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
The German car maker has stated that the Alltrack version of the Passat estate has real off-road capabilities, something that is emphasized with both equipment and styling. The front and rear bumpers have been revised and now adopt a more Tiguan-like appearance, while the Touareg-inspired flared wheel arches will be wrapped around in black plastic cladding. Even though there are some changes to the exterior of the car, the Alltrack Passat’s dimensions are the same as the ones of the regular Passat estate, standing at 4771 mm and 1820 mm respectively.
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
The approach angle is 16 degrees while the departure angle is 13.6 degrees and the breakaway angle is 12.8 degrees. All of these have been increased in comparison to the Passat estate while the suspension has been raised by 30 mm in order to provide a higher ground clearance which now is of 165 mm.
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
Another feature that makes this model different from the regular estate version is the Off-Road Driving Program that is borrowed from the Tiguan and the Touareg. It can electronically tune various equipment like the ABS, electronic differential, hill descent, torque control, while the models fitted with the DSG gearbox it can tune the transmission to provide a more focused off-road drive. This system is available up to a speed of 18 mph.
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack
In the United Kingdom, the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack will be offered in only one trim level and will have 18-inch alloys and Alcantara upholstery. Most likely, the car will be available for ordering in April next year and the first deliveries will be made later on in July. We don’t have any details about the price tag of the car but it is safe to assume that it will be more expensive than the Passat estate.
The German automaker Volkswagen revealed a few days ago at the Los Angeles Auto Show the new generation of the CC model which will no longer carry the “Passat” designation. Some of the most noticeable exterior modifications include a new chrome grille, revised headlamps that now feature LED daytime running lights, along with a new bumper. At the back we find updated LED tail lamps, along with new bumper and boot designs.
2013 Volkswagen CC
Inside the cabin there are new trim options and climate controls as well as new stainless steel door sills. Probably the most important change inside is the inclusion of a three-seat rear bench which replaces the previous two individual bucket seats.
2013 Volkswagen CC
The U.S.-spec model will be available with the same engines as before: a 4-cylinder 2.0-liter unit that produces 200 hp and a beefier naturally aspirated V6 3.6-liter that generates 280 hp. Both of these engines benefit from the direct injection technology.
2013 Volkswagen CC
For the new model Volkswagen decided to add a bunch of systems like the Side Assist Plus with Lane Assist which warns the driver of the car’s blind spots and it can also make the necessary direction changes in order to avoid an accident. The U.S. model will also be available with an optional Dynamic Light Assist plus a traffic sign detection system.
2013 Volkswagen CC
The 2013 Volkswagen CC will be launched at first in Germany in February 2012, followed by the rest of Europe and the United States.
The automotive industry uses marketing and advertising a lot. It’s one of the most powerful industries, and one of the richest ones too. So, their investment in this area is accordingly. They try to impress, they try to be creative, they want to get people’s attention to their cars, and they try to build a brand, engagement and loyalty. And they succeed into doing that.
This time, our attention was gotten by Volkswagen, with its new ad campaigns in South Africa and in Netherlands. Here they are:
Ad for Volkswagen’s new 2011 Jetta, in South Africa:
Ad for Volkswagen Fanwagen, in Netherlands:
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Even though VW says that this is only a concept, most likely the production version will look just about the same. At this year’s edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show, the German automaker Volkswagen has brought the Beetle R Concept, a car that was developed by the same engineers who were in charge of the Scirocco R and the Golf R models.
VW Beetle R Concept
As a reminder, the Beetle Turbo is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that generates 200 hp, but VW said that this power unit can easily pump out at least 60-70 hp more. The car is based on the third generation of the Beetle and it has a 30mm wider front bumper, 20-inch Talladega 5-spoke alloy wheels, 15mm widened wheel arches and beefier blue R brake calipers. At the back there’s a rear wing, four tail pipes and a diffuser.
VW Beetle R Concept
Moving inside the cabin of the VW Beetle R Concept we find a bunch of glossy black accents for the dashboard, aluminum pedals, bucket sport seats wrapped around in Nappa leather, along with redesigned instruments.
The original Volkswagen Passat CC came out about four years ago and in that time the German automaker has managed to sell more than 270,000 units. To avoid a midlife crisis, VW has decided that the sleek four-door coupe needs a facelift and this is what they’ve come up with.
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC
The car is scheduled to make its official debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show which will be organized later on this month. The front of the Passat CC has been redesigned with a new flashy chrome-trimmed grille, along with revised headlamps that now have a ring of LEDs, and they also worked on the bumper. Looking at the back we notice the LED taillights, a revised bumper and a reshaped boot lid. The exterior updates end with a bunch of new colors and new designs for the rims.
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC
As for the interior cabin, the 2013 VW Passat CC features stainless steel door sills, a new audio system, a fatigue detection system, as well as safety head restrains that have additional longitudinal adjustment for the seats in the front.
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC
With the new model year, the German car maker will also offer new assistance systems like the Side Assist Plus with built-in Lane Assist or the Dynamic Light Assist as well as a camera-based traffic sign detection system.
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC
For the U.S. market, the four-door coupe will be powered by the same engines as the outgoing model, including here the 2.0-liter TSI power unit that develops 200 hp and the beefier 3.6-liter FSI that outputs 280 hp. The situation will remain the same also for the European model as the car will get the same gasoline and diesel engines, with outputs that will range from 140 hp to 300 hp. The most frugal version of the Passat CC is motivated by a 2.0 TDI that develops 140 hp and manages to return 50 mpg (4.7 liters / 100 km).
2013 Volkswagen Passat CC
The car will go on sale at first in Germany in February next year, followed by the rest of Europe, North America, Russia and other sales regions. China will get in 2013 its own version of the Passat CC.
As we reported a few months ago, Volkswagen AG plans on becoming the world’s largest carmaker in the world by selling 10 million vehicles annually by 2018. However, they might become the best-selling carmaker by the end of this year, according to a report published by Bloomberg.
A survey of the company’s sales projections shows that the German automaker will sell 13% more cars this year in comparison to 2010, with a total sales volume of 8.1 million vehicles. General Motors will be able to deliver 8% more cars this year, with a grand total of 7.55 million units, while Toyota will sell 9% less cars this year, which means that they’ll deliver 7.27 million units. The reason why Toyota’s sales are down is due to the tsunami disaster that hit Japan this past March which meant less deliverable cars.
Volkswagen is doing a great job in China, which is at the moment the world’s biggest car market, where they managed to sell 20% more cars this year. So far in 2011, the total Volkswagen Group sales, including all of its brands, have gone up by 16% to an impressive 6.2 million cars.
The new Volkswagen Beetle called VWJuicedUp has an interesting promotional campaign in Canada and has an Apple app to support it. It’s a trend, isn’t it? That of having a mobile app integrated into the marketing campaign for your product, especially if the product is a car. In this case, Volkswagen has definitely drawn consumers’ attention by using this strategy.
Watch the video and see how it actually works:
So, all you need is an Apple device, and the interaction with the new Beetle billboards begins. If you were impressed of what you have seen, the app is available for download on the iTune store. And if you have no billboard around, you can still download it and watch the presentation videos.
From time to time, the German carmaker VW decides to launch a matching scale replica of a recently introduced model, but this week they launched four of them that are already on sale on the official store. These replicas are for the Up!, Beetle, XL1 and the Race Touareg 3 models.
VW Beetle
The VW Up! is a small 1:87 scale model that can be ordered in several colors like: Black Pearl, While Pearl, Dark Silver Metallic and Dark Blue Metallic. The Beetle is a 1:43 scale model that can be bought in several various hues.
VW XL1
As for the XL1 diesel-electric hybrid study and the Race Touareg 3, these are also built on a 1:43 scale and VW said that they’ll make only 1,000 pieces of each. You will be able to order one until the end of this year.
The new generation of the Volkswagen Beetle is now available on order in the United Kingdom where it has a starting price of 16,490 pounds. Clients are able to choose from one of the two engines available, along with three trim levels. The engines include a 1.2-liter TSI unit that develops 104 hp and a more powerful 1.4-liter TSI that churns 158 hp. These two will be followed later on by other engines.
As far as the trim levels are concerned, these would have to be the Beetle, Design and Sport, with DAB radio and air conditioning as standard features across the entire range. The entry-level variants come with a 1.2-liter engine and a 7-speed DSG gearbox. The more expensive Design can be ordered with the aforementioned DSG or the 6-speed manual transmission for the 1.2-liter and the 1.4 engines. It features 17-inch alloy wheels, front fog lights, Bluetooth & iPod connectivity, along with a multifunction steering wheel wrapped around in leather.
The top-spec Sport has 18-inch alloys, cruise and climate control, tinted windows, parking sensors, sports seats and gloss black door mirror housings. The 6-speed manual can be ordered only with the 1.4-liter engine. Some of the options available for the new Beetle include bi-xenon headlights, panoramic sunroof, satellite navigation and keyless entry.
According to the German automaker, the Beetle that comes with the 1.2-liter engine and the 7-speed DSG can return 48 mpg UK while the CO2 emissions stand at 137 g/km. The one that has the more powerful engine can do 42.8 mpg UK and 153 g/km of CO2.
Next year, Volkswagen will launch the 1.6-liter BlueMotion engine that generates 104 hp, along with a 2.0-liter TSI that has 197 hp and a 2.0-liter TDI with 138 hp. In addition, the model fitted with the 1.2-liter TSI will get the 6-speed manual transmission option.
There is a common trend among automakers that launch small city cars to try and prove that these vehicles are very spacious. The latest example comes from Volkswagen who took 16 of its employees and stuffed them inside the recently introduced Up! model. Two of them were in the trunk, another one on the dash, seven of them on the back seat, two in the footwells under the dash and four on the front seats. What they did is pretty impressive since the VW Up! measures only 3.54 meters long and it’s 1.64 meters wide.
VW Up!
Other recent attempts we should mention include the one from last year when 20 students were stuffed in an original VW Beetle. Another example is from 2001 when not more than 27 students from Penn State Abington got inside a New Beetle.
VW Up!
Although this isn’t an original idea since car cramming started back in the 50s, this still remains a pretty efficient marketing idea that VW has implemented for the Up! which will go on sale in Germany on December 2nd.
VW has announced the new R-Line package for the Polo which will be available at first in Germany. It will be offered in two packages: R-Line Exterior and R-Line Plus. The first one costs 1,450 Euros on the Polo Comfortline while for the Polo Highline is 1,010 Euros. The R-Line Plus is 855 Euros for the Comfortline and 450 Euros for the Highline.
Volkswagen Polo R-Line
Those who opt for the R-Line Exterior package will get 16-inch Mallory alloy wheels (17-inch alloys optional), R-Line bumpers, LED license plate illumination, roof spoiler, rear diffuser, side skirts, chrome tailpipes, fog lights and a black high-gloss grille.
With the R-Line Plus, the interior of the Volkswagen Polo gets a leather steering wheel with aluminum trims, sports seats in leather & Alcantara or “Kyalami” material, R-Line logo in chrome lettering, black roof lining, aluminum pedal caps and sill plates with the R-Line logo.
The German tuners from JE Design have developed a brand new bodykit for the VW Touareg lineup, including the R-line models. This bodykit consists of a new front spoiler, grille, front & rear widening wheel arches, a tailgate panel and a rear apron insert. The Touareg now rides on a new set of SUV-Select 22-inch alloys wrapped around in high-performance tires that measure 295/30R22 on all four corners. In addition, they’ve installed a wheel spacer kit (30 mm front / 40 mm rear).
VW Touareg By JE Design
Aside from the bodykit and the wheels, JE Design has a power boost for the Touareg. The 4.2-liter TDI gets an ECU remap so the horsepower figure goes up from the standard 335 hp (340 PS / 250 kW) and 590 lb.-ft (800 Nm) to 404 hp (410 PS / 302 kW) and 686 lb.-ft (930 Nm) of torque. With this upgrade, the Touareg is capable of doing the 0-62 mph sprint in 5.4 seconds, which is 0.4 seconds quicker than the standard version of the car. It can hit a top speed of 167 mph (269 km/h) which is considerably higher than the 150 mph (242 km/h) of the standard car.
VW Touareg By JE Design
The German SUV is also brought closer to the ground by 35mm thanks to the new suspension-lowering module. Other than that, it packs a dual exhaust system that has stainless steel oval pipes, while inside the cabin they’ve used Alcantara for the roof liner, door panels and the dashboard.
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