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Hofele-Design Mythos Royal 12 - noble, elegant and powerful

Hofele-Design presents its latest luxury project which transforms the elegant VW Phaeton into a striking limousine named - Mythos. The full name of the new conversion is Hofele Mythos Royal 12, but the number may change depending on the cylinders that the car has. Some exterior highlights of the new conversion are t

volkswagen up! lite concept blows away the la crowd

Volkswagen Up! Lite concept blows away the LA crowd

Developed to set new standarts in economy and efficiency, the Volkswagen Up! Lite concept just held its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. According to VW, the new ultra-efficient four seater concept is capable to travel 115.7 miles on a single gallon of fuel while emitting just 65 g/km of CO2. Impressive! These

2010 Volkswagen Amarok shows its official face

Volkswagen unveiled the first official photos of its exclusive pick-up, the Amarok. Scheduled to debut in its native South America in early 2010 and in Europe next summer, the VW Amarok will be available first as a four-door double cab and then a single cab model will be added to its line-up also. The new Amarok is offering a generous payload capacity of up to 1.15 tonnes and maximum towing limit of 2.8 tonnes. It possesses the largest cargo area in its class - 2.52 m2 (1,555 mm long and 1,620 mm wide) and the b

Volkswagen Polo is Car of the Year 2010

Debuted at 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March, the 2010 Volkswagen Polo was chosen for Car of the Year 2010. The Car of the Year jury crowned the Volkswagen vhicle as number 1. "The new Polo stands for German engineering craftsmanship and superior cutting edge technology. At the same time it is a fresh, youthful and cosmopolitan car! The fifth generation Polo was designed for address customer expectations with even greater uncompromising alignment. That is why we are naturally very pleased to se

volkswagen golf 6 by caractere

Volkswagen Golf 6 by Caractere

The Belgian tuning company Caractere has released its new styling package for the famous Volkswagen Golf 6. Actually, the new aerokit upgrades the all-rounded body of the Golf and improves the safety level, as each of its elements are finished in PURim. The Caractere VW Golf 6 bodykit is consist of a complete front, rear spoiler, sport or classic roof spoiler and side skirts. The car body styling company also offers a set of beautiful 18 or 19-inch 5-double spoke design CW1 wheels. Caracte

VW Beetle BlackOrange breaks the grey world to pieces

Volkswagen is launching an exclusive special edition Beetle “BlackOrange”, which break to pieces the grey everyday world of autumn. This attractive high-contrast programme is available for both the hatchback and the cabriolet versions of the new VW Beetle. Thanks to its Red Rock (orange) or black uni-metallic p

ABT Golf VI GTD – pure diesel power

ABT is a famous company, which makes sport packages and performance tuning for VAG. One of their latest creations is ABT Golf 6 GTD. The refinement includes aerodynamics package as well as ECU remap. The result are just staggering. The small two liter diesel engine now produces 190hp and 390Nm of torque. The power is put on the road through seven-speed gearbox. The classic discipline from stand still to 100km/h is covered in 7.1 seconds and the top speed is 230km/h. Obviously the diesel engines

MTM upgrades the VW Golf 6 GTD

The Bavarian based car specialist MTM, announced its latest tuning programme for the Volkswagen’s notorious Golf 6 GTD. An output upgrade, new exhaust system, rims, lowering springs and brakes are included in the package. The factory VW Golf 6 GTD comes with a 2,0 liter TDI engine that produces 170 hp. After installing the new MTM handmade stainless steel exhaust system and an ECU remap, the Golf 6 GTD’s engine output increases to 205 hp. More style and even sportier look is achieved by t

Volkswagen refines the Fox with more ”Style”

Volkswagen announced its latest special variation of the Fox model called ”Style”. The exterior vision of the sporty VW Fox ”Style” excels with new "Salvador" alloy wheels fitted with 195/55 R15 tyres, rear spoiler, exterior mirror housings, bumpers and protective trim strips finished in body colour. The enhanced interior features new aluminium-look pedals and new "Style" design seat covers, a RCD 200 radio system with MP3 and four speakers ensures the superb entertainment. The standart equipment of the

Hofele Touareg Royster GT 460

At the biggest USA occasion for tuned and customized vehicles – SEMA Show, Hofele-Design presented their latest tuning monster - VW Touareg Royster GT 460. The refined 12-cylinder SUV from VW excels with very masculin wide body design strengthened by an exclusive 22-inch Hofele Reverso rims wrapped in high performance street tires. The impressive vision is not the only ultmate property of the Touareg Royster GT 460, with its boosted performance of 480 horsepower, the sports car category fit

mr car design black rocco - an exclusive vw scirocco

MR Car Design Black Rocco - an exclusive VW Scirocco

Black Rocco is the latest uncompromising vehicle created by the Erftstadt based tuner - MR Car Design. Specialized in refining upscale sports cars, MR Car Design chose the Volkswagen’s new Scirocco as basis for their last project. The new Scirocco’s stock 2.0-liter TSI engine gets output increase by reprogrammi

Volkswagen Scirocco Cup Bio-CNG - Eco-friendly sports car

Because of the latest ECO standards VW didn't stop to lower the emissions of all cars, which the manufacturer have been making. Recently, a natural gas-powered Scirocco GT24-CNG took a place in Nürburgring 24-hour race. Inspired of this successful debut, VW will create a Scirocco Bio-CNG-racing version with reduction