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VW Scirocco Gas-Powered Rally Car

Posted on August 24th, 2010 by by Arman

You might remember the racing version of the VW Scirocco R Cup which was powered by a bio-gas engine and acted very well at the Nurburgring 24 hour race.
Now they have also made a rally version of the car with the same spec. It has made its racing debut at Rally Germany, where two examples [...]

Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 – New Dakar Cahllenger

Posted on August 22nd, 2010 by by Arman

Volkswagen Touareg has won the Rally Dakar for the last two years, so it’s been given a complete update in order to be in shape for next year’s competition.
Here’s the new Race Touareg 3 which apart form all technical improvements also look different than the old car. It comes with new LED lights, a new [...]

CNG-Powered VW Scirocco locked-out the podium at Nurburgring

Posted on May 17th, 2010 by by Arman

VW’s gas-powered Sciroccos managed an amazing one-two-three podium finish in the class for cars with alternative power in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
Driven by Vanina Ickx (Belgium), factory driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), Dieter Depping (Germany) and Klaus Niedzwiedz (Germany), they also secured 16th place overall.

The 330 hp Scirocco GT24-CNG with its green [...]

Golf GTI Excessive Concept

Posted on May 15th, 2010 by by Arman

Even though there are a whole lot of more powerful hatchbacks out there, but Golf GTI has always been the undisputed king of hot hatches.
At 2010 Worthersee tuning show in Austria, VW has revealed a new concept based on the mighty GTI, which is called the Excessive. As the name suggests, it is a sportier [...]

Volkswagen wants diesel hat-trick at Dakar Rally

Posted on April 20th, 2010 by by Arman

This year at Dakar Rally VW and their diesel-powered Touaregs gained a historic one-two finish for the company. Apparently this victory was so sweet that they are planning big for 2011 race.
Commenting on the continued commitment to the Dakar Rally, Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen explained: ‘We now have the opportunity to achieve [...]