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Volkswagen Motorsport Newsletter 07/2013

Volkswagen Motorsport Newsletter 07/2013

FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Victory for Latvala in Greece, Volkswagen one-two at the top of the Drivers’ Championship First win for Jari-Matti Latvala/Mikka Anttila (FIN/FIN): The Volkswagen works duo celebrated their maiden victory for the team in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). At the same time, this was their first success at the famous “Acropolis”....

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DSG, Diesel Injectors and VW’s Dilemma

DSG, Diesel Injectors and VW’s Dilemma

It’s been an interesting few days for Volkswagen in the media, something which started on Friday with this article in the various Fairfax outlets: http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/death-prompts-vw-owners-to-speak-out-20130530-2nexi.html   The article centres on the tragic death of Melissa Ryan in 2011 when she was rear ended by a B-Double  on the Monash Freeway while driving her VW. To quote the article: “The truck...

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The Bus Box!

The Bus Box!

Recently The Hawk family moved house and arrived to a house with a normal boring mailbox, we thought that wouldn’t do, so we went on a hunt to find something more “us”. Enter The BusBox, truth be told, Mrs Hawk’s brother discovered this awesome Etsy seller and passed the details on to us. We spent an insane amount of time looking through all of the designs to find the perfect one for our house. Should it be red to...

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World premiere in red-white-red: Volkswagen apprentices present Golf GTI Cabrio Austria at the Wörthersee Lake

World premiere in red-white-red: Volkswagen apprentices present Golf GTI Cabrio Austria at the Wörthersee Lake

World premiere in red-white-red: Volkswagen apprentices present Golf GTI Cabrio Austria at the Wörthersee Lake Junior talents from Wolfsburg and Osnabrück build open-air one-off model for GTI Festival in Austria Wolfsburg/Reifnitz, 09 May 2013 – The Golf GTI Cabrio Austria with 333 PS (245 kW) is a twofold premiere: it is the first time Volkswagen apprentices have designed a cabriolet for the GTI Festival at the Wörthersee Lake in...

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Live Gallery: Volkswagen at GTI Treffen Wörthersee 2013

Live Gallery: Volkswagen at GTI Treffen Wörthersee 2013

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World premiere of the “Design Vision GTI” – racing GTI with 503 PS debuts at Wörthersee

World premiere of the “Design Vision GTI” – racing GTI with 503 PS debuts at Wörthersee

GTI cult at Wörthersee: Volkswagen developed concept car for the race track “Design Vision GTI” transfers the appearance of the Golf icon to car racing Wolfsburg/Reifnitz, 08 May 2013 – The GTI meeting at Wörthersee is a veritable cult and pure...

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Wörthersee World premiere: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting • Power Pickup Amarok study offers 272 hp and 600 Nm of torque

Wörthersee World premiere: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting • Power Pickup Amarok study offers 272 hp and 600 Nm of torque

• racing kart included – tools and equipment always there Hanover / Reifnitz 07 May 2013. Reifnitz, a picturesque town in Austrian Carinthia, expected this year up to 200,000 Volkswagen enthusiasts from all over Europe – record! They all have one goal: the legendary...

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