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Volkswagen Motorsport Newsletter 01/2013

Volkswagen Motorsport Newsletter 01/2013

FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Spectacular show event ahead of Rally Portugal As a little taster ahead of the Rally Portugal (11th to 14th April), Sébastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen will take part in the “Fafe Rally Sprint” for Volkswagen for the first time. Lining up in their Volkswagen Polo R WRCs, the show event on 6th April includes one of the most famous jumps in rallying, which...

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Volkswagen continues promotion of juniors in Formula 3

Volkswagen continues promotion of juniors in Formula 3

Volkswagen continues promotion of juniors in Formula 3 In 2013, Volkswagen engines will once again be in use in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, which gets underway with the opening round of the season in Monza this weekend. Volkswagen will also line up at the British Formula 3 Championship (season starts 25 – 26 May in Silverstone) and the German ATS Formula 3 Cup (season starts 26 –...

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Volkswagen celebrates 10 million units produced of “Family Gol”

Volkswagen celebrates 10 million units produced of “Family Gol”

•Volume is the total production models Gol, Voyage, Parati and Saveiro •Gol, which started the family in 1980, is the market leader for 26 consecutive years •Models stand by technological innovations and firsts Volkswagen Brazil has just celebrated the milestone of 10 million units produced the “family” of vehicles most successful national automotive industry: the “Family Goal”, comprised of models Gol,...

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Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo swaps his racing car for sub-light Volkswagen up!

Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo swaps his racing car for sub-light Volkswagen up!

Daniel Ricciardo of the Scuderia Toro Rosso team left his lightning-fast STR8 on pit lane and instead took to the track in an award-winning up! for an exclusive Volkswagen Motorkhana event in Melbourne. As an official supplier of the Scuderia Toro Rosso team, Volkswagen was granted exclusive access to the in-demand Western Australian driver ahead of the 2013...

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The new e-up!

The new e-up!

Compact four-seater makes its debut at the Annual Press and Investors Conference The first all-electric Volkswagen will have its premiere at the IAA Four-seat electric pioneer with range of up to 150 km Wolfsburg, 14 March 2013 – Volkswagen is writing a new chapter in mobility in presenting its first fully electric production...

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Rally Mexico: Victory in Mexico – Volkswagen and Ogier in a league of their own

Rally Mexico: Victory in Mexico – Volkswagen and Ogier in a league of their own

16 stage wins and a lead of three and a half minutes: Sébastien Ogier (F), at the wheel of the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, won the third round of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Altitude, heat, hundreds of thousands of fans – alongside co-driver Julien Ingrassia (F), Ogier dominated the Rally Mexico from start to finish to claim his second win of the season, following the...

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Rally Mexico: Volkswagen drivers dominate the Saturday’s action in Mexico

Rally Mexico: Volkswagen drivers dominate the Saturday’s action in Mexico

All about Ogier: Volkswagen has increased its lead on the third day of competition at the Rally Mexico. After 314.47 of the 394.88 kilometres against the clock, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia (F/F) now lead Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën) by 3:32.4 minutes. The duo continued to impress at the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The Frenchmen have...

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