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BMW Announces an Electric Mini?

It’s being reported that BMW will soon commence building 500 electric versions of it’s ever-popular Mini. The Chairman of BMW AG is reported as saying that this small group of cars will allow BMW to gain knowledge and experience in the production of eletrically powered vehicles. It’s believed that 490 of the electric Minis will […]

VW GTI Concept

VW 2007 GTi Concept Car OK … to show interest in a car like this at my age is probably an indicator of mid-life crisis … or maybe I’m reverting to my second childhood. On the other hand I might have always been interested in cars like this and just hide that interest behind more […]

The 2007 Dakar Rally

VW Touareg continues to lead at the end of stage 6 The Race Touareg continues Volkswagen’s domination at the head of the leader board after six of the Dakar Rally’s 15 stages: The Spaniard Carlos Sainz and his French co-driver Michel Perin lead the Dakar Rally now for the fourth day in succession. On the […]

The 2007 Dakar Rally

VW is very happy The 2007 Dakar Rally has just completed it’s third stage and VW must be feeling rather pleased at the moment. At the end of the day Volkswagen factory driver Carlos Sainz has taken the lead of the Dakar Rally. The Spaniard and his French co-driver Michel Perin took second place in […]

An Invasion of Beetles

Could it be something out of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds”? Actually, these mechanized vehicles and those that drive them “come in peace,” as hundreds of Volkswagen New Beetles trek to the New Mexico desert for the 7th Annual Roswell New Beetle “2K Car Show Weekend,” June 23 to 25, 2006. This year, Volkswagen […]

VW Touareg

As a little bit of publicity for Aussie Motoring we have the URL emblazoned across the rear windscreen of our car and for some reason it seems to bring out the worst in some motorists. Some drivers seem to want to impress us by sitting glued to our tail on the highway – so tightly […]

Volkswagen Eos

Unfortunately it’s not available in Australia but this neat little machine – the Eos is set to hit the US showrooms at the end of the northern summer. The Eos features a three-panel roof that transforms a hardtop coupe – complete with sunroof – into an open convertible. The Eos will come with a choice […]

Volkswagen Announces First Quarter Worldwide Sales Record

The Volkswagen brand achieved worldwide record sales in the first quarter of 2006. 795,000 vehicles were delivered to customers during the first three months of the year. This is the highest start-of-year figure in the history of the company and represents a rise of some 108,000 vehicles or 15.7 percent compared with the prior-year period. […]

VW Unpimps Your Ride

In another life I’m not only a freelance writer but I’m also involved in online marketing so I’m always interested to look at the way various manufacturers promote their product. It’s unlikely that we will ever see advertising like this in Australia but this is definitely thinking outside the box and it’s going to give […]

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