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VW up! GTI drag races VW Golf GTI Mk2

Posted on September 10, 2018November 2, 2022 by Tudor Rus

A very, very slow drag race Ever since it launched, the Volkswagen up! GTI has been seen by many as the spiritual successor of the original Golf GTI. Is this…

Posted in Car News, Drag RacingTagged drag race, german cars, volkswagen, vw golf, vw up
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New VW Golf Mk8 to migrate to more premium, high-tech zone, report says

Posted on September 3, 2018November 2, 2022 by Tudor Rus

Aren’t all modern cars claiming that already? There’s no doubt that Volkswagen is brewing the new Golf at full steam ahead yet no specific info has surfaced in connection to…

Posted in Car NewsTagged New Cars, volkswagen, volkswagen golf, vw golf
600 hp vw golf r

This 75-year-old daily-drives a 600 HP VW Golf R

Posted on July 2, 2018November 2, 2022 by Tudor Rus

A sleeper car that will give you nightmares Right, for those who believe old people drive Priuses and usually keep their chins just above the steering wheel in an attempt…

Posted in Car News, OffbeatTagged german cars, volkswagen, vw golf, vw golf r
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Volkswagen’s original Pikes Peak racer was a two-engined modified Golf

Posted on April 30, 2018May 2, 2018 by Tudor Rus

Two beating hearts are better than one As Volkswagen is gearing up for this year’s Pikes Peak Hillclimb with the electric I.D. R, we take a look back at its…

Posted in Car History, Red CalipersTagged pikes peak, volkswagen, vw, vw golf
vw-vs-audi

Same powertrain, different transmission: manual VW Golf R versus automatic Audi S3

Posted on April 12, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Nedelea

Is the dual-clutch that much faster? Both the VW Golf R and Audi S3 are blisteringly quick off the line when equipped with the dual-clutch seven speed gearbox, while manual…

Posted in Car News, Drag RacingTagged Audi, audi quattro, audi s3, awd, drag race, sprint, vw, vw golf, vw golf r
hot-hatches

Hyundai i30N takes on VW Golf GTI in drag race

Posted on April 2, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Nedelea

New kid on the block challenges the establishment Hyundai i30 N has been raising quite a few eyebrows in the months it’s been on sale, as journos have thrashed it…

Posted in Car News, New CarsTagged drag race, hot hatch, hyundai, hyundai i30, hyundai i30n, vw, vw golf, vw golf gti
vw golf r

Is the VW Golf R better with a manual or automatic gearbox?

Posted on March 1, 2018November 2, 2022 by Tudor Rus

We’re glad someone asked the question As far as hot hatches go, the market is not lacking options that come in all shapes, sizes and power outputs. But let's say…

Posted in Car comparison, Car NewsTagged golf r, hot hatch, vw, vw golf
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Will the next VW Golf GTI wear a frown like this one?

Posted on February 27, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Nedelea

This rendering hints that it might Volkswagen will be replacing its seventh generation Golf (which we tried in 1.6-liter TDI DSG and GTE guises) with an all-new model in 2019…

Posted in Car News, RenderingsTagged gti, hot hatch, rendering, vw, vw golf, vw golf gti
top 10 best-selling cars in europe 2017

These are Europe’s top 10 best-selling cars in 2017

Posted on February 7, 2018November 2, 2022 by Tudor Rus

We’re looking at the past, so we know what to expect from the future The European car market can be regarded as an ever-shifting life form but in the last…

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged car sales, european car sales, ford fiesta, vw golf, vw polo
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2018 VW Golf takes on 2018 Audi A3 in brotherly duel

Posted on January 29, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

It’s also a battle of near premium vs premium With the facelift received in 2017, the VW Golf has gone upscale more than ever before, making a well-accessorized model quite…

Posted in Car NewsTagged Audi, audi a3, car comparison, car reviews, Hatchbacks, vw, vw golf

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A brief history of the Porsche Speedster

Dragoș Băltățeanu May 21, 2019
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Six decades of open-top driving pleasure Porsche has recently added a Speedster version to the 911 model range. But the Speedster is something deeply embedded in the Porsche DNA. Speedster…

Car history: the incredible cars of Giuseppe Figoni

Adrian Mihălțianu February 11, 2019
1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Coupe by Figoni et Falasco 06

The Italian car designer created some of the most beautiful cars ever made Giuseppe Figoni started as just another car designer, in the 1920s. But when he met Ovidio Falaschi,…

In pictures: 50 years from the first Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupés

Adrian Mihălțianu December 8, 2018
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A story of German beauty and power Mercedes-Benz has a delightful picture gallery for its fans, and it's especially pleasing for those loving its classic coupés Fifty years ago, Mercedes-Benz…

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Citroën C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech 110 Shine review: personality crisis

Andrei Știrbu August 28, 2018
Citroen C4 Cactus review 9

By calling itself a 'hatchback', the C4 Cactus proves it's not afraid of challenges; and not just any challenge, but one of the toughest Overall Score 79/100 In a quite…

2018 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet review: not just a Jack of all Trades

Andrei Știrbu August 6, 2018
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Porsche 911s keep on breaking records and live up to their names. But what about the least powerful 911? Is it a proper sports car, or just an entry-level everyone…

2018 BMW X4 xDrive 25d review – Straight outta Spartanburg

Andrei Nedelea July 24, 2018
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It's BMW's latest midsize SAC Overall Score 85/100 BMW proved just how much beauty really is in the eye of the beholder with its first generation X6 (which it called…

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