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VW Golf keeps five crash stars

15 Apr 2013 By Stuart Martin Source: The Australian In motoring news
VW Golf keeps five crash stars

But not all the tech will be standard. Active safety technology in the upcoming Volkswagen Golf has it retaining five-star crash-test rank, but not all of it will be standard. The seventh generation ... more

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Don?t mess with another man?s vehicle

4 Jan 2011 Source: The Daily Telegraph In motoring news
Don?t mess with another man?s vehicle

Hey you! Yes, you. Arsehole. Thanks a whole heap for walking down our entire street in Erskineville at 2am on New Year’s Day and keying every single car including my brand-new VW Polo.You liked ... more

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VW plugs in for electric era with e-up

16 Sep 2009 By Carsguide team Source: Herald Sun In motoring news
VW plugs in for electric era with e-up

Volkswagen is determined to make electric cars a mainstream prospect... ...and used its latest plug-in project — the e-up — to demonstrate their viability. The four-seater electric concept ... more

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2009 World Car of the Year: VW Golf

9 Apr 2009 By Carsguide team Source: The Australian In motoring news
2009 World Car of the Year: VW Golf

Volkswagen Golf. Nissan GT-R. Honda FCX Clarity. Fiat 500. These are the best new cars in the world today, based on the results of the only global Car of the Year contest.The latest Golf VI is the ... more

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Reinventing electric cars

13 Sep 2007 By Kevin Hepworth Source: Carsguide In motoring news
Reinventing electric cars

A new-age VW that uses less fuel than a Toyota Prius and a range of city electric concepts were unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Just a week after US President George W. Bush told a Sydney media ... more

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For love of the Bug

28 Apr 2007 By Ashlee Pleffer Source: News Limited Community Newspapers In in depth features
For love of the Bug

The VW Beetle has become a global motoring icon with its insect-like looks, 'old-school' attraction and long lifespan. It's been in Australia for more than half a century and has recently regained ... more

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VW Phaeton not coming

14 Oct 2006 By James Stanford Source: Herald Sun In motoring news
VW Phaeton not coming

THE most luxurious car in the Volkswagen range will not be coming to Australia. Volkswagen Australia has given up on its plan to import the German carmaker's Phaeton flagship. The Phaeton competes ... more

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Pass the Passat, please

16 Jul 2006 By Rachel Hancock Source: Herald Sun In motoring news
Pass the Passat, please

It's all about having good manners these days. A simple please and thank you goes a long way. Enter the Volkswagen Passat. Despite its horrendous name (come on, it sounds like you are spitting every ... more

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Polo plays it smart

2 May 2006 By Carolyne Jasinski Source: News Limited Community Newspapers In motoring news
Polo plays it smart

It's a great feeling when someone points directly at you and says: "Only you will do." Smug, I think, sums it up. Especially when others are being turned away because they just don't "fit". There's ... more

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