Tag: vw
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2020 World Car Of The Year Finalists Announced, Think You Can Spot The Winners?
The panel of 86 international automotive journalists has further trimmed down the 2020 World Car of the Year listing by announcing the three finalists in each of the five distinct categories. The battle for the World Car of the Year title will visit two Mazdas, the 3 along with CX-30, plus the Kia Telluride, measure…
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VW ID.3 Test Drivers Reporting 300 Errors Per Day, Launch Could Be Delayed For A Year
Last year, it had been noted that VW would carry on with the manufacturing process for the ID.3 despite the automobile having serious software issues. Currently however, according to Manager Magazin, these glitches may induce the carmaker to abandon the ID.3’s sales launch, scheduled for summer time. It is also asserted that countless test drivers…
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Consumer Reports Names The Chevrolet Camaro And Colorado The Least Reliable Cars In America
Consumer Reports has introduced its Annual Auto Reliability Survey that found lots of automakers have improved over the past year. While the publication has publicly criticized Tesla previously , the company’s visibility has risen from this past year. Consequently, both the Model 3 and Model S have received the coveted “Recommend” rating. According to Consumer…
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VW Wants To Win Over Early Adopters With Its Upcoming EVs
A large number of all-electric Volkswagen versions will hit the marketplace in the forthcoming years and, according to the auto manufacturer, it’s expecting to initially attract early adopters to ensure their success. During a recent interview using Automotive News Europe, Volkswagen main marketing office Jochen Sengpiehl explained that the brand’s ancient EVs won’t be targeted…
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VW ID. Hatchback Strips Down Its Camo Before Pre-Orders Open
Prior to pre-orders for the Volkswagen ID. Hatchback kicking off, the organization ’s Dutch division published (and quickly removed) a couple of videos showcasing a lightly-disguised prototype. Thanks to the folks over at Elektrowoz, we have a number of screenshots that were captured before the videos were removed. As spy shots of this ID. Hatchback…
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U.S. Lawmakers Propose To Extend EV Tax Credit At A Cost Of $11.4 Billion
A range of U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation proposing to expand the state ’s national electric car tax credit for an additional 400,000 EVs offered by car manufacturers. Under present regulations, buyers may benefit from a $7,500 federal tax credit for the initial 200,000 EVs a car manufacturer sells at the U.S.. The tax credit…
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Ferrari And Tesla On Takata’s Latest Airbag Recall That’s Expanded By 1.7 Million Cars
The Takata recall saga continues with automakers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Tesla and Volkswagen announcing that more models have been added to the list. The recall has thus been expanded by approximately 1.7 million vehicles in the United States, according to AssociatedPress. All of them have been equipped with the…
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VW Golf GTI TCR Subjected To Real-World Acceleration Tests
The touring car racing-inspired TCR is the most powerful version of the Golf GTI everbefore. Volkswagen unveiled it and shortly afterwards hosted the official media driveway in Portugal. This usually means that people ’re going to find a whole lot of testimonials . For the time being, however, we now ’ll watch a different sort…
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Audi e-tron first drive: Quick, comfortable and familiar
Even after a couple of minutes behind the wheel, it’so easy to forget the Audi e-tron is electrical. The SUV is not radical or outrageous, but rather pedestrian and simple. Audi didn’t even devise something with the e-tron. The German automobile company stuck with a competent electrical powertrain in an SUV, and, in the process,…
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Volkswagen Says It Can Build 15 Million EVs Using The MEB Platform
Volkswagen is now currently taking its newfound devotion to electric vehicles quite seriously and recently claimed it can build around 15 million EVs on its own new MEB platform, Reuters reports. Naturally, that won’t come cheap, so the German vehicle maker will spend in excess of $12.5 billion to electrification and autonomous technology by 2023.…