Novos Passat e Beetle estarão no Super Bowl

A Volkswagen apresentará no próximo domingo, durante a realização do Super Bowl - partida final e ponto mais alto da temporada do futebol americano -, dois importantes modelos novos para o mercado estadunidense. Especialmente para a ocasião, foram produzidos dois comerciais, apresentando a nova versão do Passat e a silhueta do novo Beetle, antes de seu lançamento oficial. Mais de 100 milhões de espectadores devem assistir ao jogo entre as equipes do Green Bay Packers e do Pittsburgh Steelers.

"O Super Bowl é um dos eventos televisivos com maior número de espectadores em todo o mundo. Queremos aproveitar esta oportunidade para apresentar nossos modelos mais recentes para uma ampla audiência e implementar ainda mais as emoções provocadas pela marca Volkswagen", explica Luca de Meo, dirigente de Marketing do Grupo Volkswagen e da Volkswagen Passenger Cars.

Como já ocorreu em novembro do ano passado, durante o Oprah Winfrey Show, o novo Beetle aparece no comercial, denominado "Black Beetle" (O Besouro Negro), apenas na forma de uma silhueta. Durante o filme, num mundo de fantasia, um besouro participa de uma corrida com outros "insetos". A associação com perseguições automobilísticas presentes em filmes e séries televisivas não é acidental. No final, o besouro chega em primeiro lugar à linha de chegada e sua silhueta se transforma na do novo Beetle.


O segundo comercial estabelece uma ligação com o legendário "Guerra nas Estrelas", filme de George Lucas. Tendo como música de fundo a "Marcha Imperial", de John Williams, o comercial mostra um menino vestindo o traje do vilão da história, Darth Vader. Ele está treinando suas habilidades em artes marciais no Passat estacionado na entrada da garagem da casa de seus pais e se surpreende com a aparente reação do automóvel.



"Há muito poucas ocasiões em que comerciais na televisão conseguem atrair tanta atenção como no Super Bowl. A originalidade de nossos comerciais vai ajudar a fazer deste jogo uma experiência televisiva inesquecível", afirma de Meo, comentando a importância dos anúncios. A Volkswagen se destacou na edição do Super Bowl de 2010 com o comercial "Punch dub", inspirado numa popular brincadeira infantil. Produzido com a participação do astro da música Steve Wonder, o filme fez um enorme sucesso. Imediatamente após a partida, a Volkswagen ganhou 50 mil novos fãs no Facebook e um milhão de pessoas assistiram ao comercial na Internet.

As atividades no Super Bowl deste ano fazem parte de uma ampla campanha de preparação para o lançamento dos novos Passat e Beetle nos Estados Unidos. Ela também inclui a divulgação no canal principal do YouTube no dia seguinte ao jogo. Além da utilização de várias formas de mídias sociais, estão previstas outras ações na televisão, no show de Oprah Winfrey, nas finais dos campeonatos de basquete da NBA e da liga de futebol americano (NFL).

Fonte Volkswagen

Gol Vintage a edição especial da Volkswagen

A Volkswagen apresentou (dia 04/02/11) a série especial do Gol denominada Vintage, que foi apresentada na comemoração dos 30 anos do Gol.

A série é limitadíssima, com apenas 30 unidades disponíveis, e um precinho bem salgado, R$ 52.180. Porem ele vem com todos os opcionais disponíveis para o Gol Power, e ainda uma pintura diferenciada em branco com faixas pretas. O motor não sofreu modificações continua o 1.6, de 104 cv abastecido com etanol e 101 cv abastecido com gasolina.

No interior os bancos são em couro preto e branco combinado com a pintura externa. Os acabamentos do painel tais como maçanetas, saídas de ar e manopla de cambio também são na cor branca.

O carro foi desenvolvido em parceria com a fabricante de instrumentos Tagima, e com essa parceria vem uma guitarra Tagima Stratocaster nas cores do Gol Vintage e ainda um amplificador no porta malas.

Volkswagen Wiring Diagram

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Top Cars Launches Expected In India In 2011

Year 2010 has been a very eventful year where Car and Bike Launches are concerned. Recently we covered – 94 Top Indian Car & Bike Launches Of Year 2010 on Car Blog India. We hope that with the recovering economy globally and a strong economic growth in India, we will see another eventful and prosperous year ahead for Indians and Indian industries. In this article we look forward to the coming year 2011 and see what all is expected from Indian automobile industry in this year to come.

1. Chevrolet Beat with factory Fitted LPG


Recently Chevrolet has launched its sedan Chevrolet AVEO CNG in India. The choice of operating a car on cheaper and cleaner fuels like CNG and LPG works really well for car buyers who are concerned about the high running costs of the petrol cars.The very obvious benefits of a factory fitted LPG / CNG kit is that the kit is more reliable, tested for quality and safety standards and does not void the warranty of the engine unlike after-market LPG / CNG kits. Also the engine may be adversely affected with an after-market kit as the engine might not have been designed keeping the LPG / CNG fuel in mind.

2. Chevrolet Beat Diesel Launch


There is no official Information about the price or launch date of Chevrolet Beat Diesel. The launch is expected around January 2011. The price of the Chevrolet Beat is expected to between Rs. 4.2 Lakhs and Rs. 5.5 Lakhs to compete with the same segment of cars. This is an approximate assumption and not the official price. We will update this section as soon as there is some official announcement of the same.

3. Reva NXR India Launch In Year 2011


Mahindra Reva electric car company will launch its four seater electric car Mahindra Reva NXR In India in the year 2011. Mahindra And Mahindra President Pawan Goenka mentioned that Reba NXR Electric car will make its debut in India by 2011. The recent incentives announced by Govt. on India for electric cars will help keep the price for end consumer low and accelerate sales of REVA NXR. So far, only 2 seater variant of Reva Electric car is available in India, NXR will be the first four seater all electric car in India. Reva had unveiled the REVA NXR and NXG at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Sep 2009.

4. Toyota Etios Liva Hatchback


Toyota Etios is a new segment for Toyota India with a direct competition for the small cars and affordable sedans. This segment is already captured by many large car companies in India with the popular cars like Maruti Swift, Hyundai i20, New Skoda Fabia, Maruti Swift Dzire, Volkswagen Polo, Ford Figo, Volkswagen Vento, Tata Indigo Manza, etc. These small hatchback and sedan cars have been priced attractively to gain larger market shares in India.

5. Honda New Small Car Brio


Honda has unveiled its new small car, based on the Honda Small Car Concept displayed at Auto Expo 2010 in Delhi, India. The car is named Honda Brio and has been launched at the Thai Auto Show in Thailand. Brio will be a car which will be placed below the only hatchback at present in India from Honda, the Honda Jazz. Honda Brio is a compact hatchback from Honda with modern looks and design. The Brio launched in Thailand is a 4 door variant and not the 2 door as the concept vehicle. The styling is neat neat and sharp. Grille is compact and gives it a pointed look from front with two beautiful crystal headlamps. The car has been launched in Thailand as of now and will come to India about one year later. The assembly of the Brio in India will take place at the Greater Noida plant of Honda SIEL.

6. Maruti Suzuki Kizashi Luxury Sedan


ome credible media sources have revealed that Maruti Suzuki is going to launch its sedan Maruti Suzuki Kizashi in India on 28th January 2011. The car will initially come as CBU to India and Maruti may eventually go for local assembly option if the sales numbers are promising enough with time.
7. Renault Koleos SUV Launch In India

The Indian Automobile market is growing as rapidly as ever and major manufacturers including Indian and others are busy introducing their new models but there are still a few brands who have not been able to launch their very own cars, which are popular overseas.

8. Honda Accord 2011 New Model


Honda after stepping into the Indian Market has given provided a lot to the auto sector and most importantly the cars being offered hold their value for money. Taking an example we should consider Honda Accord which gathered immense praise from the customers not for the features but for the price tag these features were offered under and now to follow the same route to success the new Honda Accord with ELECTRIC SUNROOF has been launched.

9. Mahindra Logan 2011 New Model


Maruti Suzuki came out with as many as five CNG vehicles on the same day and also introduced Maruti Wagon-R Duo, a car which could run on LPG as well as Petrol. Even Maruti SX4 CNG variant has jumped into the market to compete against all the less fuel efficient family sedans.But the real competition begins now as Mahindra & Mahindra has launched Mahindra Logan with a CNG heart. Mahindra Logan CNG has been launched in Delhi and Mumbai since these are the only cities having enough CNG gas filling stations.

10. 2011 Maruti Swift


Maruti Suzuki is always working hard to maintain its long time number one car maker position in India. In this effort, Maruti keeps coming up with new cars across all segments in a couple of years from the previous release. This time, the new car will be the new Avatar of already popular car Maruti Suzuki Swift. The Swift will get even better in terms of dimensions, interiors and exteriors. The signature style and shape will remain fundamentally similar, but the new Swift is longer, wider and slightly lesser in height for more ride stability.

11. New Skoda Octavia Replacement Sedan
Skoda, one of the best brands which offers extremely well built and powerful cars is all set to make a replacement for one of its existing models. The car which we are talking about is the most adored one after the iconic Mitsubishi Lancer. Skoda Octavia is the car which we are talking about and we all know how popular the car is in our country.

12. Renault Fluence Sedan In India


Renault in association with Mahindra & Mahindra has made remarkable progress as far as Indian Automobile market is concerned with Mahindra Renault Logan which has picked up sales during the last 2 months and is still picking at an appreciable pace.The Fluence is a sedan targeted at some of the most competitive cars including Honda Civic, Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Corolla etc. which fall in price bracket of Rs.11 to Rs. 14 Lakh.

13. Volkswagen Jetta And Volkswagen Passat Facelifted 2011 Models


European car manufacturer Volkswagen inspite of carrying all the potential to become a successful brand in India and successfully launching Volkswagen Vento, has been suffering a lot for its luxurious sedan segment comprising of Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Passat.The cars are a treat to look at and amazing to drive yet have not been able to reach the milestone which every company expects its products to. The very reason to this failure has been the long waiting time for each of the two sedan and hence other cars like Skoda Laura and Skoda Superb are overtaking their sales.

14. Nissan Micra Sedan Sunny V-Platform Sedan Launch In India

Nissan has unveiled its global sedan called the Nissan Sunny in China. The sedan is based on Nissan Micra small car which has been launched in India this year. It uses Nissan Versatile V-Platform for Cars. Recently Nissan has also come out with the Nissan Micra Diesel which is expected to boost the sales of Micra. Nissan Sunny is a beautiful sedan with pleasing exteriors, comfortable and classy interiors and a loads of potential to compete with the Sedans globally and in India. It is expected that Nissan Micra sedan Sunny will be launched in Indian in second half of 2011 with a different name as Sunny name in India is already registered by another automobile major for its scooter.

15. Ford Fiesta New Model 2011 For India


Ford India would have never expected Ford Fiesta to be a huge hit among the Indian Customers after the disappointment faced during the initial years when Ford made its entry with Ford Escort and Ford Mondeo. The new facelifted Fiesta is already drawing attention in the Chinese market and is expected to hit the Indian Auto sector in the early months of 2011.The company has already reveled its plans of upgrading the existing car portfolio it carries with the Fiesta Hatchback and now Facelifted Fiesta and with no price details about the new car it is expected to compete with Maruti Suzuki SX4 and Honda City.

16. Compact Mahindra Xylo MPV


Mahindra & Mahindra the brand popular for its amazingly featured and highly spacious cars like Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra Xylo is ready to roll again with its latest product from the Multipurpose Vehicle tree, but will compete in the small car segment.The car resembles a lot to the present Xylo in every aspect and it is completely justified since the car is just a stepped down version of its parent model when it comes to the design.

17.2011 Tata Safari Merlin

We have shared a news earlier about the New Model of Tata Safari in Making by Tata Motors. There has been some recent scoop pictures on the Internet for the new Tata Safari by Tata Motors. The new Safari will be called as Tata Merlin and will debut in 2011.

18. Tata Venture MPV For India


The hatchback Venture is so designed that it can comfortably accommodate 8 passengers with plenty of luggage space. Overall length is less than 4 meters and has turning radius of 4.5meters. Venture is powered by 1.4 liter turbo charged CRDI diesel engine delivering 71PS of power@4500rpm & producing torque of 135Nm @ 2500rpm, has best class fuel efficiency among diesel MPV’s.Interiors are much better than others in same range, Taking Safety, Drivers conformabilities under consideration Venture is designed with some of latest technologies i.e. Collapsible steering, Side impact beam, Power Steering, Power windows and many more these equipments makes Venture none other than a comfy car.

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Top Cars Launches Expected In India In 2011

Year 2010 has been a very eventful year where Car and Bike Launches are concerned. Recently we covered – 94 Top Indian Car & Bike Launches Of Year 2010 on Car Blog India. We hope that with the recovering economy globally and a strong economic growth in India, we will see another eventful and prosperous year ahead for Indians and Indian industries. In this article we look forward to the coming year 2011 and see what all is expected from Indian automobile industry in this year to come.

1. Chevrolet Beat with factory Fitted LPG


Recently Chevrolet has launched its sedan Chevrolet AVEO CNG in India. The choice of operating a car on cheaper and cleaner fuels like CNG and LPG works really well for car buyers who are concerned about the high running costs of the petrol cars.The very obvious benefits of a factory fitted LPG / CNG kit is that the kit is more reliable, tested for quality and safety standards and does not void the warranty of the engine unlike after-market LPG / CNG kits. Also the engine may be adversely affected with an after-market kit as the engine might not have been designed keeping the LPG / CNG fuel in mind.

2. Chevrolet Beat Diesel Launch


There is no official Information about the price or launch date of Chevrolet Beat Diesel. The launch is expected around January 2011. The price of the Chevrolet Beat is expected to between Rs. 4.2 Lakhs and Rs. 5.5 Lakhs to compete with the same segment of cars. This is an approximate assumption and not the official price. We will update this section as soon as there is some official announcement of the same.

3. Reva NXR India Launch In Year 2011


Mahindra Reva electric car company will launch its four seater electric car Mahindra Reva NXR In India in the year 2011. Mahindra And Mahindra President Pawan Goenka mentioned that Reba NXR Electric car will make its debut in India by 2011. The recent incentives announced by Govt. on India for electric cars will help keep the price for end consumer low and accelerate sales of REVA NXR. So far, only 2 seater variant of Reva Electric car is available in India, NXR will be the first four seater all electric car in India. Reva had unveiled the REVA NXR and NXG at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Sep 2009.

4. Toyota Etios Liva Hatchback


Toyota Etios is a new segment for Toyota India with a direct competition for the small cars and affordable sedans. This segment is already captured by many large car companies in India with the popular cars like Maruti Swift, Hyundai i20, New Skoda Fabia, Maruti Swift Dzire, Volkswagen Polo, Ford Figo, Volkswagen Vento, Tata Indigo Manza, etc. These small hatchback and sedan cars have been priced attractively to gain larger market shares in India.

5. Honda New Small Car Brio


Honda has unveiled its new small car, based on the Honda Small Car Concept displayed at Auto Expo 2010 in Delhi, India. The car is named Honda Brio and has been launched at the Thai Auto Show in Thailand. Brio will be a car which will be placed below the only hatchback at present in India from Honda, the Honda Jazz. Honda Brio is a compact hatchback from Honda with modern looks and design. The Brio launched in Thailand is a 4 door variant and not the 2 door as the concept vehicle. The styling is neat neat and sharp. Grille is compact and gives it a pointed look from front with two beautiful crystal headlamps. The car has been launched in Thailand as of now and will come to India about one year later. The assembly of the Brio in India will take place at the Greater Noida plant of Honda SIEL.

6. Maruti Suzuki Kizashi Luxury Sedan


ome credible media sources have revealed that Maruti Suzuki is going to launch its sedan Maruti Suzuki Kizashi in India on 28th January 2011. The car will initially come as CBU to India and Maruti may eventually go for local assembly option if the sales numbers are promising enough with time.
7. Renault Koleos SUV Launch In India

The Indian Automobile market is growing as rapidly as ever and major manufacturers including Indian and others are busy introducing their new models but there are still a few brands who have not been able to launch their very own cars, which are popular overseas.

8. Honda Accord 2011 New Model


Honda after stepping into the Indian Market has given provided a lot to the auto sector and most importantly the cars being offered hold their value for money. Taking an example we should consider Honda Accord which gathered immense praise from the customers not for the features but for the price tag these features were offered under and now to follow the same route to success the new Honda Accord with ELECTRIC SUNROOF has been launched.

9. Mahindra Logan 2011 New Model


Maruti Suzuki came out with as many as five CNG vehicles on the same day and also introduced Maruti Wagon-R Duo, a car which could run on LPG as well as Petrol. Even Maruti SX4 CNG variant has jumped into the market to compete against all the less fuel efficient family sedans.But the real competition begins now as Mahindra & Mahindra has launched Mahindra Logan with a CNG heart. Mahindra Logan CNG has been launched in Delhi and Mumbai since these are the only cities having enough CNG gas filling stations.

10. 2011 Maruti Swift


Maruti Suzuki is always working hard to maintain its long time number one car maker position in India. In this effort, Maruti keeps coming up with new cars across all segments in a couple of years from the previous release. This time, the new car will be the new Avatar of already popular car Maruti Suzuki Swift. The Swift will get even better in terms of dimensions, interiors and exteriors. The signature style and shape will remain fundamentally similar, but the new Swift is longer, wider and slightly lesser in height for more ride stability.

11. New Skoda Octavia Replacement Sedan
Skoda, one of the best brands which offers extremely well built and powerful cars is all set to make a replacement for one of its existing models. The car which we are talking about is the most adored one after the iconic Mitsubishi Lancer. Skoda Octavia is the car which we are talking about and we all know how popular the car is in our country.

12. Renault Fluence Sedan In India


Renault in association with Mahindra & Mahindra has made remarkable progress as far as Indian Automobile market is concerned with Mahindra Renault Logan which has picked up sales during the last 2 months and is still picking at an appreciable pace.The Fluence is a sedan targeted at some of the most competitive cars including Honda Civic, Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Corolla etc. which fall in price bracket of Rs.11 to Rs. 14 Lakh.

13. Volkswagen Jetta And Volkswagen Passat Facelifted 2011 Models


European car manufacturer Volkswagen inspite of carrying all the potential to become a successful brand in India and successfully launching Volkswagen Vento, has been suffering a lot for its luxurious sedan segment comprising of Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Passat.The cars are a treat to look at and amazing to drive yet have not been able to reach the milestone which every company expects its products to. The very reason to this failure has been the long waiting time for each of the two sedan and hence other cars like Skoda Laura and Skoda Superb are overtaking their sales.

14. Nissan Micra Sedan Sunny V-Platform Sedan Launch In India

Nissan has unveiled its global sedan called the Nissan Sunny in China. The sedan is based on Nissan Micra small car which has been launched in India this year. It uses Nissan Versatile V-Platform for Cars. Recently Nissan has also come out with the Nissan Micra Diesel which is expected to boost the sales of Micra. Nissan Sunny is a beautiful sedan with pleasing exteriors, comfortable and classy interiors and a loads of potential to compete with the Sedans globally and in India. It is expected that Nissan Micra sedan Sunny will be launched in Indian in second half of 2011 with a different name as Sunny name in India is already registered by another automobile major for its scooter.

15. Ford Fiesta New Model 2011 For India


Ford India would have never expected Ford Fiesta to be a huge hit among the Indian Customers after the disappointment faced during the initial years when Ford made its entry with Ford Escort and Ford Mondeo. The new facelifted Fiesta is already drawing attention in the Chinese market and is expected to hit the Indian Auto sector in the early months of 2011.The company has already reveled its plans of upgrading the existing car portfolio it carries with the Fiesta Hatchback and now Facelifted Fiesta and with no price details about the new car it is expected to compete with Maruti Suzuki SX4 and Honda City.

16. Compact Mahindra Xylo MPV


Mahindra & Mahindra the brand popular for its amazingly featured and highly spacious cars like Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra Xylo is ready to roll again with its latest product from the Multipurpose Vehicle tree, but will compete in the small car segment.The car resembles a lot to the present Xylo in every aspect and it is completely justified since the car is just a stepped down version of its parent model when it comes to the design.

17.2011 Tata Safari Merlin

We have shared a news earlier about the New Model of Tata Safari in Making by Tata Motors. There has been some recent scoop pictures on the Internet for the new Tata Safari by Tata Motors. The new Safari will be called as Tata Merlin and will debut in 2011.

18. Tata Venture MPV For India


The hatchback Venture is so designed that it can comfortably accommodate 8 passengers with plenty of luggage space. Overall length is less than 4 meters and has turning radius of 4.5meters. Venture is powered by 1.4 liter turbo charged CRDI diesel engine delivering 71PS of power@4500rpm & producing torque of 135Nm @ 2500rpm, has best class fuel efficiency among diesel MPV’s.Interiors are much better than others in same range, Taking Safety, Drivers conformabilities under consideration Venture is designed with some of latest technologies i.e. Collapsible steering, Side impact beam, Power Steering, Power windows and many more these equipments makes Venture none other than a comfy car.

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Volkswagen Amarok é eleita a “Melhor Pick-up”

A Volkswagen Amarok foi eleita a “Melhor Pick-Up” do ano no prêmio “O Melhor de Auto Press 2011”. A cerimônia de premiação foi promovida hoje pela Agência Auto Press, em um tradicional restaurante da Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro. Lançada mundialmente em 2010, a Amarok tornou-se referência no segmento por estabelecer novos parâmetros de tecnologia e segurança.

Os vencedores foram definidos por mais de 60 editores de automóveis de jornais e portais de todo o Brasil que assinam os serviços da agência Auto Press. Todos jornalistas votantes tiveram de justificar as escolhas ao invés de simplesmente votar no modelo preferido. Segundo Carlos Leite, gerente de Vendas e Marketing Amarok, os prêmios conquistados pela Amarok no ano de seu lançamento provam que o modelo está sendo muito bem recebido pela imprensa especializada. “É o reconhecimento de que a nova pick-up da Volkswagen oferece qualidade, tecnologia, inovação e segurança, destacando-se no segmento”, afirma

Este é o terceiro prêmio conquistado pela Amarok neste ano. Em novembro, o modelo foi eleito “Picape do Ano 2011”, uma das principais categorias da premiação “Carro do Ano”, promovida pela revista Auto Esporte, da Editora Globo. O prêmio é considerado o mais tradicional e disputado da indústria automobilística brasileira. Além da preferência do júri, a Amarok também foi a escolhida pelo público no site da revista Auto Esporte, com 62% dos votos.

A Amarok também conquistou no mês passado o Prêmio AutoData 2010 na categoria “Veículo Comercial Leve”. Essa premiação conta com duas fases: a seleção de indicados feita por editores e repórteres e a votação dos leitores.

Recall da Kombi

A Volkswagen está convocando proprietários de Kombi modelos 2009, 2010 ou 2011 para manutenção de segurança em seus veículos.

Segundo o fabricante, trincas no sistema de escapamento podem aumentar o ruido de funcionamento e, em casos extremos, causar incêndio no compartimento do motor.

A campanha atinge 49.000 unidades e prevê a colocação de um novo suporte para o sistema.

Maiores informações podem ser obtidas no site da VW ou pelo telefone 0800 019 8866.

Volkswagen Golf Sportline Limited Edition

A Volkswagen está lançando a série limitada Golf Limited Edition para a motorização 1.6 Total Flex. Baseada na versão Sportline 1.6 , a novidade visa oferecer ao hatch um conteúdo atratente de equipamentos de conforto e estilo com ótima relação custo-benefício. A série será produzida por seis meses.

Entre os itens que diferenciam o visual da série Golf Limited Edition estão o para-choque dianteiro com apliques na cor preto fosco nas grades inferiores; faróis com máscara preta e contorno cromado nos refletores; moldura cromada nos faróis de neblina; rodas de liga leve com nova cor Cinza Cyclone; logotipo “Limited Edition” na tampa do porta-malas e teto solar com acionamento elétrico.

Por dentro, a novidade traz acabamento diferenciado, com itens que dão requinte e oferecem conforto aos ocupantes. Entre eles estão bancos revestidos de couro preto; volante de couro e espuma dos bancos dianteiros com formatos mais esportivos; manopla da alavanca de câmbio e alavanca de freio de estacionamento revestidos de couro; painel de instrumentos com iluminação por leds brancos; soleiras das portas dianteiras com apliques em alumínio com inscrição “Golf”; banco traseiro bipartido 1/3 e 2/3 com três apoios de cabeça e cinto de segurança central automático de três pontos.

Novas rodas

Outra novidade da linha Golf é a inclusão da rodas de liga leve “Sarasota” aro 17 pintadas na cor preta como item opcional para a série especial Black Edition, lançada no ano passado.

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Volkswagen to resurrect Lupo name-plate

Volkswagen’s new city car, internally known as ‘Up’, will be sold as the Lupo. The Lupo city-car will also be available as an Audi, Seat and Skoda, by 2015 as part of Volkswagens go-getting target to take global market leadership by 2018.

With the Brazilian-built Fox to be withdrawn, the newcomer will be the entry-level car in Volkswagens line-up when it reaches the UK in 2012. It will be manufactured in Slovakia and is the first model in an extended range of modern small cars, which Volkswagen officials call the New Small Family (NSF).

Initially created with a space-saving rear-engined/rear-wheel drive design, the new car has been comprehensively reworked during its three-year development procedure. Financial concerns have required the platform to be switched to front-engined, front-wheel drive that VW says will allow it to use existing engine and gearbox combinations without any major penalty in overall packaging.

The new Lupo will elongate to no longer than 3,445mm in length, 1,628mm in width and 1,495mm in height; approximately 525mm shorter, 54mm narrower but 33mm taller than the Polo 3dr.

In the VW line-up, the Lupo will be placed above cheap offerings like the Nissan Pixo, Suzuki Alto & KIA Picanto but beneath Polo in order to draw both first-time car buyers and those looking for a second car. The latest hint suggests that the entry-level Lupo will have a sticker price of £8,200 (€9,700) in the UK, thus competing directly with the Fiat 500, Citroën C1, Ford KA, Peugeot 107, Renault Twingo, and the Toyota Aygo.

Keeping with the newcomers ‘back to basics’ theme, the Lupo is intended to be sold with a restricted range of engines during the early sales stage. The Lupo will be released throughout Europe in Summer 2011 (as a 2012 MY) using two engines; a 65bhp naturally aspirated 1.0 litre 3 cylinder petrol engine and a 1.2 TDi CR 75bhp 4 cylinder engine, with the latter potentially offering in excess of 80mpg and emitting less than 80g/km in Bluemotion variant.

The 5dr Lupo will launch in Spring 2012, with an all-new 85bhp turbocharged 1.0 litre TSI 4 cylinder petrol engine. In the pipeline is an electric variant, dubbed E-Up that’s being built with Audi and is expected to reach European dealerships by Winter 2012, with U.S sales predicted in early 2013. A shooting-brake model, similar to that of the Up Lite concept is likely to be sold.