80.7 MPG AND 91 G/KM: VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES MOST EFFICIENT POLO YET

The new Polo BlueMotion is available to order from Volkswagen Retailers today, with prices starting at £14,445 RRP on the road for the three-door, and £15,045 for the five-door model. The new Polo BlueMotion adopts an all-new highly advanced 1.2-litre TDI three-cylinder common rail diesel engine developing 75 PS, and 133 lbs ft (180 Nm) of torque available from just 2,000 rpm. This new engine, combined with longer gearing through the...

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VW Driver March Issue OUT NOW

Volkswagen Driver – March 2010 Issue Road test: Tiguan R Line 2.0 TSI provides style and speed! News: New Golf awards, VW sales worldwide, VW Motorcaravan awards, New SEAT Ibiza ST & FR TDI, Passat CC rear seat, Colbornes Skoda, Caddy Life New Model: Eco Coupe (NCC) at the Detroit Show Motorsport: Dakar Rally report VW 1-2-3! Event report: VW action at Autosport International 2010 Performance modifications: Superchips...

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COMMON RAIL DIESEL TECHNOLOGY MAKES SUPERB EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE

2.0 TDI 140bhp now with Common Rail technology Lower emissions, better fuel economy and refinement Prices from £18,205 The multi-award winning Škoda Superb range is now even more desirable thanks to the addition of the new 2.0 TDI CR 140bhp DPF. By incorporating the very latest Common Rail diesel technology, this new model is even more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly than the 2.0 TDI PD 140bhp it replaces. Combined fuel...

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LIGHTER, CLEANER AND READY FOR ALL CONDITIONS: THE NEW TOUAREG

The all-new Touareg has been unveiled – a car which is up to 200 kg lighter and up to 20 per cent more fuel efficient than the model it replaces. It’s sharper, cleaner and yet, in Hybrid form, able to out-accelerate many hot hatches while returning 34 mpg on the combined cycle. The new vehicle maintains all the same virtues of space, comfort, refinement and off-road and towing ability that have led the original Touareg to build up a...

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NEW 500 MULTIJET: MORE POWER AND PERFORMANCE; LOWER FUEL CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS

The Fiat 500 has been the forerunner of many new technologies and features such as Start&Stop, along with eco:Drive, Blue&Me, and Euro 5 engines. Now, Fiat’s popular range of city cars is to be further enhanced with the introduction of a powerful new 1.3-litre 16-valve MultiJet diesel engine. The range’s out-going 75bhp MultiJet unit is being replaced with a more potent but also more environmentally-friendly 95bhp ‘MultiJet...

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