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APR Motorsport makes debut in Pirelli World Challenge at Road Atlanta

Words by Elaine Bak – This Friday, September 30, APR Motorsport will be adding a new chapter to their race portfolio by making their debut appearance in the Pirelli World Challenge series in the Cadillac Road Atlanta Grand Prix.

Hopes are high for the APR Motorsport team after driver Ian Baas set the fastest lap time of 1:31.345 (100.104 mph) in the APR Motorsport No. 56 Audi B8 S4 during the morning practice session. The anticipation of racing at APR’s home track filled with Audi race fans and enthusiasts coming out to support Team Joest is only fueling this momentum further.

The Cadillac Road Atlanta Grand Prix will be a completely new experience for the drivers and the team. It is an adrenaline-pumping race of fifty minutes and it does not involve the pit stops and driver changes that the APR Motorsport team is accustomed to doing. Furthermore, during the Cadillac Road Atlanta Grand Prix, three separate classes – GTS, GT, and Touring Car – will be on the track at the same time.
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Published on September 29, 2011 in APR Motorsport. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

To the point: The Beetle

Icon of automotive history
The original is back. The Beetle!

Take a seat, start the engine, and be astonished. Beetle of a new era focuses fully on dynamics

Wolfsburg / Berlin, 11 July 2011 – Volkswagen is launching a new Beetle into the market. And this is anything but a commonplace event in the automotive world. That is because the original model of this car series – the Beetle – is one of the three most successful cars ever, with 21.5 million units sold. Now, the successor to these icons is making its way to the market. Continue reading ‘To the point: The Beetle’

Published on July 11, 2011 in Volkswagen AG. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Volkswagen presents the “Temporary Auto Pilot”

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold: “An important milestone on the path towards fully automatic and accident-free driving.”

(anyone else thinking iRobot here? -Elaine)

Wolfsburg/Borås, 23 June 2011 – At the final presentation of the EU research project HAVEit (Highly Automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director Volkswagen Group Research, has presented the “Temporary Auto Pilot” by Volkswagen: Monitored by the driver, the car can drive semi-automatically up to a speed of 130 kilometres per hour on motorways. It represents a link between today’s assistance systems and the vision of fully automatic driving. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen presents the “Temporary Auto Pilot”’

Published on June 23, 2011 in VW News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Volkswagen Chattanooga Hires the 1500th Employee

First shift team in place; second shift hiring under way

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 9, 2010) — Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations announced today that the company has passed the 1500 employee mark. The 1500th employee represents the three-quarter point in the effort to hire and train the 2,000 plus employees who will build the all-new 2012 Passat. Hiring will continue through 2011 as the plant reaches full production. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Chattanooga Hires the 1500th Employee’

Published on March 18, 2011 in Volkswagen Chattanooga. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Martini Racing themed VW Scirocco from Krause Tuning

I love twitter because once in a while a tweet catches my eye and I happen to click a link and find something very unexpected and awesome. Tonight was just another case of me paying attention at just the right time. What I was drawn to was a post on Vau-Max.de a German car blog and a post capturing the build of a very clean VW Scirocco from the tuners at Krause Tuning in Germany. I translated the post and found out that the entire build was done in just 3 days! I’ll save you the trouble of translating the article and post up some of the details here.
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Published on August 4, 2010 in Scirocco. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Five Nordschleife legends to race in Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

Five big names that have made motorsport history on the Nürburgring will compete in the two races of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup on the Eifel circuit on 07 and 08 August.

Sabine Schmitz (Germany), Uwe Alzen (Germany), Altfrid Heger (Germany), Olaf Manthey (Germany) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (Austria) have clinched a total of eleven victories in the 24-hour race on the Nordschleife between them. Now the legends of the “Green Hell” are tackling the challenge of competing with the 20 regular drivers of the innovative one-make cup, in which the identical vehicles are powered by bio natural gas and thus achieve an 80-per cent reduction of CO2, on the short version of the Nürburgring.
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Published on August 3, 2010 in Motorsports. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Waterfest 16 Photo Gallery

Waterfest 16 was held once again at Englishtown Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey this past weekend. I feel sorry for anyone within 10 miles of this place who doesn’t like VWs and Audis because for this one weekend each year, Englishtown and the surrounding communities become the “Mecca” of Audi and VW enthusiasts from around the globe. The local towns of East and North Brunswick are completely overwhelmed by this and it is evident from both traffic and increased activity at every gas station, hotel and restaurant in town. DubWorld.com and QuattroWorld.com had a booth at Waterfest for the first time. We were very excited to meet many of you and cover the show. We are already looking forward to next year!

We will be posting a more complete event wrap up soon but for now I wanted to share our best show photos with you all. Over 300 Photos below for your enjoyment… We invite you to please post up your pics in our Waterfest Forum!

- Josh

Complete gallery after the jump!
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Published on July 20, 2010 in Events. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

The California Style’d VWs

The California style is often imitated, but never duplicated. People all around the world have been recreating their cars after ours for years. It might be because of our simple approach in adding unique detailed parts to our cars that help us stand out in a sea of mundane cars or maybe its just our laid back attitude. Lets face it, California, especially Southern California, is nothing but highways and by ways, 4 lane roads of heaven; the weather here is great all year round with no hazardous conditions such as sleet Continue reading ‘The California Style’d VWs’

Published on July 16, 2010 in Dub Culture. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

Mk6 Jetta All new and Improved

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the world debut of its   all-new 2011 Jetta, delivering style, precision German engineering and Carefree Maintenance, all at an extremely accessible price.  At a starting price point of around $16,000, the all-new 2011 Jetta offers best in class rear legroom, a premium interior and Volkswagen essentials. Unveiled for the first time today at an unexpected urban oasis in Times Square, New York, the all-new 2011 Jetta features clean lines, refined side architecture and premium style combined with Volkswagen’s trademark precision German engineering.  The all-new 2011 Jetta sets a new standard in its class and will be available in the U.S. this October.

“Today marks the beginning of a new era for Volkswagen and for Jetta,” said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. “The all-new 2011 Jetta is a class-up driving experience with the kind of styling, design and power under the hood normally found in more expensive luxury cars. At an extremely attractive price, this car is sophisticated, fun to drive and practical.” Continue reading ‘Mk6 Jetta All new and Improved’

Published on July 15, 2010 in VW News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .