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How Does Window Tinting Work? The Science of Shaded Glass

How Does Window Tinting Work? The Science of Shaded Glass

There are many useful features on today’s cars that we take for granted without even understanding how they work. Window tinting, for instance, is incredibly helpful for visibility and privacy, but how many of us can actually explain the science behind these “sunglasses for your car”? In laymen’s terms, here is how window tinting works. Prepared […]

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Reto Brun to Helm Newly Dedicated Volkswagen Brand Design Center

Reto Brun to Helm Newly Dedicated Volkswagen Brand Design Center

The new Volkswagen brand studio located in Santa Monica, California, is now under the direction of Reto Brun, who has accepted the position and title as Director of Design. According to Volkswagen, the Design Center California (DCC) will serve as the epicenter of U.S.-based designs for the VW brand. “Mr. Brun will oversee the DCC […]

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Volkswagen Outlines Plan for Electric Future at LA Auto Show

Volkswagen Outlines Plan for Electric Future at LA Auto Show

Volkswagen unveiled the I.D. concept family, a new line of electric vehicles, at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show and said it hopes to start producing EVs in the United States by 2023, pointing to its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant as the location where it might happen. In October, the German automaker’s board approved a €34 […]

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Volkswagen to Enter Mountain Race with Electric Car

Volkswagen to Enter Mountain Race with Electric Car

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), a famous and challenging race in the Colorado mountains slated for June 24, 2018, will have a surprising competitor courtesy of Volkswagen. Volkswagen announced that it is throwing an all-new electric race car into the ring, er,  on the racetrack. Check Out: Redesigned 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan According to VW […]

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Two Volkswagen SUVs Cater to Kids’ Car Seat Safety and Space

Two Volkswagen SUVs Cater to Kids’ Car Seat Safety and Space

Two Volkswagen SUVs make car seat installation less stressful with easy-access and quality Latch anchors and deliver families with enough space for at least two kid-specific seats that the editors at Cars.com have taken notice. Because the editors are so impressed with the family-friendly safety features regarding cars seats in both the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas […]

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2018 Volkswagen Atlas Overview

2018 Volkswagen Atlas Overview

Volkswagen has introduced the 2018 Atlas with a nifty slogan: “this size fits all.” While the full-size SUV provides drivers with 96.8 cubic feet of storage space and seating for up to seven people, the new Atlas is an extremely versatile SUV. With a V6 engine and a 5,000-pound towing capacity, it’s there to help you […]

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Volkswagen Resumes Sales in Iran After 17 Years

Volkswagen Resumes Sales in Iran After 17 Years

After a 17-year hiatus, Volkswagen has decided to return its sales to Iran in August. Over the years, Iran has been known for its trade restrictions, limiting companies from being able to make substantial profits in the Middle Eastern country due to excessive tariffs. However, in 2015, those restrictions were reduced after an agreement was […]

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Car of the Future: The Volkswagen Beetle?

Car of the Future: The Volkswagen Beetle?

As a stereotypical 90s kid, I am constantly plagued by nostalgia and therefore find myself watching classic Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs) in my spare time. My most recent trip to the past included an excursion to the future. The film Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, starring Kirsten Storms as Zenon Karr, was filled […]

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IIHS Study Finds Vehicular Fatalities On the Rise; Subcompact Cars Have the Highest Rates of Fatal Crashes

IIHS Study Finds Vehicular Fatalities On the Rise; Subcompact Cars Have the Highest Rates of Fatal Crashes

With more motorists driving more miles and choosing larger vehicles, smaller subcompact cars are now at a higher risk of being involved in deadly accidents

Memorial Day is often regarded as one of the most dangerous holidays to travel during. As such, the latest survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) couldn’t have been published at a more appropriate time. Unfortunately, the IIHS study doesn’t bear good news. It reports that driver death rates are on the rise once […]

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2017 Volkswagen Beetle Overview (Plus Convertible!)

2017 Volkswagen Beetle Overview (Plus Convertible!)

The Beetle, the Bug, the Slug Bug, the Ladybug, the Turtle, The Bubble… no matter what you call it, “The People’s Car” has become an iconic, unmistakable car around the world. With its plump body, wide fenders, and round headlights, the Volkswagen Beetle remains a pillar of the automaker’s lineup year after year. [wptab name=”What’s […]

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Volkswagen Bringing New SUV to Geneva

Volkswagen Bringing New SUV to Geneva

Setup has already begun for the 87th Geneva International Motor Show, which will run from March 9th to March 19th. One of the brands that will be there is Volkswagen, and they are planning on wowing audiences with the new VW Arteon (continuing their proud tradition of naming vehicles in such a way that you […]

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J.D. Power 2017 Study: Lexus and Porsche are the Most Dependable Automotive Brands

J.D. Power 2017 Study: Lexus and Porsche are the Most Dependable Automotive Brands

The J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study found both Lexus and Porsche to be the most dependable brands in the industry, while Fiat was found to be the least dependable brand

For nearly three decades, J.D. Power has conducted its Vehicle Dependability Study in order to examine which automotive brands are the most reliable and the least reliable. Yesterday, the findings from the J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study were released by the organization. While several brands were found to be more dependable than in previous years, […]

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Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept Awarded For Futuristic Design

Volkswagen BUDD-e Concept Awarded For Futuristic Design

The Volkswagen BUDD-e, an electric concept car unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show this past January, was applauded for its look into the future of electric car design. Now it is being officially recognized, as it won the 2016 Concept Truck of the Year award at the 15th Annual North American Concept Vehicle of […]

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VW Takes Global Sales Lead From Toyota (Again)

VW Takes Global Sales Lead From Toyota (Again)

It’s no secret that the past few months have been pretty rough for Volkswagen, with the Dieselgate scandal rocking the company. While the press focuses on the fallout from that incident, the automaker has been making sales gains around the world. Today it was announced that VW has taken the crown of world’s largest automaker […]

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Volkswagen Bringing New Concept to Geneva Motor Show

Volkswagen Bringing New Concept to Geneva Motor Show

In March, the Geneva Motor Show will open in Europe. Volkswagen is planning to be there with an updated Volkswagen up! city car for European and Latin American markets. In a surprise move, the automaker has announced that it will also be bringing a new concept vehicle to the event. This new concept will be a […]

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Nissan Wants to Take Down Toyota in America

Nissan Wants to Take Down Toyota in America

The auto industry is a curious beast. When VW had the goal of beating Toyota to become the biggest-selling automaker in the world (which it did from January-June of 2015, pre-Dieselgate), the goal was kept internal and not publicized. On the other hand, pickup truck manufacturers are constantly at each other’s throats and consider mocking each other a […]

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Honda NSX a Finalist for the What Car? Reader Award 2016

Honda NSX a Finalist for the <em>What Car?</em> Reader Award 2016

Honda is looking to repeat the success it had last year in winning the What Car? Reader Award, when the HR-V was named the United Kingdom’s most eagerly anticipated new model of 2015. Now the Japanese automaker’s new NSX hybrid supercar, which goes on sale in the UK next year, has just been chosen as […]

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Could VW’s Diesel Snafu Spell Good News for the 2016 Toyota Prius?

Could VW’s Diesel Snafu Spell Good News for the 2016 Toyota Prius?

Last week, the auto industry was hit by scandal as details emerged of Volkswagen using special software on its diesel models to cheat emissions tests. Not only could this cost VW billions in fines, but it could also turn away some of its most loyal customers who bought their turbodiesel models on the assumption that […]