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Lithuanian Audi TT and VW Golf Accident

When you're living in a former iron curtain nation and sporting a last generation Audi TT, you're probably even more likely to suffer from German car driver syndrome. We're betting this driver suffered from a serious case and overdrove his abilities. Or it could be the fault of the VW driver, who knows. We can't really tell what happened here, but we can sit in wonder at the spectacular carnage unleashed upon these automobiles.

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10:00 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,528 views, 45 comments

Latest by Jealousy: The "fun" part is that this TT has red number plates. Which means the car isn't yet registred. Which means he took it for a test drive from dealer. Ouch. more »

racing news

NASCAR Drivers Tee Off In New Golf Tour, Sunday Napping To Hit All Time High

We were already yawning by the time we made it to the bottom of the press release hailing the beginning of the Horse Power Tee Shot Tour, an unholy union of golf and NASCAR. The new tour will be equipped with drivers from the psuedo-racing series, using only drivers to strike the ball, and being scored not for reaching the hole, but for who gets closest. Topping it off will be Speed teevee further sullying their name by providing coverage. Can one be anything but annoyed by this idea? We can't even properly get our annoyance out, even the press release below the fold annoyingly came as an image file, who does that? Our teeth are grinding. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
381 views, 27 comments

Latest by smokyburnout: @Triborough: funny you say that, because exactly when you posted that, ESPN2 was showing Arm Wrestling... more »

tuners

Abt Sportsline Tunes VW R32, Hits 370 HP Note

The German tuners of Abt Sportsline have had their way with the VW Golf R32 taking the well-known and already sporty hot hatch down the road of higher horsepower. Although you'd never expect it with such few changes Abt's made to the exterior shell. Although Abt gives their R32 a new side skirt, blackened chrome dual pipes and of course, 19-inch wheels and Abt decals, very little else signals the changes Abt's got going on under that blue bonnet.

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8:18 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Ray Wert
1,748 views, 23 comments

Latest by vr6john: @ruggels: You may have misunderstood me...GTIs and R32s should only be manual and 2 door IMO... I haven't completely warmed to the MKVs body style just yet...I roll with a MKIV VR6...although sometimes I secretly I wish it was a MKIII I more »

jalopnik fantasy garage

Hot Hatch Showdown

With auto show season officially, mercilessly and thankfully over, the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage stands to be full in just six weeks. A short time by any standard, but especially so when distilling over a hundred years of automotive excellence into just 50 vehicles. Two weeks ago saw the induction of the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, a car so finely crafted only a communist would disapprove. In this week's edition, we switch gears entirely. Compact, lightweight automobile construction, responsive suspension, spicy engine and a slick manual transmission. It's a simple formula which, if done properly, not only results in a car with character, but one which transcends the bottom-of-the-barrel genre and becomes something of legend, something which can ascend to the level of fantasy. This week, we examine the hot hatch. More »

1:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,644 views, 135 comments

Latest by petersterncan: @ppiddy: "The Omni is awesome fast, but while the GTI feels like a simple-but-decent car and has a little funky cachet, the GLH-S feels like a piece of cheap plastic and is horribly unreliable". I wouldn't say ANY of these cars could be called more »

novelties

Volkswagen 3.5-Wheeler: Safe Happens?

For the person that drives this VW Golf, "safe" does not happen. Now, obviously the first thing that catches your attention is the innovative wheel design. Clearly that's going to affect the handling and braking of the car, so the driver is more than likely going to be in an accident. That's OK though, because the seatbelts have been ~~upgraded~~ modified, too. Yep, chain seatbelts. You can't really see from these photos, but we're guessing the Golf has a matching chain steering wheel. [via VWvortex]

1:00 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By marnold
4,421 views, 65 comments

Latest by Stuntdriver: i want to se the shopping chart with the golf wheel.. more »

classic ad watch

Wilt Chamberlain: Why I Prefer My 1979 VW Rabbit To My Rolls

The '79 Volkswagen Rabbit (that's a Golf to you shifty-eyed foreign types) probably didn't accelerate very rapidly with Mr. Chamberlain aboard, what with its 71-horsepower engine and all. But it has enough headroom- somehow- to accommodate a 7-footer. Wait, did we say 71 horsepower? Make that 48 horses for the Diesel Rabbit!

11:20 AM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,467 views, 22 comments

down on the street

1983 Volkswagen Rabbit LS

After all these months of DOTS, we've only seen two water-cooled VWs (a Rabbitamino and a Quantum). The island is buzzing with air-cooled Beetles (so many, in fact, that I could probably show nothing but Type 1s in this series for a solid month), but what happened to all those Rabbits? They used to be everywhere! And let's not even talk about Dashers and Sciroccos. So, I've been keeping a lookout for vintage water-cooled Wolfsburg machinery, and was rewarded with a few more Rabbitaminos and this 4-door '83 Rabbit.
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9:00 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,109 views, 28 comments

Latest by mk1rabbit: This car was not made in Germany nor is a Wolfsburg. It was made in PA. Just fyi. Car looks great though. I thought my 83 rabbit had fantastic interior but this one puts mine to shame. Nice find. www.kch2o.com more »

german christmas

VW Golf Country Makes Tiguan Look Like Sissymobile

Oh sweet Christkindle, we've found VW's best car ever and it's called the VW Golf Country. Just as we were ~~being raped at the gas pump~~ filling up, the traffic cleared and this came into view across the street. You all should have been there to see the frantic scramble for the camera as we raced against the owners' intent to scramble with our new found love. Even though these picture make us feel like half private eye, half stalker, we can't help it; seeing this super rare, four wheel drive, Mark 2 Golf is like catching Sasquatch riding the Loch Ness monster like a big wet pony. We're loving the high res shots showing the bashed front fascia and busted up fender flares, the field repairs on the wiring, the chintzy 80's style decals, oh my, it's almost too much.

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2:00 PM on Tue Dec 25 2007
By bwojdyla
2,548 views, 35 comments

Latest by jojowasher: I want one soooo bad!! There is one on sale on eBay all the time in BC north of Vancouver, never seems to sell, think they want $10k for it... more »

oddities

Mk. II Golf Deconstruction Madness

We're constantly taking things apart and then finding we had a few extra parts lying around. That's why we're glad that we weren't involved in having to reconstruct this Mk. II Golf. It's quite the project, given that they've nicely laid out nearly every easy-to-remove component, including the fenders. Can you name all the parts?
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3:15 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,935 views, 81 comments

frankfurt auto show

Volkswagen to Present Golf BlueMotion, Five Other Diesels in Frankfurt

Volkswagen's cleaner diesels are bubbling up from the company's nether development regions, with six of them set to debut at the Frankfurt show in September. V-dub released details today about the BlueMotion Golf model, which the company says will get 52 mpg (US gallons). The golf is the fourth Volkswagen to get the BlueMotion badge — which indicates the TDI engine's been brushed clean by way of software and particulate filter — after the Polo, Passat and Passat Variant (wagon). No word on the US rollout, though if the coming "diesel revolution" is to get underway, we'd imagine Volks will want to be front and center. Otherwise Honda, with its new diesel push, could end up owning it by default. A sad irony for the Europeans, to be sure. More »

10:45 AM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,401 views, 11 comments

Latest by skierpage: @smokyburnout: With a handle like "smokyburnout" I'm not sure why I bother, but "Ambient air pollution has important and diverse health effects, and infants and children are among the most susceptible. Currently, levels of ozone and particulates remain unhealthful in more »

gumball 3000 tragedy

Nick Morley Speaks

Gumball 3000 pilot Nick Morley speaks to the Manchester Evening News regarding the infamous accident, his release on bail, his subsequent re-incarceration and his trial. He also mentions that an appeal to clear his name is to be filed shortly. – Davey G. Johnson More »

11:30 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,352 views, 7 comments

build it

The Volkswagen GTI W12 Concept, Now With Engine Music

From up close, the turbocharged W12 engine Volkswagen shoehorned into its GTI W12 concept car is probably a visceral experience, not unlike that millisecond before a jungle cat grinds you into meat by-product. In this video, you won't see the steroidal hare perform any feats of strength, like jumping over buses or dodging 75mm antitank rounds. It's all about the motor in all its whooping, coughing glory. Good morning. – Mike Spinelli More »

6:53 AM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,840 views, 16 comments

from the former yugoslav republic of macedonia

Gumball 3000 Driver Forgiven by Victims' Family

The UK's Daily Mail is reporting, with typical Fleet Street flair, that the Cepuljoski family has forgiven Gumball 3000 participant Nicholas Morley, who as y'all likely recall, crashed into a MkII Golf driven by Vladimir Cepuljoski that had pulled out in front of his TechArt Porsche 911, resulting in the death of Cepuljoski and his wife. According to a statement released by the family during Morley's trial:

"We ask this court to release young Nicholas. It was ill-fate that made our son and father make that fatal mistake and join the main road without stopping his vehicle. We have experienced a terrible tragedy, but we feel that it would be another tragedy to keep this young man in prison. We think he has suffered enough and his conviction would offer no comfort to our grief."

Morley's trial should conclude Monday. If convicted, he faces 14 years in jail. – Davey G. Johnson More »

11:30 PM on Fri Jun 1 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,442 views, 23 comments

Latest by Ray Wert Jr: @Ted Striker: Smack their bitch up? more »

ask for thyself another cell, for that which i leave is too small for thee

Gumball 3000 Death Trial to Begin Friday

The trial of Gumball 3000 pilots Nick Morley and Matthew McConville regarding the deaths of two Macedonians during the Athens-to-Tirana stage of the rally begins Friday. If convicted, they face at least four years in a Macedon hoosegow. We'd be fascinated to see what the difference in penalty would have been if the pair hadn't twice tried to flee the country. – Davey G. Johnson More »

9:45 PM on Tue May 29 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
884 views, 7 comments

video

Madness in the Middle: VW GTI W12 650 Reveal

The phone rang. "Dude!" my buddy yelled. "What is that thing?" He was talking about this video of the new 650 horsepower W12 GTI concept car which Davey's been all over for the last few days. Yeah, the one with the jacked-up dual-turbo Bentley mill in the middle. And we've been asking ourselves why on earth would Volkswagen create an AWD, mid-engined Golf with that much horsepower? Specifically, that much horsepower? The all too obvious answer comes after you jump. (Thanks to Zero Customs for the video) – Jonny Lieberman More »

1:00 PM on Sat May 19 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
4,263 views, 24 comments

Latest by Retiree: I'm American, the world revolves around me and I demand a translation into English!!!! The world is so frustrating for us monolinguists... more »

no mini golf

More On the Stonking W12 Turbo Golf From Hell

When we ran across the W12 GTI this morning all we had to go on were our rusty German skills. Now we've got, at the very least, a translated press release in hand, as well as more photos of the Rabbit with the heart of a Continent(al). The mid-mounted engine is longitudinal, for added Countach-type radness, and it scoots to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds. And who doesn't want a Golf that'll top 200? We want one. We want one very, very much. More, in fact, than we want a golden bust of Peter DeLuise from his 21 Jump Street days. Press release after the jump. – Davey G. Johnson More »

7:00 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
5,409 views, 35 comments

carl spackler is stoked

Fore! 650hp VW Golf

It's time to bread us like schnitzel, change our name to Hartmut and toss us off the poop deck of the Admiral Graf Spee, because this thing is absolutely hoontastic. The Herren und Damen over at Auto Zeitung have a bit on this absolutely insane mid-engined, twin-turbo W12 Golf show car built by VW. The absolutely starkers hatch follows in the grand tradition of the Renault R5 Turbo, one of our all-time favorite cars, but adds a sleekness to the package that we really like. A sterling, sterling example of Bruce at its finest. Iron Maiden and the E-Street band together on stage with the decathlete who won the Olympic gold in '76 could not be more Bruce. But that would be weird, wouldn't it? – Davey G. Johnson More »

1:30 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
3,694 views, 28 comments

Latest by schvitzatura: I can't wait to have a retooled Junkers Jumo 213 powerplant (think Fw 190D-9) squozed into a D3 platform...The ultimate in hoonacalifragilisticexpialidocious... more »

spy photos

Spy Photos: VW Thunderbunny for Reals?

Volkswagen showed off its "Thunderbunny" concept at the SEMA show last November, tempting crowds of hatchies with promises of post-R32 hareiness (ouch). Of course, now we know V-dub is introducing a new R32 in the US this year. So what of the bunny? According to VW blog UK MkIVs the Golf RS above was on display at a VW corporate event. Insiders say the RS will see a limited production run of 500 to 900, with a debut expected for the Frankfurt or Essen shows later this year, ahead of a market launch in mid-'08. As for what may be under the hood. Could this be the "R36" everyone's been talking about? After all, are those not Passat R36 wheels? – Mike Spinelli More »

11:49 AM on Tue Mar 20 2007
By Mike Spinelli
4,624 views, 7 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: I've been told that the 3.6 engine simply doesn't fit in the MkV chassis with the 4Motion (Haldex) AWD system. The 3.6 is not simply a bored-out 3.2 engine from the R32, it's a significantly new mill. Since sending more more »

Jalopnik

Screw Nuts, This Truck's Got Ovaries

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