It hasn’t been very long since the government accelerated its plans to create a nation of electric car drivers, but already the subject has become one of common debate and discussion. The government’s target of eliminating the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and hybrid cars by 2035, means that the market […]
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The Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG) was invented and first used by Volkswagen in 2003. The first model to contain it as a mass-production element was the Golf R32. Now there are tens of millions of VW cars that house this transmission unit and it has helped to seal VW Group’s (VAG) reputation as a true master […]
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The VAG group, also known as Volkswagen AG or the Volkswagen Group, is a collection of 12 different car brands. These 12 brands each operate individually within the automobile market. Each has its own collections, character and ranges of vehicles. Volkswagen – As you might suspect, the Volkswagen group began with the formation of Volkswagen […]
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With the aim of getting the company carbon neutral by 2050, The Volkswagen group have increased the number of electric cars they will be producing by 2030. The original plan was to create 50 different, fully electric models. The new target is 70 different models with a projection of 22 million sales. This would represent […]
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Volkswagen is one of the most successful car manufacturers in the world, thanks to brands including Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT and Skoda as well as Volkswagen itself. Each brand has a unique personality, one designed to meet the needs of different drivers and different budgets. What, though, are those differences when it comes […]
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Arguably one of the most popular and successful cars around, with over 35 million sold across the globe, the Volkswagen Golf recently turned an impressive 45 years old. On 29th March 1974, Volkswagen officially began production on the first-generation Golf, which was the successor of the legendary Volkswagen Beetle. Even those in Volkswagens offices and […]
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The 1960s were where the times really began to change for the Volkswagen Group. First of all, there was a name change due to the floatation of the company on the German stock market. They would now be known as Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft going forward, often abbreviated to Volkswagenwerk AG. A few years later, the 1st […]
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The pre-crash feature onboard Volkswagen vehicles is a proactive system should a crash or collision be imminent. The technology continuously analyses the likelihood of disaster striking from the front, back and the sides. If the threat is imminent, measures will be taken to improve the safety of the vehicle’s occupants.
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Auto Hold is a feature that prevents cars accidentally rolling back when starting from a stationary position on a hill. Most people tend to roll back or rely on the handbrake and extra power to try and prevent rolling back. The auto hold system removes the need for this and reduces any panic that may […]
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Crumple zones are part of a car that are purposely designed to protect the occupants of the vehicle in the event of a collision. They are there to absorb impact if the vehicle is hit from the front or from behind to stop impact to areas containing the driver or passengers.
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