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VW Turbo Diesel Touaregs Finish 1-2-3: Same Results, Different Year at Dakar 2010
It’s hard to do much better than grab 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at what many consider to be the toughest race on the planet: The Dakar Rally. This impressive and resounding victory marks another important step on the road to dispelling the myths that still linger around what TDI clean diesel technology can do. [...]
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Stock Car vs. Race Car
January 21, 2010.
It’s no secret what a racing Jetta TDI can do in a race, but what about a Jetta TDI that you would find at your local dealer? We’re sure you’d agree that there’s really only one way to find out: settle the score on the track. Check out this clip featuring Jetta TDI Cup racing [...]
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Racing Under Green Documentary HD Trailer
January 21, 2010.
In motorsports, there’s more to the action than what’s seen on the track by fans. Beginning the week of January 18, all of the behind-the-scenes drama of the country’s only professional clean diesel racing series will hit national television with a documentary on the season, titled Racing Under Green. The 60-minute documentary takes an [...]
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PopularScience.com: Test Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
November 2, 2009.
All you really need to know about this PopularScience.com article about the new VW Golf TDI clean diesel is that it kicks off on the famous Autobahn near Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. After all, where else could you legally take the Golf TDI model for a 125 mph test drive? The defense rests.
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October 29, 2009.
Volkswagen’s answer to the Chevy Volt goes by the name of TwinDrive, and it has a few tricks up its diesel-powered sleeve. Frank Markus from Motor Trend was one of the lucky few who got to drive one of these electric hybrid Golf prototypes in Germany, and he goes into impressive detail about some of [...]
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Megenbier wins Jetta TDI Cup Season Series
October 29, 2009.
Braselton, GA – For the third consecutive race weekend, the drivers of the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup had to navigate a rain-soaked track on race day. This added an interesting but familiar twist to the final race of the year, which was contested on the 12-turn, 2.54-mile road course at Road Atlanta.
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October 23, 2009.
On September 25th and 26th, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford joined the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup as a guest driver at Road Atlanta. As the series’ regular drivers found out, Whitford’s talents aren’t only limited to the studio or the stage. He’s also an avid amateur racecar driver, and he finished 18th in the final race [...]
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Jetta TDI Cup racer Mark Pombo comes clean
October 23, 2009.
Mark Pombo was practically born at the track. His passion for racing was passed on by his father Pepe Pombo, winner of two SCCA National Championships in the 80s. For Mark, racing has been a lifelong dream starting at the age of 5 and continuing all the way up to his two thrilling seasons as [...]
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