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This is the new Volkswagen Cross Coupe, which will be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva motor show... Hang on! Haven’t we seen the VW Cross Coupe before? Yes, but not in red. Or more importantly, not with a plug-in hybrid TDI powertrain. Volkswagen unveiled the first Cross Coupe at the 2011 Tokyo motor last autumn with a plug-in electric-petrol powertrain; now ...

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VW Cross Coupe at 2012 Geneva motor show

Ben Pulman, 04 March 2012 06:00

Volkswagen XL1 concept car (2011) first photos

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Tim Pollard, 25 January 2011 17:00

Volkswagen 'will build the XL1' - Piech Volkswagen today unveiled the XL1 - its latest concept car iteration of its 'one-litre' eco car, 2011-style. Originally the brainchild of Ferdinand Piech, the VW L1 was the 2002 vision for a green car that supped just one litre of fuel per 100 kilometres. Now the idea is back for 2011, and it's called ...

VW Up Taxi Concept (2010): first official pictures

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Peter Adams, 14 December 2010 11:30

Volkswagen has shown off its Up Taxi Concept at a special unveiling in London today. The Up Taxi is VW's vision of a quirky and environmental rival to the classic London black cab, the Hackney carriage, and offers a very good idea of what the Up will eventually look like. The VW Up Taxi looks good! Is that what the production Up ...

VW New Compact Coupe at Detroit motor show 2010

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Ben Pulman, 11 January 2010 16:00

This is Volkswagen’s New Compact Coupé (or NCC for short), a new coupé concept car just unveiled at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. And although it’s just a show car for now, this gorgeous A5-alike two-door is expected to go into production within the next two years. What’s special about the new VW NCC? Under the bonnet is a 148bhp/177lb ...

VW L1 diesel-hybrid concept at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

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Ben Pulman, 15 September 2009 10:30

This slender concept car is VW’s new L1, a diesel-electric hybrid unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. Made from aluminium and carbonfibre it weighs just 380kg, and is capable of 189mpg while emitting just 39g/km CO2. Take that Toyota Prius! How does the VW L1 achieve these incredible figures? Let’s start with the aerodynamics. The L1 is as low ...

VW E-Up! electric concept at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

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Ben Pulman, 14 September 2009 19:30

This is Volkwagen’s latest Up! concept car, unveiled on the eve of the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. Called the E-Up! it’s VW’s fourth Up! concept – after three versions were unveiled in 2007 – and unlike the previous trio this one is front-wheel drive. What’s the powertrain in this new VW E-Up! concept? After the three original Up! concepts, this ...

VW Concept BlueSport at Detroit auto show 2009

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Tim Pollard, 12 January 2009 05:29

CAR's been tipping it for ages, but today we finally saw the first proof of VW's ambitions to build a Lotus Elise-style back-to-basics roadster. The Concept BlueSport is a mid-engined sports car with the emphasis firmly on the lack of frills – to the benefit of performance, handling and the car's environmental credentials. The BlueSport is compact at just 3999mm ...

Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 concept (2008): first pictures

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Ben Pulman, 22 May 2008 13:00

Who’d have thought a little gathering in Austria could give birth to three stunning concept cars. This is VW's new Scirocco GT24 concept and it's appearing at the Wörthersee Tour alongside the Audi TT and A3 Clubsport Quattros. The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 concept is a road version of the trio of racecars (pictured bottom far right) that will compete in this weekend’s Nürburgring 24-hour race. ...

Volkswagen Scirocco and eco-tech at Geneva

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Ben Pulman, 28 February 2008 11:29

Volkswagen will show off the new Scirocco and a Golf TDI Hybrid concept at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show next week. The Scirocco will come with four engines, in TDI and TSI forms, ranging from a 1.4 TSI (120bhp) to a 2.0T (197bhp). Adaptive chassis control will also be available, and prices are expected to be slightly more than the ...

Volkswagen Space Up unveiled

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Jonny Smith, 25 October 2007 04:40

Mmm, this looks ever so slightly similar to the Up! Concept at Frankfurt... And you wouldn't be wrong. VW chose the Tokyo show to tug the sheets off its new vehicle just six weeks after showing the world the Up! Concept– a two-door cheeky urban device – to the sweaty media at Frankfurt. When the Up! range is finally built ...

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