Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Recalls, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Diesel According to a post by TDI Club, Volkswagen has issued a stop-sale on all 2009-2012 Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen and Golf TDI vehicles equipped with the company’s 2.0-liter TDI turbo-diesel engine pending a voluntary safety recall. It’s unclear whether or not the 2012 Passat will also be impacted. [...]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Hatchback, Honda, UK A new report says the next generation Honda Civic Type R should arrive in 2013 – sporting a turbocharged engine for the first time. According to Auto Express, this hottest Honda hatch will brandish a Mugen-developed, 210-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbo four. When we last reported on Mugen, their [...]
Filed under: Technology, Alfa Romeo If you were to design your own engine for today’s automotive market, what features would it include? Aluminum construction? Direct injection? Turbocharging? Variable valve timing on both intake and exhaust? Small displacement but a high output? Try all of these features and you’re looking at the latest powerplant developed by [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Performance, Hatchback, Volkswagen Volkswagen has finally released official U.S. pricing and specs on the 2012 Golf R. The meanest hatch in the company’s stable will set you back $33,990 (*plus destination). That’s a sizeable chunk of change, to be sure, but it will net you the most powerful Golf production engine [...]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, BMW We can appreciate a well-orchestrated prank as much as the next guy. But being the car nuts we are, we’d implore any would-be prankster to leave cars out of it. TP the guy’s house, Saran-wrap the toilet, make a crank call or two if you must. But for [...]
