VW to Add Misfueling Prevention System to Protect North American Diesel Car Owners

Diesel is growing in popularity among passenger cars in the US, Canada, and along with it, the danger of misfueling – putting gasoline into the tank which should contain diesel only.

Volkswagen of America is reportedly supporting the cost of having to fit a misfueling protection system to some quarter of a million Jetta and Golf TDIs, manufactured between 2009 – 2012 and 2010 – 2012 respectively.

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VW Beetle Turbo and Jetta GLI Get New 2.0-liter TSI Unit, Gain 10 HP and Light Updates

VW has introduced its new, Mexico-made EA888 Gen 4 2.0-liter turbocharged TSI engine to the Beetle Turbo, Beetle Turbo Convertible and Jetta GLI. The new unit is slightly more powerful while also posting improved fuel efficiency of up to eight percent on the combined cycle.

Produced in a new plant in Silao, Mexico, the new VW engine develops 210 horsepower, an increase of 10 horsepower over the previous Gen 2 TSI unit. Peak power is generated 200 rpm higher in the engine range, at 5,300 rpm, with torque remaining the same at 207 lb-ft (280 Nm).

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Consumer Reports Takes Quick Look at VW’s Jetta Hybrid

Up until recently, if you wanted an efficient Volkswagen, there was no better alternative than a diesel-powered model. Their diesels were and still are very competent, but now US car buyers can get a different kind of green V-dub, the Jetta Hybrid. Revealed in early 2012, at the Detroit auto show, the car has been on the market for a while now, and Consumer Reports recently got their hands on one to try it out. Read more »

Recycle Your VW Jetta Mk4 Into a Mid-Engine Roadster with $9,900 DIY Kit

People don't easily give up on their Volkswagen Jetta Mk4's (or any car that's running well, for that matter), but if you don't mind, and you're brave enough and technically inclined with plenty of free time to spare, Smyth Performance may grab your attention with its Do-It-Yourself (DIY) "GF3" home roadster kit.

The Massachusetts-based kit-car supplier, which is also working on a pickup truck kit for the same Jetta model, introduced the final design of its Smyth G3F at the New England Dustoff event this month, after many beta testers. The kit turns everything around on the 2000-2004 Jetta, transforming the five-seater, front-engine, front-wheel drive sedan into a two-seater soft-top roadster with a mid-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive.

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New VW Golf Variant is the 2014 Jetta SportWagen, TDI BlueMotion Rated at 71.3MPG!

After a slew of leaked photos over the weekend, Volkswagen has officially released the new Golf Variant, which will eventually be known as the next generation Golf Wagon, Golf Estate or Jetta SportWagen, depending on the market in which it will go on sale. 

Like the seventh-generation Golf hatchback upon which it is based, the Variant is considerably lighter than its predecessor - up to 232 pounds or 105 kilos, and this despite riding on a longer wheelbase of 2,636mm (103.8 inches) vs. 2,578mm (101.5 inches).

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New VW Golf Variant or 2014 Jetta SportWagen, This Is It [Updated Gallery]

Just last night, we brought you a set of spy shots of a camouflage-free (well, sans the tail lamps) of the next iteration of the Volkswagen Golf Variant, which depending on the country you reside in, may also be called Golf Wagon, Golf Estate or Jetta SportWagen.

Regardless of the name, it's the same car and we now have pictures (likely digitally enhanced by VW) of the final production version.

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New VW Golf Variant or Jetta SportWagen Scooped Undisguised, Debuts in Geneva

According to the most recent version of the Geneva Motor Show's official list of world premieres, the next generation of the Volkswagen Golf Variant will join the Cross Up and four more Golf debuts, the GTI, GTD, EcoFuel and BlueMotion.

Thanks to our spies, you won't have to wait until VW or some Eastern European website release the pictures to get a glimpse of the station wagon model that will likely continue to be marketed as the Golf Estate in the UK and Jetta Sportwagen in North America.

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Scoop: MQB-Based 2013 VW Golf Estate or 2015 Jetta SportWagen

This fresh spy video from Spain shows the station wagon version of the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf that will be named the Golf Variant (Estate in Britain) when it is introduced in Europe in 2013, and Jetta SportWagen when it arrives in North America within the next two years. Read more »

Volkswagen to Offer New Jetta Hybrid in Germany from Next Year

Only days after Volkswagen premiered the final production version of its new Jetta Hybrid at the LA Auto Show, the Wolfsburg carmaker announced that it will begin to take advance orders for the sedan model in its home market of Germany.

The new Jetta Hybrid will arrive in VW's German showrooms from mid of April 2013 with prices starting at €31,300 (US$40,600), which is significantly more than what VW is asking for the same car in the States at €19,900 (US$25,790) including destination but not tax.

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Spied: Meet the New VW Golf Variant or Jetta Sportwagen

One of the first derivatives of the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf family after the launch of the three- and five-door hatchbacks will be a more practical and roomier estate body style, a prototype of which was nabbed by our scoop photographers testing on European roads.

Volkswagen will likely release the new station wagon model under different names in various markets, such as Golf Variant in mainland Europe, Golf Estate in the UK and Jetta Sportwagen in North America.

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VW Launches Final Production Version of Jetta Hybrid in LA, Claims 45 MPG

The hybrid version of VW’s Jetta compact saloon was displayed as a concept in January’s Detroit Auto Show and it has already been announced that it will go on sale in the States before the end of the year as a 2013 model, with prices starting at US$24,995 excluding a destination charge of US$795.

It was about time, then, to introduce the final production version of the Jetta Hybrid to the U.S. market – and VW promptly did that at the LA Auto Show.

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Volkswagen Jetta Pickup Truck Builder Looking for Interested Buyers

Massachusetts-based kit car company Smyth Performance is pondering a new project for a pickup truck conversion of the fourth generation Volkswagen Jetta sedan.

The company's founder, Mark Smith, who also happens to be the co-founder of Factory Five Racing, said in a posting earlier this week that he is accepting "orders" from interested clients without a deposit, for one of the 50 kits he plans to manufacture for the Jetta pickup truck.

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Volkswagen Prices New 45MPG 2013 Jetta Hybrid from $24,995* in the States

While on one side of the Atlantic, Volkswagen's local arm was releasing prices for the UK market 2013 Golf Mk7, on the other side, the German automaker announced U.S. pricing for the 2013 Jetta Hybrid.

The turbocharged gasoline-electric hybrid will go on sale in the States in the last quarter of 2012 with a base MSRP of $24,995 (€19,350 at today's rates), excluding a destination charge of $795 (*).

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Modified 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid Sets New Speed Record for Hybrids at Bonneville Salt Flats at 185mph

With the slightly misleading title "VOLKSWAGEN'S JETTA HYBRID IS THE WORLDS FASTEST HYBRID", the German automaker informed us today about a new speed record achieved by a specially prepped Jetta Hybrid sedan driven by Motor Trend magazine writer Carlos Lago at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

We say 'misleading' because it gives the impression that the hybrid speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats was made by the same 2013 Jetta Hybrid saloon that you will soon be able to park under your garage, which obviously, is not the case as VW itself reveals further down in its press release.

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Volkswagen Charts its 2013MY Lineup, Announces New Beetle Convertible and Jetta Hybrid

It's that time of the year again when automakers provide details about their new model year lineups. For Volkswagen, the 2013MY brings new derivatives and changes to all vehicle ranges sold in the States except the Chrysler-based Routan minivan.

The new additions to the range are the next generation of the Beetle Convertible and a hybrid version of the Jetta.

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2014 Volkswagen Jetta Alltrack Rendered for Your Speculative Pleasure

Not too long after Volkswagen officials admitted that they are warming up to the idea of a Jetta Alltrack crossover built around the successor of the current Jetta SportWagen (estate), and we have our first speculative take on the high-riding station wagon model, courtesy of Khalil Bouguerra.

Naturally, the inspiration for the Jetta Alltrack comes from the existing, European market Passat Alltrack.

The artist used the latest Jetta sedan as a base, initially transforming the car into to a station wagon model and then beefing up the body with all the usual soft-roader fare.

These include the front and rear underbody metal skid plates, chromed roof rails, plastic cladding around the bumpers, wheel arches and side sills along with a new set of alloy wheel designs.

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VW Officials Like the Idea of a Jetta Alltrack for North America and Other Markets

Over the past few weeks, we have read many reports and rumors about possible new additions to Volkswagen's range including a mid-size SUV positioned between the Tiguan and the Touareg and a compact CC sports sedan based on the next Jetta, which may or may not come to the U.S.

Now we hear that the German brand's officials are considering yet another new model to enhance Volkswagen's presence in the crossover segment based on the future Jetta SportWagen (estate).

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Photo Tour of Volkswagen's Southern Wörthersee Fest in Georgia

Did you know that the Volkswagen Group has been hosting a Wörthersee Tour in North America for the past six years?

Though not as famous as its namesake in Austria, which is by far the largest gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts in the world, this year's edition of the Southern Wörthersee Tour was attended by some 8,200 visitors in 3,800 cars.

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Volkswagen Promotes Jetta's Solid Door Thunk and Passat's Safety Credentials in New Ads

At some point or another, most German automakers have advertised the fact that their vehicles' doors close with a solid "thump" as a sign of quality engineering – which through the years may or may not be accompanied by numerous other sounds such as falling windows, but that is another story.

Volkswagen is the latest company to promote this aspect through a humorous commercial for its Jetta compact sedan in the States.

The German carmaker also released a separate ad to highlight the U.S.-made 2012 Passat's safety ratings from the IIHS, called 'Crash' featuring a young man who just smashed his father's car. You can watch both ads in the videos after the break.

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Volkswagen Jetta CC Highly Unlikely to be Sold in North America, Say Sources

Last month, it was reported that Volkswagen is mulling the development of a sporty looking compact sedan in the likes of the Passat CC (pictured above) based on the running gear of the next Jetta saloon.

Today we learn via a new report from Car&Driver magazine that even though Volkswagen's top brass is positive about the idea and could soon reach a final decision, company sources from Europe reportedly said, "It is highly unlikely that the car will make it to U.S. dealers".

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