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May 31, 2016

GTI fans racing for celebration model

May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
GTI fans racing for celebration model

An epic effort at the Nurburgring appears to have hastened the local market sales pace of a celebration special Golf.

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May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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Golf
May 07, 2016

Family-favoured Highline first for V6

May 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Family-favoured Highline first for V6

Only the best will do for Amarok customers looking to buy into the new V6 engine.

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May 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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May 04, 2016

Six-sational Amarok set to shake up NZ ute scene

May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Six-sational Amarok set to shake up NZ ute scene

Confirmation from Volkswagen that the facelifted Amarok will introduce a V6 turbodiesel that resets power and torque levels for the one-tonne category.

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May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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May 03, 2016

NZ primed for future flagship VW sports ute

May 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ primed for future flagship VW sports ute

The T-Prime is a pointer to something big in the VW sports utility family. Whether it’s the Touareg is a matter of conjecture

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May 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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T-Prime
April 30, 2016

Amarok update includes power play

April 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Amarok update includes power play

Is the Amarok finally set to get the bigger engine that fans reckon is required to gain level-pegging with the ute category giants?

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April 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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April 27, 2016

Artwork puts new Amarok in the picture

April 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Artwork puts new Amarok in the picture

VW is saying the updated Amarok will deliver ‘significant’ revisions, but they’ve yet to be more specific.

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April 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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Amarok
December 23, 2015

Golf trio heads NZ performance charge

December 23, 2015/ Richard Bosselman
Golf trio heads NZ performance charge

Three rounds of performance Golf – a giant-killer wagon, a birthday celebration GTi and an associated electric-assisted model – are set play a key role in helping restore any lustre lost from Volkswagen’s local reputation as result of diesel-gate

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December 23, 2015/ Richard Bosselman/
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Golf
December 18, 2015

Alltrack Passat scouting Outback territory?

December 18, 2015/ Richard Bosselman
Alltrack Passat scouting Outback territory?

The already practical VW Passat wagon achieves extra ability in its just-arrived Alltrack form.

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December 18, 2015/ Richard Bosselman/
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