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Best Vehicles for Safety and Reliability

College students are preparing to head back to school, and many are dreaming of packing up their own car for the drive back to college. To help students and parents find the best car, CarMax, Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, and Driver’s Edge, a national nonprofit organization providing youth driver education, have teamed up to recommend the top cars for college students. "Typically, parents’ top priorities when looking for a vehicle for their student are price, (...)
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Volkswagen models are leaders in safety

Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the four-door 2006 Rabbit has been named a “Top Safety Pick-Silver” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the latest in a series of accolades for the exceptional safety designed into Volkswagen models. Earlier this year, the IIHS named the 2006 Jetta a “Top Safety Pick-Silver.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also recognized the safety and performance for the 2006 and 2007 four-door Volkswagen Rabbit, (...)
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Volkswagen Passat V-Line

The aestethic kit R-Gt for the Passat will be available only in the United States. However, if the Passat owners want to give a more aggressive look at their can, soon it will be posible, directly from Volkswagen kit V-Line. The new options for the Passat are: new spoiler front, lowered suspensions (-2,5 cm). The price for the new options are 3215 euro (4000$) .

2006 Volkswagen Passat ranked first as premium mid-size car

The Volkswagen Passat was recently recognized by AutoPacific, Inc., a noted automotive research firm, in its 2006 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards as the top-ranking vehicle for the Premium Mid-Size Car category. Survey ratings by owners acknowledged the outstanding interior design, use of high touch materials and European driving dynamics as contributing factors in their overall satisfaction of the vehicle. AutoPacific measures customer satisfaction by collecting data from thousands of (...)
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2007 Volkswagen Passat

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Debuting concurrently for the first time in North America at both the Los Angeles Auto Show (public days) and the press days of the Detroit International Auto Show, the new 2007 Passat wagon promises a family car that puts a grin on every occupant’s face—with the most prominent pasted on the driver’s.

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Production anniversary at Volkswagen

Volkswagen in Emden today produced the 14 millionth Passat worldwide. The model is one of the most popular mid-range cars and currently the most successful vehicle in its class in Germany. “The Passat guarantees safety, quality and economy“, said Plant Manager Siegfried Fiebig as the vehicle left the production line. This is confirmed by numerous accolades from experts, journalists and customers who have put the car through its paces in recent months. The anniversary vehicle is a reflex (...)
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Volkswagen Passat R GT to come

Last year at SEMA (Special Equipment Market Association’s), Volkswagen unveiled the Passat R GT Concept — an appearance kit that gives the sedan a “racy and aggressive” look. The appearance package creates a "racy and aggressive" look for the Passat, Volkswagen said, with front and rear skirts with color-contrasting elements, a honeycomb-design grille, a side sill kit, an integrated tailgate lip, oval-shaped tailpipe trim and 18-inch titanium-colored alloy wheels with 18-inch (...)
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2006 Volkswagen Passat 4Motion

The Passat comes equipped for the first time with a 4MOTION system featuring Haldex coupling. The coupling, which is fitted directly in the rear axle, is considerably more compact and the system works quickly, sensitively, and quietly. As a general rule, four-wheel drive beats rear-wheel drive especially in the wet or on ice and snow. Besides that, even on dry roads 4MOTION improves cornering forces for better active safety. There are known reasons why: 4MOTION’s electronically controlled system provides the best possible distribution of force to all four wheels, varying it to suit the road conditions and the levels of grip.

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2006 Volkswagen Passat Variant

For the new Volkswagen Passat 3C with the 2.0 TFSI engine the Siegen-based performance tuner B&B is offering several power enhancement stages.

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2008 Volkswagen Passat Coupe

Volkswagen has publicly confirmed plans to build an upscale Passat with sleek coupe-like styling, but there’s no need to wait for the 2008 models to see one - we have an artist’s interpretation right here.

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