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Volkswagen has confirmed the supercharged Golf R will come to North America in 2012. "The European Golf R is simply the most powerful Volkswagen sports performance vehicle ever built," according to a statement from VW.

The German automaker plans to sell the Golf R worldwide, along with another hefty goal of becoming the world's largest car producer. VW has a plan to expand its sales worldwide. They hope to have the largest sales volume by 2018, with over 10 million units sold annually. Their US sales target is 800,000 VW vehicles a year by 2018. This is about…

Reaching for high miles per gallon is in no way a new trend. Back in 2002, Volkswagen designed a concept car that could go 100 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel, which is the equivalent of about 235 mpg. In 2010, Volkswagen shows off the second generation of their 1 liter concept, the L1. The German auto maker intends to have it in production by 2013.

Using a light and aerodynamic body design, along with diesel-electric parallel hybrid power train, the new L1 requires a max of 1.38 liters of diesel to cover 100 kilometers, or the equivalent of 170 miles to the gallon.
Volkswagen designers adapted a glider design to evolve the L1 concept, resulting in narrow body looks with two seats like a tandem, a single passenger is consigned to a rear seat. Access to the L1 is through a hinged canopy.

There is also a camera-based rearview OLEDs, offering a 180 degree view behind the car. Keeping with the high-tech cabin, the speedometer and other instruments are all virtual.

Although there is no stereo in the cabin on the concept, there are volume controls mounted to the steering wheel.

For now, you can check out all the great VW vehicles at a dealer near you Fletcher Jones Volkswagen - 1111 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610.

Source:
http://autoambush.com/blog/green/volkswagens-170-mpg-car/

Oprah loves to give away fancy swag on her talk show, and when she partners up with German auto maker Volkswagen, well you can guess what people received.

VW used Oprah's hit show to tease their 2012 Beetle redesign. The Oprah Winfrey Show gave away 275 Beetles as part of her 'Favorite Things' episode. Why is this unprecedented? The Beetle in question is the 2012 model, which hasn't been officially unveiled yet.

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