Volkswagen New Range Of Cars Is A Combination Of Its Old Models & New Technology
Filed Under (Cars) by admin on 12-11-2008
Tagged Under : electric cars, Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s rich history in the automobile industry is a key element to its success and current status as one of the top car manufacturers on the planet. No wonder, the German carmaker is now the world’s third largest auto maker. Volkswagen’s most popular model, the Type 1 car or more popularly known as the Volkswagen Beetle car, still enjoys a large number of followers all across the globe despite the cessation of its production in 2003.
Volkswagen’s new range of cars is a combination of its old models and new technology. Most of the current models still have some traces of the old designs of their predecessors. Foremost among these is the New Beetle. From its name alone, it can be inferred that the brand is a redesign of the old Type 1 Beetle car, the heart and soul of the Volkswagen car brand. The New Beetle’s “gene” is undoubtedly an offspring of the historic Beetle. It bears a striking resemblance to the older version. The new generations of the Rabbit/Golf, Polo and Passat models are of no exception as well. It seems that Volkswagen will not go away with the “looks” that made its cars famous.
Despite the apparent likeness of the new versions, Volkswagen made great effort to give its new cars a new look. The new Golf, for example, has been given a rigid, sporty appearance. The tail end of the car makes the most striking difference with new designs. The new Golf’s body is also designed with prominent lines on the sides and a highly glossed radiator grille.
The new Passat CC, meanwhile, has a dynamic, elegant and modern interior design. The interior trims are made of high quality Walnut and Vavona woods with Titanium Silver inlays. Its body, while retaining the old coupe design, has been added with a muscular line below the window of its doors. This feature was added to allow a smooth passage of the wind, thus preventing a barrier on the car’s speed.
The new range of Volkswagen contract hire cars jives really well with the new generation. The carmaker is now offering a clean-diesel technology to several of its brands. Models such as the Beetle, Golf and Jetta have Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engines that landed on the list of top ten fuel-efficient cars in the United States. This new technology will allow all TDI diesel engine Volkswagen cars to be driven with biodiesel
fuel. However, Volkswagen has not yet introduced an electric car for sale into the market.
