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After dealing with things like arrests over false complaints of rental thefts and a bad EV bet that’s seen a massive sale of a bunch of cheap Teslas, Hertz has another problem on its hands, at least at one of its locations. Workers at a Hertz in Syracuse, New York, abandoned their posts, resulting in […]
2024 Intro A couple of weeks ago, we revisited a Mk3 Volkswagen Golf, featuring all-wheel-drive and a Precision 6266 turbocharged VR6 engine, pushing over 550whp. True to the spirit of Gatebil, this Golf was engineered for all-out performance. For this week’s throwback post, we’re revisiting a different type of Golf build. In fact, in the world […]
This 2003 Volkswagen GTI VR6 was purchased new by the seller at Donaldson’s Volkswagen of Sayville, New York, and it now indicates 66k miles. Powered by a 2.8-liter VR6 linked with a six-speed manual transaxle, the car is finished in Reflex Silver Metallic over gray leather upholstery. It also features a power sunroof, a rear […]
Volkswagen will launch heavily updated versions of its ID models from 2026 as part of a significant upgrade to the MEB architecture on which they are based. VW R&D boss Kai Grünitz confirmed the developments to Autocar at the LA motor show, along with the launch of a new ID 2 SUV concept car at […]
This 1964 Volkswagen Type 2 double cab pickup was acquired out of South Carolina by the seller in 2017 and was used as a shop truck for the next six years before undergoing a refurbishment that was completed in June 2024. Work included a repaint and replacement of the front floor pans and doglegs along […]
Volkswagen Group raised its investment in Rivian by 16% to $5.8bn (about R104,845,488,720), the two carmakers said on Tuesday, as the companies kick off their planned joint venture to develop electric vehicle architecture and software. Shares in the US EV maker, valued at more than $11bn (about R198,846,869,100), rose nearly 9% in extended trading on […]
2024 Intro Earlier this week, Mario shared the story of Rywire’s completed EV-powered Honda Civic project, which is currently making its public debut at SEMA 2024 in Las Vegas, at the CSF booth. In that post, Mario talked about the sheer number of Civics featured on Speedhunters since 2008 – over 200 in total – and highlighted the incredible […]
La catastrophe que vivent actuellement Volkswagen et ses salariés est aussi l’échec de la «codétermination» qui constitue le cœur du compromis entre capital et travail en Allemagne. Les contre-pouvoirs n’ont pas joué et c’est une leçon pour la gauche occidentale. Source link
Power comes from Volkswagen’s AP550 electric motor and a single-speed gearbox mounted within the rear axle assembly. First unveiled on the ID 7 saloon, this synchronous motor offers noticeably stronger acceleration than the older APP310 motor used in the ID 3 Pro. It provides the ID 3 GTX great response and a good turn of speed […]
Il governo tedesco stima che entro la fine del 2028 incasserà 51,3 miliardi di euro di tasse in meno rispetto a quanto previsto in precedenza. La conseguenza più immediata, spiega la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, è che si allargherà il fabbisogno finanziario nel bilancio statale, aumentando le difficoltà del governo guidato dal cancelliere socialdemocratico Olaf Scholz. […]