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Just a day after we reported on the new Jetta without BlueMotion technology, a top official from VW has confirmed its India entry. VW plans to make this year just about them. After launching 2 cars – Vento IPL Edition and New Passat Bluemotion in the same month, news is making rounds that VW is planning to launch the New Jetta by the second half of this year. Volkswagen Passenger  [ Read More ]

The new engines make both the VWs eligible for chief Indian metros

The new VW Passat’s 1.8 L TSI makes 160PS and 250Nm, and is coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission. The Passat is priced at Rs 19.20 lakhs, ex showroom New Delhi.

The Jetta’s 2.0 L diesel Comfortline is priced at Rs. 15.92 lakhs, ex showroom, New Delhi. It uses a 2.0-liter common rail diesel engine that makes 110PS and 250Nm of torque. The engine is coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission.

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American television station WRCB has managed to get hold of a sketches lying around on Volkswagen NMS designer’s desk. Seen before in the form of a test mule, the NMS (temporarily called the New Mid-size Sedan) will be a car built for America at America (VW’s new plant at Tennessee, Chattanooga) and by the radical looks of this sketch, is obviously designed by an American as well.