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Small—On Safety: The Designed-In Dangers of the Volkswagen is a nonfiction book written by the Center for Auto Safety, with an introduction by Ralph Nader. The book looks at the deficiencies in the safety aspects of the vehicles sold by Volkswagen. It was published on September 11, 1972, by Grossman Publishers.
In 1985, the Volkswagen Golf, in its second generation, became the first model to receive the award twice, having previously won it for the facelifted first generation car in 1981. As of 2023 [update] , Volkswagen is the most successful brand in the history of the awards, having taken the top prize a total of seven times.
The engine used multi-point common rail sequential fuel injection, with fuel injected indirectly into the lower inlet manifold section just before the cylinder head intake ports. Fuel and air delivery was controlled by a cable operated throttle body , with a potentiometer monitoring throttle position and allowing the Motronic ECU to deliver the ...
Volkswagen Group alphanumeric platforms platform name used for notable examples comments A00: city cars: Volkswagen Lupo, SEAT Arosa: This platform never developed any subsequent evolutions or generations. A0 series: supermini cars: Audi 50, Volkswagen Polo, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Córdoba, Škoda Fabia: As of 2014, in its sixth generation. A series ...
Volvo offered the following vehicles in the European market that use E85: [8] With the exception of the 2.5FT engine, all engines were derived from Ford and were similar to those used in the Ford Focus and Ford Mondeo. Volvo C30 1.8F FlexiFuel; Volvo S40 1.8F FlexiFuel; Volvo V50 1.8F FlexiFuel; Volvo XC60 (concept) 2.5FT FlexiFuel; Volvo V70 2 ...
A 1974 "Acapulco" Thing. The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States and Canada ...
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV; German: Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩ ˈnʊtsˌfaːɐ̯tsɔʏɡə], abbreviated VWN [ˌfaʊveːˈʔɛn]) is a German marque of light commercial vehicles, owned by Volkswagen Group. It is headquartered in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Originally part of Volkswagen Passenger Cars (business ...