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The 2010 VW GTI. For 2010 Volkswagen has updated the styling of the sporty version of the VW Golf. Review and compare the Golf GTI. To learn more about the 2010 GTI visit: www.roadflytv.com Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com

Aaron meets the all new VW Golf R! If you’ve been following Zoom TV, you may know Aaron to be a big car kind of guy. So take a look to find out what changed Aarons views on a ‘hatch’, and why he is leaning towards this make. To find out more on this upcoming personality, visit www.zoomtv.com.au

This is my first look at RACER4560′s brand new Volkswagon GTI 6 speed.

( www.TFLcar.com ) What’s the best sporty car that you can buy today? We at The fast Lane Car are lucky to drive a different car every week so we’ve had the chance to drive many (if not most) of the best sporty cars on the market. Here are the top 5 sporty cars that we’ve driven in 2011.

Technically too the very sporty Cross Coupé concept car defines a new status, being based on Volkswagen’s new modular transverse matrix (MQB) — the first such model ever to be publicly shown. Features of the Cross Coupé consequently include strikingly short bodywork overhangs. The four-seat SUV is powered by two electric motors (1 x front, 1 x rear) and a direct injection turbo petrol engine (TSI). The Cross Coupé can drive a distance of up to 45 kilometres purely on electric power. The all-wheel drive system with ‘electric drive shaft’ represents an innovation for Volkswagen, with the rear axle being driven by the rear of the two electric motors. In this situation power is supplied to the rear electric motor by the one at the front, which during this phase acts as a generator powered by the TSI engine. In the Cross Coupé the flow of electrical energy thus replaces the conventional transfer of power by means of a drive shaft. And that creates room on board the concept car for another important technology: the centre tunnel, usually the place for the drive shaft, houses the lithium ion battery (tunnel battery) on the Cross Coupé. The low position of the battery and the general layout of the drive systems give the vehicle a very low centre of gravity and facilitate a balanced spread of axle loading. Although equipped with the all-round qualities of an SUV, the concept car therefore demonstrates the dynamic handling of a coupé.

Opel will have a busy fall this year with the introduction of three new icons: the revolutionary electric Ampera with extended range capabilities, the new generation Zafira Tourer flexibility master, and the Astra GTC three-door sports compact. The Opel Astra GTC will have its world premiere at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main, September 15-25, 2011. The new Opel Astra GTC stands out with sharp design and driving capabilities. On the outside, sculpted shapes with precise accents add drama to clean, sweeping coupé lines. And on the road, all Astra GTC versions benefit from a premium front axle layout with HiPerStrut – High Performance Strut – that ideally combines with the clever Opel patented Watt’s link rear axle to provide unmatched stability and the sharpest driving precision. Only very few, radical sporty cars in the segment offer such a sophisticated front axle architecture. “The Astra GTC is the sporty member of the Opel family,” says Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Chief Executive Officer of Opel/Vauxhall. “It has been designed and engineered in our facilities in Rüsselsheim to be a highly desirable sports coupé with invigorating driving performance while remaining affordable, roomy and flexible. We’re convinced that it will bring a breath of fresh air into the sports compact segment”.

The 2012 Mazda 3 made its US debut at the 2011 New York International Auto Show. Face-lifted with an even more refined exterior and interior, the 2012 Mazda 3 also is the first application in North America of Mazda’s innovative SKYACTIV fuel-saving and performance-oriented technologies, achieving 40 mpg on the highway. The Mazda 3 model is Mazda’s best-selling vehicle worldwide and accounts for nearly half of all Mazda sales in the United States, making the vehicle a prime candidate for introducing SKYACTIV to consumers looking for dynamic performance coupled with high fuel efficiency. “SKYACTIV is not just an engine; it is the next generation of advanced vehicle performance and efficiency,” said Jim O’Sullivan, President and CEO, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO). “SKYACTIV embodies Mazda’s philosophy of engineering only vehicles that are fun to drive, satisfying to own and environmentally responsible; and there is no better vehicle to start with than the Mazda 3, one of the most exciting sport compact cars on the road.” Redesigned for the 2010 model year, the refreshed 2012 Mazda 3 is Mazda’s first application of SKYACTIV technologies in North America, receiving an all-new SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine as well as the all-new SKYACTIV-Drive six-speed automatic transmission and all-new SKYACTIV-MT six-speed manual transmission. It also features improved sporty driving dynamics, responsive handling and a comfortable cabin space. The exterior design also has been refined …

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www.autoblog.gr Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 World debut at Wörthersee: 235 PS Golf GTI Edition 35 offers pure dynamic performance Volkswagen celebrates 35 years of the GTI with 247 km/h special edition Golf GTI Edition 35 has powerful 6 kg/PS and economical 8.1 l/100 km Wolfsburg / Reifnitz, 31 May 2011 — 35 years of the Golf GTI! Volkswagen is celebrating the anniversary of this icon with the new Golf GTI Edition 35. 173 kW / 235 PS of power (25 PS more than the normal GTI) and a fast 247 km/h top speed; 6 kg/PS power density. It will be a collector’s item from day one — arriving right on the 35th anniversary of the GTI legend. Back in the summer of 1976 — when the very first production GTI was launched — no one ever would have surmised what Volkswagen had just unleashed. No one. Not even Volkswagen itself. Some things simply cannot be planned — icons included. And so the first Golf GTI surprised everyone: buyers, competitors, the carmaker and — on the Autobahn — all those drivers of other sports cars and luxury saloons who had never heard of such a thing from Volkswagen, but were now being passed by it. Since then, the GTI advanced to become the most successful compact sports car in automotive history. 5000 GTIs were planned — yet the GTI of our day is irrepressibly approaching the production milestone of 2 million units built! 6.6 seconds for the sprint. Now, the new Golf GTI Edition 35 is proving the potential of this automobile. As always, it has front …

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Golf VR6 – 2.8 V6 12v. De-cat, full straight through exhaust system, 6 branch manifold, Induction kit. Approx. 185bhp Yaris T-sport – 1.5 16v VVT-i. De-cat, Full straight through exhaust system, 4 branch manifold, Apexi induction kit, Stripped. 125bhp Drag race from the lights, Yaris beats the Golf VR6 to about 70mph. Pretty impressive!!

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Ryan and Aaron disagree as to which car is the future of sporty car fun. Is it the hybrid Honda CR-Z or the diesel Volkswagen Golf TDI? The only way to find out is by putting them to the test! Both cars reviewed and driven.

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