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Volkswagen's barnstorming I.D. R to tackle China's most spectacular mountain road

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The 99 curves of the Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road are shaping up as an iconic ...

Volkswagen’s barnstorming electric race car already holds records for Pikes Peak, Goodwood and the Nurburgring, and now it’s headed to China, where it will tear up the famous 99 turns up Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road, one of the most spectacular roads on God’s green Earth.

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Reinvigorated VW California camper van puts more tech and comfort at nomads' fingertips

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The California 6.1 sleeps two in its pop-up roof and two below, making it a versatile ...

Last year’s Volkswagen Grand California debut added some serious buzz to the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. Volkswagen won’t likely have such an impactful presence at this year’s show, but it will have another new camper van to reveal, the California 6.1. The streamlined update of VW’s most iconic camper van is more than just a simple nip and tuck, adding comfort and convenience on the road and at camp with features like a touchscreen command center and reclining bench.

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DHS Warning: Small Aircraft are Ripe for Hacking

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Hackers with physical access to small aircraft can easily hack the plane’s CAN bus system and take control of key navigation systems. Continue reading DHS Warning: Small Aircraft are Ripe for Hacking→

Porsche's circular 7.8 mile Nardò test track reopens

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Nardò is one of the few test tracks in the world suitable for extreme speeds, with ...

Porsche’s perfectly circular 12.6 km (7.8 mile) test track at Nardò in Southern Italy has been renovated and is again open for business. Far more than just the massive banked high speed test track, the Nardò Technical Center contains over 20 test tracks on an area of more than 700 hectares, and has been used by 90 automotive companies for testing in the past.

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Pictorial: 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille Concours d’Elegance

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The 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille was a triumph in many ways, most importantly in the massive turnout of exclusive automobiles from 16 manufacturers and the number of significant debutant models. For McLaren it was doubly s… Continue reading Pictorial: 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille Concours d’Elegance→

Forget the I.D. Buzz, Volkswagen's loaded an all-electric 1962 Splitty with next-gen tech

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The Type 20 gets a vibrant look to match its futuristic tech package

The naming of a new Volkswagen Silicon Valley research center that’s really a 20-year-old Volkswagen research center? Huge yawn. A Halloween-colored, 11-window 1962 Type 2 bus with weird organic styling, pure-electric powertrain, facial recognition and holographic infotainment? We’re wide awake, eyes and ears open. It’s no wonder VW spliced the two announcements together, previewing innovations yet to come from its reinvented innovations facility with a one-of-a-kind electrified Microbus.

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Volkswagen's ageless California camper van gets a youthful boost of new technology

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Volkswagen teases the California 6.1 ahead of an upcoming debut

Earlier this year, Volkswagen announced the updated T6 van, dubbing it T6.1. In addition to roaming highways and worksites, the T6.1 van will slide its way under an updated California camper van. Volkswagen previewed the revised version of its icon this week ahead of a planned world premiere next month. The updated camper van gets some interior and exterior touchups, a new camper command center to complement the van’s digital cockpit, and some new driver-assistance features that are sure to help out on the way to and from camp.

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Over-the-top camper box swings, slides and grows to create bizarre (but roomy) VW camper van

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Some camper vans have widespread and timeless appeal. Some are more purpose-driven, suited for a very specific subset of travelers or adventurers. And some look like an alien spacecraft clinging on in an evil plot to extinguish humanity one V… Continue reading Over-the-top camper box swings, slides and grows to create bizarre (but roomy) VW camper van→

Volkswagen obliterates Nürburgring electric record by over 40 seconds

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Volkswagen built its ID.R with the intention of showing what the heads in its electric drive division are capable of, and it only took a few months after its unveiling for the zero-emission race car to claim a record at the iconic Pikes Peak…. Continue reading Volkswagen obliterates Nürburgring electric record by over 40 seconds→

Volkswagen eGon Is A Rolling Electric Car Circuit Sculpture

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Over the past few decades of evolution, cars have grown to incorporate a mind-boggling number of electric components. From parking distance sensors, to the convenience of power locks and windows, to in-car entertainment systems rivaling home theaters. Normally this interconnected system’s complexity is hidden between exterior sheet metal and interior …read more

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