German aftermarket wheel specialist Schmidt Revolution introduces a new tuning program for Volkswagen Golf GTI Mark 5. The model has been given a re-calibrated ECU, a RFI air intake and a new 70 mm performance exhaust system with twin tail pipes courtesy of Friedrich Motorsport Lichtenfels, all which contributed to boost the original 197 hp output of the standard 2.0 TFSI engine up to 271 hp.

The car also uses sport-tuned suspension, an R32 lower bumper section, front lip and sill trims painted in gloss black and, last but not least, a set of Schmidt Revolution’s own 19″ ‘Gotham’ alloy wheels, fitted with 225/35R19 Marangoni M-Power tyres.

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This Volkswagen Golf R tuning effort by Siemoneit Racing is all about milking some more performance potential from the hot hatch. The Golf R by Siemoneit takes the two-litre TFSI engine to 523 hp thanks to a new exhaust and aspiration system, and some engine mapping changes. This first set of changes reaches 350 hp and 485 Nm of torque, but additional modifications to the fuel pump and intercooler take us to that incredible 523 hp.

Faster gear changes have been achieved so that the DSG gearbox is more responsive, and changes to the launch control system have been made. It’s an impressive package that will set you back 5,000 euros, although that figure doesn’t include some of the essential interventions required to the suspension and braking system to cope with the extra power.

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This video shows that the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 means (orgasmic?) business. We see a model drive the special edition Golf GTI in a very het-up fashion, appropriate for the hot hatch which will go on show at the 2011 Worthersee event. Built to celebrate 35 years of the GTI model, the Edition 35 gets another 25 hp on the standard GTI, up to 235 hp. It’s quite tame on the style front, getting dedicated door sills, new bumpers and alloy wheels. More pics to come from Worthersee.

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Okay, so the new Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is not exactly the most interesting car on the road from a design point of view, but we think it will be very difficult to beat in its class. Back from a discontinued production in 2002, the new Golf Cabrio is based on the Golf 6 and could run away with the economical, compact cabriolet crown.

VW seems to have managed a combination of refinement and good sense with its cabrio. It drives like a Golf with good steering and a zippy 1.4 TSI engine, but also provides a quiet interior even with the roof down (AutoExpress says you can hold a conversation at highway speeds).

Again, not an exciting vehicle but a “relaxing package” on a cabriolet is probably what a lot of people will appreciate for their open-top summer driving. The new cabrio also gets to cash in on the Volkswagen Golf image of reliability and reasonable cost. We’re expecting to see a few of these on European roads this summer.

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The special edition Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 will go on show at the 2011 Worthersee tuning event in June to celebrate 35 years of the Golf GTI. A more powerful model, with a new style package, the Golf GT Edition 35 is equipped with a four-cylinder, 2.0-litre turbocharged engine with 232 hp. That’s 25 hp more than the standard GTI model.

The new special edition gets some exterior styling updates including a new front bumper to give it a lower and wider look, new alloy wheels, red brake callipers and plenty of badges. On the inside the Golf GTI Edition 35 has bucket seats and an original-style gearstick.

We expect there will be other upgrades to the Edition 35 model including possible suspension changes, and other options like manual or DSG transmission should be offered. The price has been upgraded though, costing 30,425 euros in Germany, which is more than 2,000 euros more than a standard GTI. The Golf GTI Edition 35 for Germany is available for pre-order with deliveries expected for June.

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In time for the northern hemisphere summer, here are new pics of the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. Whether a whole lot of people will rush out and buy the new open-top probably depends on their current financial circumstances, but the Golf Cabrio, based on the Golf VI, looks like a good, steady option in this segment, even if not the most exciting.

The last Golf Cabrio was based on the third generation model, and while this new Golf doesn’t exactly stand out for the originality of its design, VW has improved it where it was needed with greater structural rigidity and the benefit of an updated engine line-up. The new Golf Cabriolet has the following engine options: 1.2 TSI with 105 hp, 1.4 TSI with 122 or 160 hp and the 2.0 TSI with 210 hp (exclusively with DSG, six-speed, dual-clutch transmission).

Diesel engines include the 1.6 TDI with 105 hp and a five-speed manual gearbox, or the 2.0 TDI with 140 hp and the dual-clutch option. Only one model style is available, but various accessory packages are available to vary the purchase, focusing on style, comfort, performance or technology. Not exactly a trail blazer for European cabrio models, but VW is playing a numbers game and the Golf Cabrio is another practical way to go about it.

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Spring is on its way in Europe and if you’re in the market, you can enjoy it with a new Volkswagen Golf Cabrio this year. The new model was launched live at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and should only continue the road to success of the hard top version. The open-top Golf has a more slanted windshield than the standard version, but otherwise is pretty much the same car, including the same engine options. We have no pricing details but we expect this model to be quite popular. In the video above we get to the see the 1979 Golf Cabriolet ancestor.

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet official pics

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The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet and the Tiguan restyling might not be the wow factor you’re looking for live at the Geneva Motor Show, but the two models are symptomatic of Volkswagen’s approach to things: steady, quality design and nothing radical on the popular models. Volkswagen was keen to underline the importance of the Golf Cabriolet in its model range, and it is keeping the traditional fabric roof, and giving up on the central roll bar.

The model is pretty much a standard drop-top Golf apart from the more slanted windshield compared to the three- and five-door models. The roof can be opened in just 9.5 seconds and the mechanism works up to 30 km/hr. The diesel and petrol engine range goes from 105 to 210 hp and we’ll also see BlueMotion and DSG dual-clutch transmission. For the type of vehicle it is, the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet will never be as popular as its hard-top counterpart, but we expect to see a number of these cruising around Europe in summer.

The Volkswagen Tiguan restyling is extremely minimal, with the company backing a winner which has sold 572,000 models. The front end gets a slight redesign to bring it under the “family feeling” image currently pursued by Volkswagen. The engine range has been modified to reduce fuel consumption across the line by an average of 0.7 l/100 km. The petrol options available range from 122 to 210 hp, the diesels from 110 to 170.

Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet and Tiguan restyling live at 2011 Geneva motor show

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The seventh generation Golf model could be ready for an end-2012 market release according to a spokesperson cited by German magazine Automobilwoche. The Volkswagen Golf success will continue with the Golf VII which could appear at the 2012 Paris Motor Show in autumn, although specific production details haven’t been released. At this stage it looks like the new hatch will use the VAG MQB platform with front wheel drive and transverse engine.

The MQB platform is destined for most B,C and D segment vehicles for Volkswagen, with estimates that it will be utilised on about three million vehicles in total, starting with the new Audi A3. It will replace more than just one platform, subsituting the PQ25, PQ35 and PQ46 models which correspond to the Polo, Skoda Superb and Yeti, Audi TT and Volkswagen Touran models.

The new Golf should therefore prove to be a significant step in the Golf lineage, distancing itself from the current Golf 6, considered a transitional model before the car gets its overhaul. It should also herald the first electric, or at the very least hybrid, drivetrain for the hatchback, which Volkswagen hopes to be able to offer at an affordable price.

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This is definitely going down as one of the funniest car commercials we’ve seen this year. Apart from the stunts the old lady pulls off in her little red Volkswagen Golf, the hilarious stuff is the dad checking out the second hand vehicle he’s buying for his son; thinking he’s got a great bargain in that typical way that dads have of thinking they know everything about cars. The commercial apparently finishes with the slogan “not every old lady is as reliable as a Golf”.

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After taking a dig at the Audi A1 and its supposedly disappointing sales results so far, German magazine Automobilwoche is also citing the new Opel Astra as a flop for 2010. The take on the Astra comes with comparison of the Volkswagen Golf, which has vastly outstripped the former in sales for this year. On the local German market, Astra sold 65,472 units in the last year against the 234,135 Golfs that were sold. From November 2009 to November 2010, those Astra sales represent just 28 percent of the Golf sales.

Opel sales chief for Germany Alain Visser has admitted that the Astra sales are (unsurprisingly for us) inferior to those of the Golf, but says that the company will be focusing on its new Astra Sports Tourer station wagon in the new year. The Sports Tourer apparently represents 50 percent of overall Astra sales and this compact wagon is more than a significant competitor for the Golf Variant.

The Opel Astra fares better against the Volkswagen Golf on some other European markets, while across Europe over the last year the Astra has sold 254,773 units to the Golf’s 533,009. That makes for a percentage of about 48 percent, which is far healthier than on the local German market. It still puts the Astra behind the Golf but the latter has always reigned as Europe’s favourite hatchback so the figures are not exactly ground breaking. What will be interesting to see is how the Sports Tourer goes in the future.

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Volkswagen has got together with fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld who represents a new Style package for the Volkswagen Polo, Golf and Golf Plus models. Lagerfeld is being used in the advertising campaign for the package, which is a series of options that when purchased together, save the customer some money.

The Style special editions offer new light-alloy wheels, tinted side and rear windows and fog lights, along with the Style series badging. The Style-Plus package adds another set of alloys and throws in a sunroof or panorama roof as well. On the German market, the Polo style model starts at about 14,075 euros (saving 1,885 on buying the options separately), while the Golf Style package at 18,825 euros is a full 2,335-euros saving. Video after the jump.

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