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Nov 14 2009, 06:00 PM
by
Kevve
with 23 comment(s)
Dropped VWs are a pretty common sight in the international euro scene but it's usually Golfs which are chosen as the starting point for projects; modified Passats rarely show, let alone brand new models. However Johnny Despagne's 2009 Passat CC was a mere 3 days old when it was given the air ride treatment. It's one reason why we continue to highlight the Belgian scene on Speedhunters, members of this car community just love to take showroom fresh Euro sedans and drop them right to the...
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Posted
Nov 07 2009, 09:34 PM
by
Kevve
with 51 comment(s)
This car is getting famous all over the world and has been featured in many VW magazines, blogs and forums. When you look closely at this build, it's clear why it was recently on the cover of Performance VW magazine; this Golf is a top-end, high quality car....
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Posted
Aug 28 2009, 12:49 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 19 comment(s)
The amount of dope cars coming out of the Chicago area never ceases to amaze me - this incredible Volkswagen Caddy was spotted by the Risky Devil boys at a recent BBQ gathering. If the flush Work Equip 03's don't blow your mind, then the Honda K20 under the hood will.
Need to find more info on this car...
Photo Credit to ILL Photography/Risky Devil.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jul 14 2009, 10:37 AM
by
Kevve
with 12 comment(s)
Every July, cars come from all over Europe to MIVW - short for Men in Volkswagen . It's probably Holland's biggest VAG event of the year. For the 2009 iteration, the organizers rented out a huge airport hanger - a pretty cool location! This worked out quite well as the Dutch weather was pretty poor this weekend so we got to check out these cars from the comfort of the great indoors. So in my past two car features, I saw some people were complaining that they are missing the 'Speed'...
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Posted
May 22 2009, 12:54 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
Is "sexy" a fitting word to describe a Volkswagen? There have been a lot of cool VW's made over the years, but the closest Volkswagen ever got to a proper sports car was when they introduced the Karmann Ghia so long ago. More recently, there's been another VW that's stood above others with it's sleek styling and potent engine choices - the Corrado.
Even today, these rare coupes are loved by both VW fans and by car enthusiasts in general. I remember in my pre-driving teenage years there used to be a guy in my town who rolled around in a dropped VR6 Corrado and I thought that thing was one of the coolest looking and sounding cars around.
As I dug through Kevve's photo archive looking for cars to write about this month, I spotted this early model Corrado, which is one of the most complete watercooled VW street builds I've seen yet....
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Posted
May 22 2009, 03:03 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 13 comment(s)
There haven't been a lot of post about diorama's or model cars lately, but I feel that they are an important part of our community. So when I came across this diorama made by Wilco Machiels, I had to post them up on Speedhunters. Another nice detail is of course the VW's that are placed inside these diorama's. Like most car enthusiasts, you start to build model cars and quickly realize that you suck at it.... But there's always the exception and that is Wilco... he started at...
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Posted
May 21 2009, 06:45 PM
by
Kevve
with 8 comment(s)
Worthersee is definitely the place to be when you're looking for GTI's, RS, R, VR6, G's, and other special models of Volkswagen or Audi. You can find every VAG model here, and even better, you can find every model modified! This owner made a 1000km trip to Worthersee, from the south of France.... But with this modified RS6 it went pretty fast I think. Here's the official Volkswagen stand being constructed... One of the many full parking lots at a local hotel. A common sight in Velden...
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Posted
May 20 2009, 04:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 10 comment(s)
Since we are looking at Volkswagen this month, I figured it'd be cool to take a look back at an event I went to in the spring of 2008 - the Street VW's Jamboree in Odaiba, Tokyo.
Before this show, I'd never experienced a Japanese VW event and I was excited to see what I'd find there. Since the Japanese are known for taking their automotive hobby quite seriously, it's no surprise that the show was full of high quality VW's that could easily rival those from Southern California or anywhere else in the world. ...
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Posted
May 20 2009, 09:20 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 17 comment(s)
Hot on the heels of our Scirocco GT24 post last week, Volkswagen have announced the new 2.0i TSI 265hp 'R' version of the Scirocco for the European market. As with all Volkswagen 'R' products it is presented in their 'Racing' Blue seen on the Golf R32 and GT24 race car. Visually, the car is similar to the GT24 with deeper front bumper and larger air intakes, compared to the standard version. A new gloss black grille with 'R' Insignia sits between the aggressive headlamps...
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Posted
May 15 2009, 03:30 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 13 comment(s)
Volkswagen created a large amount of marketing buzz in 2008 when their new VW Scirocco won their class at the Nurburgring 24hrs. The German manufacture are back, this time with five cars. Two Scirocco GT24 CNG Natural Gas cars will join three 'traditional' petrol Sciroccos. All five cars are powered by VW's 2 Litre Turbo unit. Regulations restrict power to 315hp for the petrol cars and 282hp from the CNG (compressed natural gas). World Rally Champion Carols Sainz will drive one of the...
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Posted
May 06 2009, 11:46 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 8 comment(s)
In case you haven't got your fix of Cal-Lookers, Volksrods, rat VW's, drag cars, and others - here's some more photos from last Sunday's Bug-In 34 at Autoclub Speedway in Fontana....
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Posted
May 05 2009, 01:38 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 9 comment(s)
Now for some more the Volkswagen mecca that is Bug-In.
After reading some of the comments on yesterday's Bug-In post, it's clear to me that aircooled VW's really are "The People's Car" - even in the sense of customization and tuning. I'd say almost half of all car enthusiasts I've known have either owned an aircooled VW at some point or had close friends or family with them. As I walked through AutoClub Speedway's massive parking lot before heading home, I noticed the variety of cars in the parking lot. There were fixed up Japanese imports, late model Euro cars, muscle cars, hot rods and everything else.
Are vintage VW's the cars that bring the world together?...
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Posted
May 05 2009, 10:07 AM
by
Rod Chong
with 15 comment(s)
I'm sure most of your are very well versed in the different subgenres of Japanese, European and American car cultures by now, right? We spend a lot of time on the analysis and study of different types of car styles on Speedhunters. While not everyone is going to be a fan of every category we showcase, we do hope that our international focus is opening up your awareness of automotive cultures across the globe. I know I'm sure learning a lot from the Speedhunters community! In spite of our...
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Posted
May 04 2009, 04:45 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 2 comment(s)
Air-cooled VW's certainly aren't one of the world's most popular circuit racing platforms, but don't tell that to the people in Japan who compete in the Y's Cup series. This clip was recorded inside a race-prepped '71 Bug owned by a fellow named Yusuke. The video is a bit long, but make sure you watch the first few laps as he battles it out with a second generation Chevy Camaro (muscle cars also compete in the Y's Cup). It's quite interesting watching vintage German and American machinery going at it on a Japanese circuit.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
May 04 2009, 01:29 PM
by
Mike Garrett
with 15 comment(s)
Last Friday we kicked off our VW (and friends) month and we lucked out because this weekend one of the most important VW events in the world was held - the Southern California Bug-In 34. Anyone with a passing knowledge of air-cooled VW's knows that while the cars may have been born in Germany, they were perfected in Southern California. Before anyone had even heard of a Honda Civic, early "import tuners" were building Volkswagens that could spank V8's in the quarter mile and look badass while doing it. In the early days of the SoCal VW scene, there was no event bigger than the "Bug-Ins", which were held at the historic Orange County International Raceway....
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Posted
May 04 2009, 01:11 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 15 comment(s)
While browsing the NWP4LIFE forums I came across this gem. Because it was found in a ‘post your slammed ride' topic I do not have info on the car except the obvious, that it's a MK2 Golf probably a GTi 16v. Does anybody have any more info on the car? -Jeroen Willemsen
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Posted
May 01 2009, 02:15 PM
by
Rod Chong
with 22 comment(s)
I'm pretty sure my father is reasonably pleased with how I've turned out as his offspring.... I've managed to eke out a somewhat fruitful life for myself which is entirely consumed with creating media about automobiles.... As my dad is a bit of an autofiend himself, he quite likes to check out Speedhunters, but I do get the feeling sometimes that he wishes we focused more on European cars. See my dad is a hardcore VW guy. He's been brand loyal to VW ever since he started canyon racing...
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Posted
May 01 2009, 10:20 AM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 7 comment(s)
May on Speedhunters will be all about the VW Audi Group and to celebrate this we're releasing our new monthly 2009 Calendar! This cool image of this VW Golf Mk 1 is courtsey of our new contributor, Kevin Raekelboom. Welcome on board! Standard and Widescreen versions of the May Calendar are available in the desktop section . -Andy Blackmore Euro Golf Mk1 Car Feature
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Posted
Apr 09 2009, 04:07 PM
by
Andy Blackmore
with 9 comment(s)
Sad news time. German coachbuilder, Karmann, has filed for bankruptcy.The Karmann name was made famous by the VW Beetle based sportscars, designed with Italian styling house, Ghia. Many manufacturers have since contracted Karmann to produce and develop their convertibles. These include Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, Spyker and Pontiac. Karmann also built the VW Corrado. Lets hope they survive. Maybe its an opportunity for Volkswagen to buy them. This particular '66 Karmann Ghia...
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Posted
Mar 11 2009, 02:37 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 25 comment(s)
I was reading the Performance VW magazine and saw that they had chosen a Dutch vehicle as car of the year, of course that made me proud so I went searching for more and came up with this picture. The MKIV is a AWD drive turbocharged car thanks to a G60 charger and a Garrett Turbo, resulting in a 500bhp engine. The other car is a Corrado , but I do not have any info regarding that one yet, but I just emailed the owner so I hope I will receive a confirmation so I can shoot the cars at his garage. Stay...
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