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Designed on the same platform as Wolfsburg's best-selling Golf, the approximately 4.40-metre-long Touran becomes the new benchmark in its class: superior functionality, an enormous amount of space with up to seven seats and excellent driving characteristics make all the difference. As usual for a genuine Volkswagen, the Touran impresses with perfect ergonomics. The details of the operating concept previously tested in the Golf have been refined for the van concept. Luggage compartment volume and variability exceed the typical offerings of its class: the five-seater offers 695 litres as standard, which can be expanded to up to 1,989 litres by removing the three individual seats in row two, each weighing only 17 kilograms. As a seven-seater, this leaves a storage volume of at least 121 litres. But it is not only volume and variability that make the Touran enormously practical. Its payload of over 660 kilograms also sets new standards and shows that you can still take quite a bit with you in the Touran. Prepared for anything As a typical Volkswagen, the Touran is not only impressive on a large scale, but also on a small scale: with up to 39 storage options, you’re guaranteed to be able to keep things in order. Practical folding tables in the rear are a particular delight for the youngsters. The fold-down passenger seat back, on the other hand, can also be used as a mobile office desk. The multitude of clever ideas makes the Touran unique in its segment. It inspires families just as much as athletes and field workers with more space requirements. And of course, the Touran is not just clear and confident, but also places great emphasis on a high level of essential safety. For superior occupant protection, its laser-welded and fully galvanised body comes from the factory with an armada of state-of-the-art safety features: Driver and front passenger airbags, side airbags and front head airbags, as well as active head restraints and ESC electronic stability control.

Key Aspects Contains 6 sections: Body, Interior, Engines and transmissions Chassis, Standard and optional features and Chronology Scirocco - Body Beginning of a new era: Scirocco is frontrunner an with extremely clear design philosophy Remarkable front end: Scirocco design shows new Volkswagen lines A sure thing: Scirocco offers top notch passive safety The events are remarkably similar, although they are separated by a span of more than three decades: in 1974 Volks­wagen introduced the new Scirocco to the market just a few months before the debut of the first generation Golf. The sports car was a sensation, since it not only replaced the rear engine Karmann Ghia, but also initiated – after the Passat presented before it – a whole new era of design. The fact is that the original Scirocco designed by Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro (Italdesign) offered an initial glimpse of the future Golf that was also drawn up at Italdesign. 34 years later, this history is now repeating itself in some aspects. The reason: this third generation Scirocco is the first Volkswagen to exhibit the new front end design for a new era. A distinctive characteristic of the Scirocco front end are its chrome headlamp bodies and the high-sheen black inside surfaces of the headlamp housings that are joined by a radiator grille cross bar, also in high-sheen black. On this sports car, the VW emblem is not integrated in the radiator grille, rather it is mounted on the engine hood. THE DESIGN OF THE SCIROCCO IN DETAIL Designers configured the third generation Scirocco unmistakably as a pure sports car. Even more powerful than the original Scirocco of the 1970s and the second generation in the 1980s, the new Scirocco still offers significantly more interior space. That is because – in contrast to its two predecessors – the Scirocco of the year 2008 does not have a sloped hatch, rather a steep hatch with a long roof and vertical tailgate. That offers two crucial advantages.

The exterior and interior concept of this potent super mini is deliberately true to the legendary Golf GTI. The GTI legend lives on in the Polo due to its powerful sprinting capabilities, dynamic torque supply, impressive top speed and exciting driving experience. The most powerful model in this series fulfils these attributes without any compromises. The Polo GTI has a top speed of 216km/h and races from nought to 100km/h in 8.2 seconds. It needs just 29.0 seconds to cover 1,000 metres. These performance figures even clearly beat the original GTI, the 110hp Golf from 1976. Important:The terms FSI, TDI, DSG and CSC are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG or other Volkswagen Group companies in Germany. Basic Info english Christian F. Haacke

Key Aspects Contains 6 sections: GTD – Concept, GTD – Drivetrain, GTD – Handling, GTD – Exterior, GTD – Interior and GTD – Fully equipped Golf GTD – Concept Sporty Statement:Golf GTD is completely redefining dynamics in the diesel segmentNew Golf GTD was developed using the legendary GTI as a basisGTD engine is fuel-efficient (5.3 l), clean (Euro-5) and sporty (170 PS) Volkswagen is launching a new Golf highlight on the market: the GTD. The acronym GTD has a long tradition: Back in 1982 the first Golf GTD appeared – the GTI among diesels. The new Golf GTD with its 125 kW / 170 PS speaks to all diesel fans who value a maximum in dynamic performance. That is why the GTD shows such a clear similarity to the new Golf GTI (155 kW / 210 PS). While the GTI is in a league of its own with an efficient turbocharged gasoline engine that offers the performance of far more expensive sports cars, the Golf GTD is making its debut with phenomenal fuel economy. Every 100 kilometers, just 5.3 liters of fuel flow through the piezo injection valves of the common rail engine that can hardly be pegged as a diesel. That is equivalent to CO₂ emissions of just 139 g/km. This contrasts with a top speed of 222 km/h and 8.1 seconds for the sprint to 100 km/h. When the driver accelerates, the TDI surprises with exceedingly sporty sound, while still offering excellent long-distance touring comfort thanks to its very good acoustic properties. Like the GTI, the GTD will also be offered with an optional six-speed DSG instead of the standard six-speed transmission version. In the opinion of many experts, this is the most efficient automatic of our times. The Golf GTD with DSG reaches a top speed of 220 km/h, and it too accelerates to 100 km/h in 8.1 seconds and consumes 5.6 liters of diesel on average (147 g/km CO₂). Thanks to these excellent fuel efficiency values, GTD cars with either transmission version can travel about 1,000 kilometers on one tank of fuel (55 liters).

Key aspect Power of the Golf R increased to 300 PS Fuel consumption with DSG reduced to 6.9 litres per 100 km New TSI propels Golf R with DSG to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds Golf R makes its debut with a new 4MOTION all-wheel drive system and progressive steering High-tech turbocharged engine. Like the current Golf GTI, the Golf R is powered by further advanced engine design of the four-cylinder EA888 engine series. Compared to the previous engine, numerous technical details were modified to reduce fuel consumption and emissions and at the same time to increase power and torque values. The engine has a newly designed cylinder head with four valves per cylinder, for example. Compared to the 169 kW / 230 PS Golf GTI Performance, designers boosted engine power of the Golf R by 70 to 221 kW / 300 PS (from 5,500 to 6,200 rpm), creating one of the most powerful four-cylinder engines. Maximum torque has increased 30 Nm to 380 Newton metres; it is available over a broad speed range from 1,800 to 5,500 rpm. To attain these values, the TSI, with a displacement of 1,984 cc, was subjected to a development programme similar to that of a motorsport engine. The following components were modified or completely redesigned compared to the already highly agile GTI engine: the cylinder head (together with exhaust valves, valve seats and springs), pistons, high-pressure injection valves as well as the turbocharger. Efficient thermal management. The turbocharged direct petrol injection engines of the EA888 series all have innovative detailed solutions such as water-cooled exhaust gas channels running through the cylinder head to the turbocharger (to reduce efficiently full-load fuel consumption) and a dual injection system with direct injection and multi-port injection. Thanks to its new fully-electronic coolant control system, thermal management of the TSI in the Golf R is also much more efficient with a reduced warm-up phase; this reduces friction losses and fuel consumption.

Key Aspects Contains 6 sections: Facts summary, Body, Interior, Engines and transmissions, Features, Golf Estate Exclusive The New Golf Estate - Facts summary Basic equipment lines Golf Estate Trendline Golf Estate Comfortline Golf Estate Highline Currently offered engine, transmission and equipment line combinations: Petrol engines 1.4 MPI with 59 kW / 80 PS, SG-5* / Trendline 1.6 MPI with 75 kW / 102 PS, SG-5, / Trendline, Comfortline 1.4 TSI with 90 kW / 122 PS, SG-6*, DSG-7* / Comfortline, Highline 1.4 TSI with 118 kW / 160 PS, SG-6, DSG-7 /Comfortline, Highline Currently offered engine, transmission and equipment line combinations: Diesel engines 1.6 TDI with 77 kW / 105 PS, SG-6 / DSG-6* / Trendline, Comfortline, Highline. 1.6 TDI can be ordered with BlueMotion Technology 2.0 TDI with 103 kW / 140 PS, SG-6, DSG-6 / Comfortline, Highline (*: SG = manual transmission, DSG = Direct Shift Gearbox) Dimensions Length: 4,534 mm Width: 1,781 mm Height: 1,504 mm Wheelbase: 2,578 mm Track width: fr. 1,535 mm Track width: rr. 1,508 mm Basic Info english Basic Info spanish Basic Info french Basic Info italian Tanja Wiemann

Key aspects Revolution in the compact class: Polo brings the assistance systems of the Golf to the world of "little ones"   Polo is first car in its class with Automatic Post-Collision Braking System as standard More driving fun with electro-mechanical steering and Sport Select suspension The new Polo makes its debut with a range of comfort and assistance systems that are unique in this class so far. The Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is an intriguing example of the democratisation of innovative technologies: Volkswagen brought the system to the market with the Phaeton for the first time. The Touareg followed. ACC was available for high-volume models for the first time with its integration in the Passat and Golf. With the new Polo, the comfort and safety system has been brought to a new class. Other new assistance systems include the Automatic Post-Collision Braking System (automatically initiates braking of the vehicle that had an accident in order to prevent a subsequent collision), Driver Alert System, "Front Assist" ambient traffic monitoring system with City Emergency Braking. The view towards the rear can now be sharpened by the optional Rear View camera as well. In addition, a new electro-mechanical power steering system and the newly developed "Sport Select" suspension perfect the Polo. All new technologies in detail: Electro-mechanical steering. The newly developed electro-mechanical steering system is making its debut in the Polo. The compact system was integrated directly into the steering column. The new Polo steering system is distinguished by its very precise and agile response and steering properties and it decouples roadway bumps very well. The system is operated with a steering gear (worm gear) that is driven by an electric motor. Sport Select suspension. For the Polo, Volkswagen offers for the first time electronically switchable dampers; they constitute the core technology of the new, optional Sport Select suspension.

It worked: The modern and reliable drive concept, the excellent spatial economy and ultimately the design as well, won over the market to such an extent that production of the one-millionth Golf was already being celebrated in October 1976. Like every Golf that would appear after it, the first generation, too, reflected the progress and automotive trends. In launching the first Golf GTI (in 1976), Volkswagen heralded the introduction of greater dynamism in this class, while the Golf D (naturally aspirated diesel engine, 1976) and the later Golf GTD (turbodiesel, 1982) marked the breakthrough for diesel cars in the compact segment. With the Golf Cabriolet, introduced in 1979, Volkswagen launched an open car on the market that was at times the best-selling open car in the world. 6.99 million vehicles of the first generation Golf, including all derivatives such as the convertible and the Jetta (at that time structurally identical), were sold – 0.87 million Golf cars per year. Golf II. It was the second generation Golf that was the Volkswagen in which the baby-boomer generation, people who are now in their fifties and sixties, learned to drive. While its predecessor had already become a favourite of all driving instructors and learner drivers, the second Golf had now become firmly and inerasably established in the minds of these temporary allies. As of August 1983, they no longer sat quite so close to each other, since spatial utilisation had been improved once more. As a matter of fact: it was the Golf that introduced the regulated catalytic converter (1984), anti-lock braking system (ABS, 1986) and power-steering to the Golf class and that could be ordered with an all-wheel drive system for the first time (Syncro, 1986). And as far back as 1989, Volkswagen was already unveiling a prototype of this Golf with an electric drive system and another with a hybrid drive system.