From high-tech nomads for high-tech nomads: Volkswagen has launched a new iPhone application about the Dakar Rally in Apple’s online store today.Under the name of "Volkswagen Rally mobile – 2010 Dakar” the application is now available free of charge. Before and during the "Dakar” it sends news, results, videos and background information directly to the user’s display. iPhone users will be kept up to speed about the "Dakar” programme of the five factory-prepared and factory-fielded Race Touareg vehicles from Volkswagen, receiving exciting insights into the rally world of Volkswagen Motorsport. A link to "Rally mobile” in Apple’s App Store is available at A link to "Rally mobile” in Apple’s App Store is available at www.volkswagen-motorsport.com/dakar_iPhone

TSI 1.4 Engine has been awarded as the Most Innovative Engine in Autobild Award 2009. As a matter of fact, Touran is the first model in Indonesia that has been powered by TSI 1.4 litre producing 140 hp, emphasizing its positioning as a real family sports car. Volkswagen offers Touran 1.4 TSI with DSG transmission that makes torque transfer to all wheels become smooth and seamless. Please contact your preferred dealers for test drive appointment.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the "Official Supplier” to the Dakar Rally and a partner to the organiser, the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.). The new pickup from Volkswagen will be the Support Vehicle for the rally. The organiser is to use 20 Amarok, with a further 15 to be used as press and shuttle vehicles. The Amarok will undergo an endurance test during the Dakar Rally, because it will have to handle all the challenges of the demanding stages. From 1nd to 17th January 2010, the Dakar Rally will also see four teams from Volkswagen Motorsport as well as many other teams travelling 9,000 km through Argentina and Chile.

The colour red stands for dynamism, passion and a spirited temperament. So it’s no wonder that you’ll often come across it in the new Golf GTI: starting with the strips on the radiator grille with its typical honeycomb design through to the brake callipers and the decorative stitching on the leather steering wheel, handbrake grip and gearshift gaiter. If it were possible to hear red it would sound like the GTI’s 2.0l 4V turbo engine: 155 kW (210 hp), acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 240 km/h. (Fuel consumption: 7.3 – 7.4 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 170 – 173 g/km).

Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the launch of the all-new 2010 GTI via the App Store by making available a free version of the popular Firemint Real Racing game that exclusively features the all-new 2010 GTI. This is the first time an automotive manufacturer has used the App Store to launch a new vehicle. Additionally, users of the Real Racing GTI App in the U.S. can compete for the chance to win one of six, limited-edition 2010 GTIs that are fully-customized inside and out.

The Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (VAIL) has been inaugurated within the grounds of Stanford University in the USA. This ambitious research institution builds on an established tradition of close cooperation between the Volkswagen Group and Stanford University. The Lab has a floor area of around 750 square metres and will house research teams working on state-of-the-art technologies in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and IT. Their findings will be used in areas such as vehicle safety, mobility and environmental protection.

A jury composed of 65 journalists from 32 countries has given its verdict: the prestigious “International Engine of the Year Award” goes to the 1.4-litre TSI powerplant from Volkswagen. Yet that was not all: the engine, charged by compressor and turbocharger, was also voted “Best Engine” in the 1.0 to 1.4-litre displacement category and on top of that was named “Best Green Engine 2009”. Volkswagen produces the TSI engine with a choice of four power outputs. The efficient petrol direct-injection units are available for a number of models from the Polo to the Passat CC.

Volkswagen advertising has received a special accolade: after winning around 150 “Advertising Oscars” in Cannes since 1961, Europe’s largest car manufacturer has been awarded its first Lion in the special “Advertiser of the Year” category. The award presented at the “Cannes Lions 2009” International Advertising Festival is considered the highest accolade in the advertising industry. Since way back in the 1950s, Volkswagen has set advertising trends time and again, from the legendary advertising motifs for the Beetle to the multi-award winning campaign with Horst Schlämmer.

The new Golf is reaching for the stars and already has the five most important ones – the best Golf ever achieved exemplary results in the Euro NCAP crash test. Over the three test sections, which examine occupant, pedestrian and child protection, it scored a total of 36 out of a possible 37 points. The particularly sturdy body, which has undergone further improvement compared to its predecessor’s, and the new sensor concept for detecting collisions help to achieve this high standard of safety, as does the comprehensive safety specification: standard equipment for the new Golf includes seven airbags, an innovative head restraint system, plus ESP with brake assist.