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Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 concept (2007): first official pictures

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 17 May 2007 04:44 VW Golf GTI W12: the lowdown We loved the Clio V6, despite its dynamic shortcomings, and some CAR staffers still go weak at the knees at the mention of a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 rally car. But now Volkswagen is muscling in on the mad-hatch genre by showing this one-off Golf GTI W12. You read that right.

Old is new again: Will a floor-hinged throttle pedal be in your future?

If you think that every little nut, bolt, switch, gear or widget in your new car wasn't scrutinized by a team of highly educated, overworked car geeks (read: engineers), think again. A couple of recent conversations with automotive engineers confirmed that virtually nothing that goes into a car today is taken for granted. During the recent Pebble Beach weekend, I had the pleasure of spending time with an engineer for Jaguar, and the subject turned to materials used for various switches in the cabin.

Top Gear in New York with SLS, 458 Italia & GT3 RS +video

Jeremy de-stresses in the SLS in NYC It’s that time of the year when Top Gear is off air. So Top Gear off air means the boys must be out playing somewhere in the world for the next series. This time last year Top Gear were in Romania.