BY JARED GALL

The GTI moves asymptotically closer to perfection.

A select handful of cars offers a rare level of all-around excellence that sets them on a plane seemingly untouchable by their competitors. Premium branding is often part of the price of admission to this level of perfection, but the people’s car company”Volkswagen”sees no reason it can’t play here, too, granting its R32 levels of polish and balance more often associated with pricier brands. (more…)

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BY ALISA PRIDDLE

This clean-diesel model, shown in Frankfurt, is for Europe only.

Volkswagen is using September’s Frankfurt auto show to reassert its stature as a maker of efficient diesels in Europe. The new Golf BlueMotion will be one of six models with the environmentally friendly powerplant (the other five have not been disclosed). (more…)

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BY JARED GALL

Volkswagen’s new soft-roader aims upmarket with computing power for navigating jungles both urban and leafy.

Sport-utility-vehicle builders do well to heed the Boy Scout motto of Be Prepared. The question is to what extent? Honda didn’t add a factory snorkel option when it redesigned the CR-V, and focus groups voted nay on a six-inch body lift to allow for more suspension travel on the latest Cadillac Escalade. (more…)

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BY JARED GALL, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JARED HOLSTEIN

Not many automakers dare sell wagons. How can the word ’sport’ change everything?

VW’s GTI and its budget-minded stall mate, the Rabbit have been on a tear lately in Car and Driver’s pages, snatching up comparo crowns like Homer Simpson grabbing gummies at a candy convention, and plopping down in one of our 10Best spots at that shebang’s 2007 go-round. (more…)

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The 2007 Volkswagen Eos is a 2-door, 4-passenger convertible, available in 3 trims, ranging from the Base to the 3.2L.

Upon introduction, the Base is equipped with a standard 2.0-liter, I4, 200-horsepower, turbo engine that achieves 23-mpg in the city and 32-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard. The 3.2L is equipped with a standard 3.2-liter, V6, 250-horsepower engine that achieves 22-mpg in the city and 29-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.

The 2007 Volkswagen Eos is all-new for 2007.

Prices = $28,110-$36,970

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