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Vi cePr esi dent ’ sRepor t Smel l sl i keTeam spi r i t ! I ft heVW Cl ubhadapoolr oom i twoul dbef i l l i ngf astaswe speak.Anot hert r ophywasj ustaddedt ot hecol l ect i ont hi s mont h,wi t ht heVWCVwi nni ngBestCl ubdi spl ayatt heTor quay Mot orshow.Weseem t obemaki ngagr eathabi toft hi sas wewont hesamet r ophyatt hi sshow l astyear . Weal sot ookoutBestCl ubDi spl ayatPi cni catHangi ng Rockmanyyear sago.Notabadef f or tatal l !Att her at ewear egoi ng,we’ l l needt ohi r eamai dj ustt okeepdust i ngal lt hesepr i zes! I t ’ sgr eatt oseesomanypeopl eat t endt hesegr eatshowsandshowi ngof ft hei r cl ubcol our satt hesamet i me.Unl i kemanycarcl ubsatt heseshows,we suppor tandencour ageal lmodel sofVol kswagens,new andol dandnotj ust speci f i cyear sorst yl es. Wehavesuchal ar gevar i et yf r om f r eshl yr est or edt o or i gi nalpat i na,dai l ydr i ver st oweekenduseonl y ,l ow i nt heweedst o“speed bumpsdon’ tbot herme”.Nott oment i ont henewerVWsf r om t hel astf ew decadeswhi chhaver eal l ymadeamar kf ort hemsel ves! Wi t hef f or t sl i kemember sr est or i ngt heCl ubBeet l e,vol unt eer satDayoft he Vol kswagenandFeder at i onSquar e,t her ehasbeenar i sei npar t i ci pat i ng member swant i ngt odomor ef ort hei rcl ubt hanj ustat t end.Thi shasbeena br eat hoff r eshai rasweneednew f acest obeoutt her ei nt heVW wor l d!Att ech dayswegetmor eandmor epeopl ecomi ngwhohaveneverl i f t edaspanner bef or e.Wi t ht heKennet tRi verCampoutweekend,wegetmor emember s,who ar en’ tnor mal l yt he“out door s”t ype,pi t chi ngt ent sorbuyi ngCampervansand havi ngagr eatt i mei ndoi ngso. Thi si swhatwear eabout .Enj oyi ngourcar sand t hepeopl eweal lshar eani nt er esti n. Sonextbi gcarshow ordi spl ayt hatcomesup,wehopet oseemor ef r eshf aces andevenf r esherVeeDubsat t endi ng!Whi l stwear en’ tt her ef ort het r ophi es,i t ’ s ni cet ober ecogni sedf ort heef f or tever yoneput si n. AndasDar ylKer r i gansai di nTheCast l e–‘ Thi si sgoi ngst r ai ghtt ot hepool r oom! ’ Ri char dGr aham Vi cePr esi dent
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Genui nei sgenui nel ybet t er Genui nePar t s–I si twor t hi t ? I t ’ saquest i onweal laskour sel veswheni tcomest i met or epl ace t heconsumabl esonourVol kswagen-i si twor t husi ngVol kswagen Genui nePar t s? Theshor tanswerf ort hoseofusi nt hei ndust r yi sar esoundi ng ‘ Yes’ .Thebenef i t sofGenui nePar t sar et hatt heywer edesi gnedas ourcar s wer e bei ng desi gned,meani ng per f ectf i t ,and f act or y qual i t yst andar ds. Let ’ sl ook at a coupl e of exampl es of t he benef i t s of some Vol kswagenGenui nePar t s: Genui neCool ant( G13++)–A l i t t l eknownf actonGenui neCool ant i st hati tdoes f armor et han keep yourengi ne cool .Genui ne Vol kswagen Cool antcont ai nscor r osi on i nhi bi t or swhi ch coatt he met alsur f aceswi t hpr ot ect i vef i l m.Gi vent hedi f f er entmet al sused t hr oughyourengi ne,i ti si mpor t antt hatt hef or mul at i oni scor r ect . Anot herbenef i tofGenui neCool anti st heagent scont ai nedwi t hi n t hati nhi bi tf oami ngwhi stt hecool antci r cul at est hr ought heengi ne, andsequest er i ngagent st hatneut r al i zehar dwat erandpr eventt he bui l dupofl i mescal edeposi t s.
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Genui neOi lFi l t er s–ast heVol kswagen engi neer sdesi gned t he engi ne i n your car ,t he l ubr i cat i on f i l t er i ng syst em was al so desi gned;t hi si ncl udest heoi lf i l t erf i t t ed.Theper f ectf i t mentoft he oi lf i l t erandt hef i l t er i ngpr oper t i eswer eal ldesi gnedt oensur et hat yourengi nei skeptl ubr i cat edandheal t hy.Thr ought housandsof hour sofdevel opment ,Vol kswagenengi neer shavef oundt hef i l t er t hatwor ksspeci f i cal l yf oryou. Thesear eacoupl eofexampl esofwhyVol kswagenGenui nePar t s ar et heonl ypar t st hatshoul dbef i t t edt oyourVol kswagen,andi t ensur est hatyourVol kswagenst aysaVol kswagen! Wor dsbyTonyCour t
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Ther evi sedVol kswagenSci r occoRar r i vedt hi sFebr uar y ,andf ort hemostpar tt henewsi sgood. Thest yl i ngi sr ef r eshed,t or quedel i ver yi si mpr oved,t her e' smor et echnol ogyasst andar dandl eat herseat sar e f i nal l yavai l abl e.But ,andi t ' sapr et t ybi gbut ,t heSci r occoRi si ncr edi bl yst i f f l yspr ung,andonacombi nat i onof nowst andar d19i nchal l oysandpat chyVi ct or i anbackr oadst her i dei sanyt hi ngbutpl easant . . .I t ' sal mosta shameconsi der i ngt her estoft hecari sj ustsogood. Vol kswagenAust r al i asayst henewl yr evi sedSci r occoRhasa" f ai r l yf i r m suspensi onset up" . Suf f i cet osayt hecompanydoesn' tl i ket oover st at et hi ngs.Fai r l yf i r mi st heunder st at ementoft heyear ,aki nt o sayi nganacet yl enecut t i ngt or chi sf ai r l yt oast y . . . Yes,t henew Sci r occoRi sf i r ml yspr ung,andi ncombi nat i onwi t hMel bour ner oads,new l owpr of i l e19i ncht yr es andanAdapt i veChassi sCont r ol( ACC)syst em of f er i ngt hr eef l avour soff i r m,t her i dei s,wel l ,youguessedi t , f i r m. So,t hat ' st hebadnewsoveranddonewi t h. . .Thegoodnewsi st hatal mostever yot herf acetoft heSci r occoR' s per f or mance,f or m andf unct i oni si mmensel ycapabl e,notl eastofal lwi t ht hecl evercar r yoverXDLel ect r oni c l ocki ngf r ontdi f f er ent i alwhi chdoesast er l i ngj obofdi st r i but i ngt he2. 0l i t r et ur bo' s330Nm oft or que. Wesampl edt hesi xspeedmanualver si onoft hef acel i f t edt hr eedoor ,andf oundt heshi f tandcl ut cht obebot h cooper at i veandr at herf ocussed–j ustt het hi ngf orext r act i ngal lt hepoweryoucar et ouse,exact l yasyoucar e t ousei t . Vol kswagenal soof f er st heSci r occoRi nconj unct i onwi t hasi xspeeddual cl ut cht r ansmi ssi on,and( f i nal l y)wi l l al soof f erl eat heruphol st er y . Thenew Gol fRi nspi r edl ookswi l lal sobr i ngawel comechangef orbuyer schasi ng' somet hi ngdi f f er ent ' .I t ' s wor t hnot i ngatt hi spoi nt ,however ,t hatt heSci r occoi sbasedon' ol d'Gol ft echnol ogy .Whi l et hel at estGol fVI Ii s bui l tonVol kswagenGr oup' sl at estMQBpl at f or m,t heSci r occosol di er sonwi t hGol fVbasedunder pi nni ngs. Thecabi n,muchl i ket her estoft hecar ,i swel lpr esent ed,pr ovi desdeepl ybol st er edseat s( t woi nt hef r ontand t woi nt her ear )andsi mi l arst or agel evel st ot heGol f .Ther earseat sspl i t50: 50,i fyoushoul df i ndt heshoppi ng doesn' tf i t ,butr eal i st i cal l y ,mucht hel i kebackseati t sel f ,t hecar goar eawi l lpr obabl yonl ybeusedoccasi onal l y , andt henf orashor tper i odoft i me. Bi xenonandLED headl i ght s,mat t echr omemi r r orscal ps,r earswi velbadgewi t hr ever si ngcamer aandnew bi nnacl est yl egaugesf ort ur boboost ,oi lt empandst opwat chal laddt ot heof f er . TheSci r occoRi sn' tacommut ercar–r ear war dvi si bi l i t yi spr obl emat i cwhenmanoeuvr i ng,par ki ngandi nt i ght under gr oundcarpar ksandt hel i ke.Butt ot hi nkoft heSci r occoR i nsuchamundaner ol ewoul dbet omi ssi t s r ai sond' et r e. Thi si saf ast ,eager handl i ngcart hatal t houghf i r mi sdevi l i shl yenj oyabl e,aur al l yent er t ai ni ngandst r i ki ngl y at t r act i ve. Ast heonl yt hr eedoormodelcur r ent l yof f er edbyt heGer manj ugger naut ,Ihopei tmai nt ai nsaf i r m pl acei nt he VW l i neupf ormanyyear st ocome.
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Whatchangeshaveyoumadet ot hePol o? I t ’ sr unni ng a‘ Har di ngPer f or mance’i nt ake,H&R l ower i ngspr i ngs,10mm ESCwheelspaces,Mi l l t ek cat backexhaust ,andPol oRr earwi nganddi f f user . I nt er i orwi se, ther ear ej ustsomecar bonDSG paddl e ext ensi ons,f ormybi ghands,andt heWRCl ogoon t hest eer i ngwheelandengi necover . Whatdoesyourf i ancéet hi nkoft hepaddl e ext ensi ons?They’ dbet hemostobvi ouschange. I ni t i al l yshewasn’ tabi gf anoft hem.Shedoesn’ t uset hem soi t ’ snott oomuchofawor r y.She’ sused t ot hem now. Ispysomef act or yaddi t i onsl i ket hegenui ne car bonmi r r orcaps.Whatot herOEM t ouchesar e t her e? Thei deabehi ndt hecari st het hemeofGenui ne addi t i ons.Themi r r orcaps,wi nganddi f f user ,and badgesar eal lgenui neVW i t emsf r om over seas model snotseenher ei nAust r al i a.Ij ustt r awl edt he par t scat al ogueandor der edt hem t hr oughwor k. What ’ st hepl anf orf ut ur eaddi t i ons? I t ’ soneoft hoset hi ngs.Ipr omi sedIwasn’ tgoi ngt o pl aywi t ht hi scarwhenweboughti t .Thatl ast edf our weeks!Isai dIwasn’ tgoi ngt obuyanyt hi ngf ori t t hatyear .Soont hef i r stofJanuar yi tal lst ar t ed. Theonl yot hert hi ngIwantt oaddi sasetofdi f f er ent wheel s.Ihaveasetofmot or spor twheel ssi t t i ngat wor k-t hey’ r et hesamesi zebutl i ght er .WhenIcan j ust i f yt hem duet oneedi ngr epl acementt yr est hey’ l l goon. Al lal ong,t hei deahasbeen,‘ I t ’ saGTI .Iwantt o dr i vei tl i keaGTI .Idon’ twantexcessi vel yl ow or l oudasi tdr awsat t ent i onandi tmakesi tt oodi f f i cul t t odr i vequi ckl y. ’ What ’ st hebestexper i enceyou’ vehadi nt hi scar ? Iwentt oTasmani aatt heendofl astyearwi t hsome f r i endswhot ooksomehi ghhor sepowercar s.Two days’wor t hofdr i vi ngoverat housandki l omet r esof someoft hebestr oadsi nAust r al i a.Thepol owas sensat i onal .Icameawaywi t hadeeperappr eci at i on ofi t sabi l i t i es. I ’ vet akenwhatt hef act or yhasgi venusoutoft he box,andj ustr ef i nedi twi t houtgoi ngcr azy.Hence t heexhausti sj ustcat back. Themi ndseti ssubt l eandpr act i calandnotbei ng over l yl eer ywi t hl oudpai nt .That ’ snotme.I t ’ saGTI wi t hsmal lchangest hatonl ysomeonewhol ooks cl osel ywi l lappr eci at e.
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