The VW Golf VI Cabriolet will be marketed in three trims: GT, SE, and S. The standard Golf VI Cabriolet will have a Bluetooth feature and other goodies to spice up the ride and will be rolling on 16” alloy wheels. The SE variant will have the features of the S trim but will have additional features like cruise control, two-zone climate control, automatic lights, and parking sensors. The high end GT version will feature sports suspension, 18 inch alloy rims, and Alcantara upholstery.

Buyers will have three options for the engine of the Volkswagen Golf VI Cabriolet. There will be a 12 liter TSI that gives out 105 PS, 1.4 liter TSI that produces 160 PS, and the 1.6L TDI outputting 105 PS. Later this year, Volkswagen will introduce other petrol engine variants and two diesel powerplants for the Golf VI Cabriolet. Automatic DSG transmission and BlueMotion technology will also be implemented.

The Golf VI Cabriolet comes with the usual VW safety features like the ABS, standard airbags for the front and side, ESP, and and an active system for rollover protection. The softop of the car can be closed or opened while cruising at around 19 mph or 30 kph.

The 2010 Golf R is a hot-hatch that will sport the same engine used by the Scirocco R. The new Golf R can output 265 horsepower and about 258 lb-ft of torque. Looking at the figures, the 2010 Golf R has the most powerful engine in the production of the Golf range.

The R32 successor can speed up from 0 to 62 mph in just 5.5 seconds when packaged with the DSG dual-clutch system. The manual transmission version is just a blink away doing it 0.2 second slower.

The 2010 Golf R is a big stride ahead of the R32 in terms of fuel efficiency. It is 21% better or about 27.7mpg combined on highway and city driving than the older generation Golf. The new baby of the VW garage also gets LED tail lights and daytime lights.

The styling of the new Golf R is very similar to the lines of the R32, attractive alloy rims, aggressive stance, and hunch of Mark VI Golf with the design formula.

The Golf R may not be sporting the powerful engine of the R32 but it will carry the more efficient 2.0L turbo engine that has a lot of room for tuning. The 2010 Golf R will be on sale in Germany before the year ends and it will be heading to U.S. shores by 2010.

The downsizing of engine is all over the auto industry giving cars like the Scirocco R more power without sacrificing fuel efficiency. The lighter engine that also has lower carbon emission provides a better driving experience for car owners.

The next VW Golf following the R32 due for release in the United States early 2010 will be sporting a turbocharged 265 hp 2.0L engine. The four cylinder powerplant is also the heart of the Scirocco R. The previous generation of the R32 runs on a 250 horsepower naturally aspirated powerplant.

The engine of the new gen of Golf R32 is part of the EA113 Volkswagen engine lineup. The Golf GTi, on the other hand, uses the 2.0L engine similar to the basic Scirocco release which uses an engine from the EA888 line.

Aside from the additional kick on the road the new engine also brings in additional 22 lb-ft of torque. The maximum torque for the new Golf R32 will be at 258 lb-ft. The top of the line R20 of the Scirocco range registers a top speed of 155 mph with a fuel mileage of 28.6 mpg. It screeches from 0 to 62 mph in just 6.5 seconds.

The new Golf R will also come in either six speed manual configuration or on an option of gearbox with dual-clutch.

The Passat TSI Ecofuel that first took center stage in the 2008 Geneva Car Show is powered by a 148 horsepower engine that runs on gasoline or natural gas. The car is designed to be monovalent and the car manufacturer does not have any plans to include an option of manual switchover from natural gas to gasoline. The gasoline tank is just there to serve as a fuel reserve.

The fuel consumption for the Passat TSI Ecofuel is an impressive 100 kilometers for every 4.38 kilograms of autogas. Carbon dioxide emissions are measured at 119 g/km making the car Euro-5 compliant.

If the Passat will use up the 22 kg of autogas stored in its tanks and the 31 L of gasoline, the vehicle can run for almost 900 km or 559 miles. The natural gas is enough for traveling a distance of 500 km.

The Golf BiFuel has a 97 horsepower power plant that can run in either gasoline or autogas. The car has a factory-built autogas system. The vehicle was crush tested thinking of the safety of the car in combination with its fuel tanks. The Golf BiFuel is also specifically designed to run on autogas and is far more durable than converted gas engines.

Pure autogas mode of the Golf BiFuel can bring someone to a destination of 420 kilometers or 261 miles. Combined with the 55 L gas tank, the car can go as far as 1100 kilometers or 684 miles.

Originally this car was designed as a small family subcompact car when production started in 1974 and this was the trend till 1984. From 1985 onwards the design of this was changed and it was made into a compact car. Even now one can find people purchasing this beauty that is famous for popularizing the use of hatchbacks in C segment cars. This is how the Golf class car of Volkswagen was started. Earlier versions of this car were famous for their swallowtail rear side and many people still seek those cars. The diesel version of the Golf GT1 was introduced in late 1976. A notchback version of this series was released in the fourth quarter of 1979 and was called Jetta. In January 1980 the Cabriolet was released along with the VW Caddy, a golf-based pickup.

The 1.6 liter diesel engine in the 2009 Bluemotion Golf (turbo diesel!) with just over 100bhp will perform well in city-area’s and the highway, and will average diesel usage of under 4.5 liter per 100 km.

Expected in January 2009.

Photos thanks to Wheeltronix.