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He was driving a Volkswagen Golf when it was in collision with a Vauxhall Vectra on 6 July.
Many cars, including the Mazda CX-5 and Volkswagen Golf, use variable valve timing to maximize fuel efficiency and performance.
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Next week's Frankfurt motor show will feature a wave of new models, including the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf.
Mr Groome was last seen driving a 2002-registered black Volkswagen Golf car, which police said had been customised and was distinctive.
James Green, 18, was caught driving a Volkswagen Golf at 116mph on a 40mph road in the Black Country last July.
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The so-called DualTronic transmission technology debuted in 2003 in the Volkswagen Golf and Audi TT and is quickly gaining popularity in Europe.
Matthew and I recently took a Volkswagen Golf out for a spin.
The other cars which were stolen were a black Renault Scenic, a black Volkswagen Polo, black Volkswagen Golf, and a white Ford Kuga.
It shows three unmarked police cars following the Volkswagen Golf carrying Mr Rodney and two other men through Mill Hill, before the vehicle was brought to a halt.
Between them, the company's engineers and designers have come up with the Qoros 3, their launch product at the Geneva show, which will go on sale later this year in the market segment where the Volkswagen Golf is the leader.
Bigger differences were seen with the Mini 1.6D Cooper, the Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI 105 Bluemotion and the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4, which all promise to deliver between 70mpg and 75mpg, while the What Car? test figures ranged from 46mpg to 53mpg.
Entries included a Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf, Honda CR-Z, Honda Civic GX, Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Jetta TDI, a Volkswagen Golf TDI that runs on French Fry oil, and the Judy Sunhawk, a solar car capable of going 90 miles an hour.
This is part of a Forbes online conversation to debate the practicality, performance and appeal of cars that run on diesel, electricity, natural gas and other non-gasoline fuels. (Entries include a Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf, Honda Civic GX and Volkswagen Golf TDI that runs on French Fry oil.) An edited version will appear in Forbes magazine.
Last year the company knocked Volkswagen and its Golf off the continent's small-car sales perch.
GM's big German subsidiary, Adam Opel, is already indicating that it will offer discounts on its new Astra model, to be launched in April, which will compete head-on with Volkswagen's new Golf itself already being discounted.
Volkswagen AG said Friday it planned to produce the Golf hatchback at a factory in Mexico, a move seen as the next step in its aggressive plan to boost sales in the United States.
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Volkswagen sells the Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Eos, Golf, Golf R, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, CC, Tiguan, Touareg and Routan vehicles through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers.
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