It’s a 1999 VW Jetta Wolfsburg edition.
2.0L outputting 115 hp and 122 ft.lbs.
280,000 km, and the heater still works amazing.
This is the stereo [video].
Here’s the blog category for this beast.
The 2013 LA Auto Show
I love auto shows for the pristine-ness of it all,
crisp white carpet, no dust or smudges,
that new car smell practically choking you ahhh.
That’s the media day version though; wouldn’t want to be here on a normal attendance day, too many humans.
It’s intense, an auto show, very fast paced. It’s kinda… you get on a shuttle in the morning, beautiful cars and click click hundreds of photos, lots of laughs, then all of a sudden you’re back on the shuttle, it’s dark outside and you’re going “woah”.
The media room. All those people leave their laptops just sitting there unattended, while they’re in the show photographing. Nice that it’s possible, I could never.
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Driving Elation
Filmed in Napa CA, while testing the new VW 1.8L Turbo.
Ridiculous changes in elevation, not one straight line,
through beautiful terrain, on a clear blue sky day…
alone on total video game roads.
Manual all day long, too.
One of my best driving experiences to date.
Here’s the post about that trip. And another video, and about the car.
The History & Meaning of Car Logos
All automakers have a story behind their logo, here’s some of the more colourful ones.
Read it online at Autonet (and sorry it’s so hard to see below, the newspaper didn’t print so crisp today.)
Favourite line:
Mercedes’ 3-point star represents vehicles designed to travel by land, sea and air.
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