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American dilemma here for Volkswagen: The fans love the way cars are more expensive brand engineering Their traditional rivals, But It Is Difficult to pass in the Same Quantities Jetta Civic and Corolla cars have cost more expensive for Both When VW & the customer. Because The corporate bosses in Wolfsburg, Germany, want the North American arm to sell Many More cars, faster, Stated With The objective of sales to triple by 2018-they've gone ahead With a new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and The adapté new Jetta in the U.S. market.

Struggling to keep its leading position in the Chinese market and faced with the task of keeping two very different joint venture partners happy, VW unveils two new cars at Beijing auto show that look familiar to North America and European markets.

The FAW-Volkswagen joint venture early New Bora, another iteration of the last generation Jetta, which was sold as the Bora in many markets and is always available as CityJet Canada.

VW Bora said New design is inspired by the Chinese lion dance, a ceremonial and athletic dance that is supposed to provide opportunities for attendees. design elements Lion dance are incorporated into the rear of the vehicle, VW says.

The New Bora is powered by a choice of two four-cylinder gasoline engines. A six-speed automatic transmission is available. We expect the Comfortline trim level with its chrome package will prove popular. The base model is called Trendline.

VW another Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), is busy creating new vehicles for its Roewe brand, an offspring of its MG Rover purchase. This could explain why the Lavida compact sedan, developed by Shanghai Volkswagen, moves on a similar architecture. And its wheelbase is identical with FAW New Bora.

Acceleration: 3.3 sec.
Top speed: 330 km/h.
Transmission: 6 - speed manual
Design: 5.4 litre V8 engine
Displacement: 5410 cc
Maximum Bhp 550 hp / 6000 rmp
Tires Front: Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 235
Tires Back: Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 315
Length: 4650 mm
Width: 1950 mm
Height: 1125 mm
Weight: 1540 kg

Acceleration: 4.5 sec.
Top speed: 250 km/h.
Transmission: 6 - speed manual
Design: 6.3 litre V12 engine
Displacement: 6255 cc
Maximum Bhp 547 hp / n/a
Tires Front: 285/50
Tires Back: 285/15
Length: 5380 mm
Width: 2000 mm
Height: 1460 mm
Weight: 2170 kg

Tires Front: n/a
Tires Back: n/a
Length: 4430 mm
Width: 2000 mm
Height: 1150 mm
Weight: n/a

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