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Volkswagen Golf VI : 2009 World Car of the Year finalist

March 13, 2009 -- Filed under Technology by Normand Miron

The new Golf IV is not even arrived in Canada yet, and it has already made the Top 3 2009 World Car of the Year finalist. Winners will be announced in April at the New York International Auto Show.
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March 13, 2009 by Ray Fortier

When can we expect a TDI like Passat?

March 13, 2009 by Normand Miron

This is what we know so far about upcoming TDIs in Canada: http://www.tdicurious.ca/2009/01/on-the-future-of-clean-diesel-in-canada-an-encounter-with-john-white-president-and-ceo-of-volkswagen-canada-at-the-montreal-auto-show/

Passat would be replaced by : http://www.tdicurious.ca/2009/02/the-nms-2012-the-future-great-volkswagen/

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