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	<title>Owner's Manual &#187; Volkswagen</title>
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		<title>Sportwagen files for divorce, changes name</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/28/sportwagen-files-for-divorce-changes-name/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/07/28/sportwagen-files-for-divorce-changes-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of rumors and speculation Volkswagen has finally agreed to let the Jetta and the Sportwagen go their separate ways. Starting in August when the 2011 models goes on sale The Jetta Sportwagen will distance it self from the Jetta line up and become simply the “SportWagen” . There are other changes along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I hate when this happens</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/05/17/i-hate-when-this-happens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=wynC9WhYQDY]]></description>
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		<title>Final Edition 2010 VW Beetle Convertible</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/08/final-edition-2010-vw-beetle-convertible/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/08/final-edition-2010-vw-beetle-convertible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 New Beetle Convertible]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long stretch of twelve model years, the New Beetle is being retired, to be replaced by a sportier model that will appeal to men as well as women.  According to VW&#8217;s market research, the current body-style is almost exclusively a ladies car. For 2010 only 1500 were made, and this is #1486.  ]]></description>
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		<title>VW February Sales Up 36%</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/03/vw-february-sales-up-36/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/03/03/vw-february-sales-up-36/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Routan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen has announced February sales and the results are encouraging.  A huge gain in the popular GTI was no doubt helped by it&#8217;s being named Car of the Year by Automobile Magazine.  Other big gainers:  Tiguan and the popular Routan minivan.   OutlookOverall sales, including domestic brands and unadjusted for business days, were up 13.3 percent from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GTI Named Top Sporty Car, Consumer Reports</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/27/gti-is-top-sporty-car-consumer-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/27/gti-is-top-sporty-car-consumer-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sporty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The awards just keep piling up for the sporty GTI. Now Consumer Reports has rated it their top pick in the sporty car category. Way to go!]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Automobile of the Year:  GTI</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/25/2010-automobile-of-the-year-gti/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/25/2010-automobile-of-the-year-gti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automobile Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Car of the Year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second time in less than five years, GTI has been named Automobile Magazine&#8217;s Car of the Year. Why? &#8220;GTI continues to burn the affordable-enthusiast-car flame like no other vehicle in the world&#8221; Soure: Automobile Magazine]]></description>
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		<title>Punch Buggy debuts at Super Bowl</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/08/punch-buggy-debuts-at-super-bowl/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/08/punch-buggy-debuts-at-super-bowl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a nine year absence from Super Bowl advertising, Volkswagen returned with this great spot, created by their new ad agency Deusch/LA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPSOH-_LFL0]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Show News from Volkswagen</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/06/auto-show-news-from-volkswagen/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/06/auto-show-news-from-volkswagen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These are the cars of tomorrow making their debut at various auto shows worldwide in order to guage public reaction.  These are some of the offerings from Volkswagen that you&#8217;re likely to see on the road soon. 1.  SportBlue -- sporting a TDI diesel engine with an estimated 54 mpg, this leaves the hybrids behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Sluggy Patterson inventor of the Punch Dub game</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/06/meet-sluggy-patterson-inventor-of-the-punch-dub-game/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/02/06/meet-sluggy-patterson-inventor-of-the-punch-dub-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlB9OhhJhE8 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7hl_d5tfE www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Fa1kUzQ54 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ppO4pkZY0]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/2010-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-tdi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DSG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetta Sportwagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panoramic sunroof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Price:  $28,185* Exterior: White Gold metallic Interior: Cornsilk Engine: 2.0L 4 cyl Turbo Fuel Injected Stock Number: B10-540 Transmission: Automatic DSG VIN: 3VWTL7AJ0AM647210 Options:  Panoramic Sunroof, Protection Kit (rubber mats, cargo liner, mud guards) City (MPG):  30* Hwy (MPG):  42* *Actual Mileage will vary.  $299 doc fee, sales tax, $33 title fee not included.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Volkswagen invests $1B in new U.S. plant</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/volkswagens-first-us-plant-goes-up/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/21/volkswagens-first-us-plant-goes-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leogibbons.com/blog/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While other manufacturer&#8217;s are cutting back, laying off workers, closing down plants and filing bankruptcy, Volkswagen is expanding.  VW wants to sell 800,000 cars by the year 2018. The new plant in Chatanooga Tennesee will build the next generation Passat, which will be larger than the current offering, with a price target starting under $20,000, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volkswagen&#8217;s New Compact Coupe Hybrid Wins AutoWeek&#8217;s &#8216;Best Concept&#8217; Editors&#8217; Choice Award at 2010 North American International Auto Show</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/19/volkswagens-new-compact-coupe-hybrid-wins-autoweeks-best-concept-editors-choice-award-at-2010-north-american-international-auto-show/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/19/volkswagens-new-compact-coupe-hybrid-wins-autoweeks-best-concept-editors-choice-award-at-2010-north-american-international-auto-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit, MI &#8212; Volkswagen of America, Inc. is proud to announce that their latest concept, the New Compact Coupe (NCC) Hybrid, has been named the &#8220;Best Concept&#8221; by AutoWeek at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Every year, editors from AutoWeek search the halls of the world&#8217;s biggest auto shows, and pick their favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on the New Concept Coupe (NCC)</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/14/more-on-the-new-concept-coupe-ncc/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/14/more-on-the-new-concept-coupe-ncc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hybrid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSGf80d41U Although the hybrid concept rolled out at the Detroit Auto Show recently is a coupe, the styling gives us a clue as to what the next-generation Jetta, slated to hit dealer lots this summer, will look like.]]></description>
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		<title>New Volkswagen Hybrid Coupe debuts at Detroit Auto Show</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/11/new-volkswagen-hybrid-coupe-debuts-at-detroit-auto-show/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2010/01/11/new-volkswagen-hybrid-coupe-debuts-at-detroit-auto-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally&#8230;a sports coupe that gets 45 mpg!   VW estimates this new yet-to-be-named coupe to be available within two years.  Click the below link for more photos and description. http://www.worldcarfans.com/110011123910/vw-new-compact-coupe-concept-unveiled-for-detroit-debut]]></description>
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		<title>Popular Science:  Golf TDI Test Drive</title>
		<link>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/12/12/popular-science-golf-tdi-test-drive/</link>
		<comments>http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/12/12/popular-science-golf-tdi-test-drive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo Gibbons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a four-year absence, the TDI is back, this time with more power, less harmful emissions, and lots more fun! http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2009-10/test-drive-2010-volkswagen-golf-tdi]]></description>
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