Volkswagen is presenting the Sport Coupé Concept GTE in a world premiere at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show and is presenting this avant-garde model as the champion of a new, progressive Volkswagen design language.

‘Evolution and revolution come together in the Sport Coupé Concept GTE. This concept is based on Volkswagen design DNA, which has been visibly sharpened even more. It shows how fascinating the highest-volume brand of our Group is shaping the immediate future,’ says Walter de Silva, Head of Design of Volkswagen AG.

Dr Heinz-Jakob Neußer, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Development, explains: ‘This concept car is a breathtakingly dynamic coupé unlike any other to appear in this class. In the design of the Sport Coupé Concept GTE – that is, in the style of an exclusive sports car enriched by the added functionality of a large boot lid and the interior space of a four-seater – we see an impressive alternative to the classic saloons of the B and C segments.’

Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design of the Volkswagen Brand, adds this: ‘The Sport Coupé Concept GTE is another milestone of expressive design. Unmistakably reinvented, from the first to the last stroke. A stylistic compass. In this concept car, Volkswagen is not only presenting the new design of a new model, but also initial glimpses of a new design era.’

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Volkswagen overcame the switch from a seller's market to a buyer's market during the earlier 1960s without a slump in sales by adding the VW 1500 to its product range. It was available in five body styles: Saloon, estate-car, convertible, a two-seater coupe and a cabriolet. The "type 3" was a totally new car with a new chassis, body and engine. It was a typical Volkswagen clearly based on the Beetle concept. Of these five body styles that were first exhibited at the Frankfurt international Motor Show, only three made it to production: The Saloon, "Variant" (estate) and the Karmann-Ghia coupé, which occupied the market above the existing Karmann-Ghia model.

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Volkswagen confirms today that no software constituting an improper defeat device as defined in law is installed in vehicles with EA288 EU5 as well as EU6-engines in the European Union. Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards.

Volkswagen AG is systematically reviewing this issue worldwide. The group strives for a holistic solution for complying with the respective valid standards.

After thorough examination it is now confirmed that no software constituting an improper defeat device as defined in law is installed in vehicles with EA 288 EU5-engines. Before, Volkswagen Group has confirmed that new EU6-compliant vehicles offered within the European Union fulfil all legal requirements and environmental standards.

Volkswagen UK customers can visit the corporate website www.volkswagen.co.uk/dieselinfo, which was set up on 03 October 2015 and enter the VIN or Registration number of their vehicle to find out straight away whether their vehicles are affected. Similar customer websites are active in the other EU countries and for the Audi, SEAT and Škoda brands.

Work on the technical solutions detailed in the plan of measures is currently proceeding at full speed. Remedial action on the vehicles will begin early in 2016, the direct costs of which not be borne by customers. The measures are currently being developed for each affected series and each affected model year and will first be presented to the responsible authorities.

Volkswagen will subsequently inform the owners of these vehicles over the next weeks and months.

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The Comfort mobile phone preparation offers a host of extras that make hands-free telephony even easier to use. Charging the phone is also incredibly easy: the phone simply needs to be placed in the relevant stowage compartment and connected up to the integrated USB interface. The connection to the external aerial helps ensure improved reception. The system can be controlled using the multifunction display, the multifunction steering wheel or the navigation system.

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