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Volkswagen Leads Industry with Six TOP SAFETY PICK Awards from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

All-new Jetta and all-new Touareg among six 2011 Volkswagen models awarded TOP SAFETY PICK by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

HERNDON, Va. - Six Volkswagen models have earned the prestigious Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2011, the highest rating possible from the non-profit safety research organization. The annual award recognizes those vehicles that perform best in protecting passengers in the Institute's front, side, and rear crash test evaluations, and the newly required roof-strength test evaluations. The…

Striving for high miles per gallon is in no way a new trend. Volkswagen designed a concept car that could go 100 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel in 2002, which is the equivalent of about 235 mpg. In 2010, Volkswagen is showing the second generation of their 1 liter concept, the L1. The German auto maker intends to have it in production by 2013.

Using a light and aerodynamic body design, along with diesel-electric parallel hybrid power train, the new L1 requires a max of 1.38 liters of diesel to cover 100 kilometers, that equals 170 miles to…