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Volkswagen Taigun Sound Edition Hits the Roads with Exclusive Upgrades!

Volkswagen Taigun Sound Edition Hits the Roads with Exclusive Upgrades! Volkswagen Taigun Sound Edition joins the Taigun portfolio, which currently includes GT Edge Trail Edition and GT Edge Limited Edition vehicles.Volkswagen Taigun Sound Edition is the latest addition to the German automaker's India product lineup. The new special edition Volkswagen Taigun SUV has a few cosmetic upgrades on the outside and inside the interior, but fundamentally it is the same as the ordinary model.This new limited edition Taigun is based on the Topline variation and starts at 16.33 lakh (ex-showroom), going up to 17.90 lakh (ex-showroom). The Volkswagen Taigun Sound Edition was released alongside the Volkswagen Virtus Special Edition. Virtus' special edition avatar is dubbed Virtus Sound Edition, and it, too, receives cosmetic improvements. The Virtus Sound Edition is based on the Topline model of the sedan and is priced between 15.52 lakh and 16.77 lakh (ex-showroom) in both manu...

Vietnam's Vinfast launches with a pair of rebodied BMWs

Vietnam is getting into the vehicle manufacturing business with its own brand. Called Vinfast, the first two products from the newly established car company have been confirmed as a mid-size sedan and SUV. They will be presented to the public for the first time during October's 2018 Paris auto show. But rather than develop its own models, Vinfast has chosen to rebody existing cars for its first two products, in this case the previous-generation BMW 5-Series and X5. Italian design firms Italdesign and Pininfarina were hired to devise the new look for the vehicles, working closely with Vinfast design boss David Lyon. He's a former General Motors staffer, as is Vinfast CEO Jim DeLuca. In an interesting move, Vinfast gave the people of Vietnam the opportunity to determine the styling direction at the very start of the design process. More than 62,000 people voted when presented with 20 design sketches. Starting with Italdesign’s winning concepts, the cars’ desig...