Thursday, March 11, 2010

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The Sports Car and Travel Enthusiasts Blog For Volkswagen Nuts

Volkswagen R20 Spied?

Posted under Volkswagen Stuff

Left Lane News supposedly spies some new images of the new 2010 VW R20 plus some new information about the car that might be exciting for VW fans.

VW R32 170+ MPH Video

Posted under All Posts With Images, Volkswagen Stuff

2008 Volkswagen R32
Say what you will about the NA VR6 engine of the 2004 and 2008 Volkswagen R32, but one thing you have to admit is that it’s as tough as nails. Toss in a couple of turbos from say, HPA MotorSports for around 40K, and it can be blazingly fast. We are talking Super-Car [...]

Volkswagen GTI R20 Turbo Coming Soon to America

Posted under All Posts With Images, Volkswagen Stuff

2010 Volkswagen GTI R20 Turbo – by JENS MEINERS, of Car and Driver Magazine
It’s no secret that we love the Volkswagen GTI—it’s a three-time reigning recipient of a 10Best Cars award, after all. But even the 210 hp of the upcoming sixth-generation 2010 replacement model leave the GTI at a distinct power disadvantage in [...]

My Online Volkswagen Community Experience

Posted under My Personal Rants, Reviews, Volkswagen Stuff

VWvortex and MotiveMag
Blues Travels is about a lot of things, as can be seen by a quick scan of either sidebar. Yet, if you spend any length of time at this site it becomes readily apparent that this site is also about my love of Volkswagens. It should therefore come as a surprise to no [...]

2008 Volkswagen R32 Review – Final Verdict Part 2 w/Pics

Posted under All Posts With Images, Volkswagen Stuff

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Close Move
The images at Blues Travels are of two types: Flash and DHTML. Mostly I use DHTML. The images (and even some of the link-text on this site) are controlled simply by clicking. The images on this page, for example, are clickable thumbnails. Once they are [...]

2008 Volkswagen R32 Review – Final Verdict Part 1

Posted under Reviews, Volkswagen Stuff

When I think about buying my first new car I cannot help by grow sentimental. The images of that day are so vivid. It was a little more than three years ago. I had just purchased a Volkswagen R32 from Terry Volkswagen in Lynchburg Virginia.
I can clearly remember the feeling I had sitting there in [...]

Volkswagen Stuff

Volkswagen R20 Spied?

Left Lane News supposedly spies some new images of the new 2010 VW R20 plus some new information about the car that might be exciting for VW fans.

All Posts With Images, Personal Thoughts

Important Notice To Readers

Vacation Time Is Upon Us
I am writing first time visitors, as well as those of you who are regular visitors to Blue’s Travels, to let you know that I, your Webmeister, am taking a much needed vacation from my duties here at Blue’s Travels. Also I am going to ask a favor, which [...]

All Posts With Images, Porsche Stuff

First Porsche Panamera Interior Photos Revealed by Porsche

The first official photos of the Porsche Panamera GT have been released by Porsche.
This is one of the most stunningly beautiful cars I have ever seen. The photos of the Panamera GT must be seen in order to appreciate the beauty of this beast.
I found a slew of images just released Feb [...]

All Posts With Images, Volkswagen Stuff

VW R32 170+ MPH Video

2008 Volkswagen R32
Say what you will about the NA VR6 engine of the 2004 and 2008 Volkswagen R32, but one thing you have to admit is that it’s as tough as nails. Toss in a couple of turbos from say, HPA MotorSports for around 40K, and it can be blazingly fast. We are talking Super-Car [...]

All Posts With Images, Porsche Stuff

4D Porsche Panamera Turbo – Sport Tour Nirvana

Porsche Panamera official details
Rerinted from MOTOR AUTHORITY Images and Music Below
Following this past weekend’s premature leak of official Panamera details, Porsche has now released the full gamut of details and images for its upcoming sedan. The Panamera will officially go on sale in April next year and will make its world debut one month earlier [...]

All Posts With Images, Porsche Stuff

Blue’s Travels & Porsche – A Marriage of Ideas

Expanding Blue’s Horizons
I am somewhat new to the world of Porsche. Let’s face it, I am a newb. I have never even owned a Porsche. However one of my friends is a Porsche fanatic. In fact, he hired me to detail one of his prized possessions back in 2006 or 2007.

All Posts With Images, Reviews

Volkswagen Scirocco Not Coming To America? Not So Fast – Maybe It Is!

The Car and Driver Original Road Test and Information
Volkswagen’s new Scirocco is the product of an age-old formula that produces a sporty model that shares the bones of a comparatively pedestrian model. In the ’70s and ’80s, the Golf/Rabbit platform provided the basis for the first- and second-generation Sciroccos.
A Scirocco hasn’t been sold in the [...]

All Posts With Images, Volkswagen Stuff

Volkswagen GTI R20 Turbo Coming Soon to America

2010 Volkswagen GTI R20 Turbo – by JENS MEINERS, of Car and Driver Magazine
It’s no secret that we love the Volkswagen GTI—it’s a three-time reigning recipient of a 10Best Cars award, after all. But even the 210 hp of the upcoming sixth-generation 2010 replacement model leave the GTI at a distinct power disadvantage in [...]