Volkswagen Celebrating 60 Years in the UK at Goodwood Festival of Speed

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is celebrating 60 years of selling vehicles in the UK this year and will be showing off this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 12-14.

Among the VW’s on display will be the XL1, which will also make a run up the hill climb driven by Le Mans champion Jacky Ickx. The car could be called the first green supercar. It emits just 21g/km of CO2 and uses a carbon fiber reinforced plastic body with a two-cylinder diesel engine powering an electric motor. It sits 1,282mm (50.5in) off the ground.

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rally car will also be on display and also making a run up the Goodwood hill. 

Volkswagen will also have the new, seventh-generation GTI and GTD models on display. They represent the current performance peak in the Golf range with petrol and diesel power.