With all the emphasis these days on hybrids, diesel, plug-ins, electrics and hydrogen fuel cell cars, it can be easy to forget that some cars are efficient by just being themselves. (more…)
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Drives a Volkswagen GTI
Yeah, we were surprised, too. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal that we can’t read because we don’t have a paid subscription, Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently bought and commutes to work daily in a black Volkswagen GTI with a manual transmission—that is, according to people who have read the […]
Top 4 Volkswagen Moments of 2013
As we look back at 2013 for Leith Volkswagen of Raleigh, it’s apparent that it was a year of many cool things. To check what Volkswagen’s been most excited about, we combed through their Facebook page from January to December and selected the most newsworthy, interesting and just plain awesome moments of the year. Therefore […]
The Way of the Future? Volkswagen’s XL1
There are some cars that look like they’re meant for the future. Shiny and gleaming, there’s something mysterious to their look. Which is simple, really: if they didn’t look strangely different, then how much of a leap into the future could they be? The Volkswagen XL1 has exactly this quality. The broad front end has […]
In Memoriam: The Section 179 Tax Break
Small business owners, take heed: a very useful tax break that you may or may not be aware of is expiring at the end of this year. Currently, Section 179 of the United States tax code allows you to write off the purchase of vehicles, particularly large vehicles and SUVs. The cost of these purchases […]