Following on from its world premiere at a special event at New York’s Times Square in June, Volkswagen has released more details and photos of the new 2011 Jetta sedan. Designed in Germany but built at VW’s plant in Mexico, the sixth generation Jetta goes on sale in the U.S. in October with prices starting at US$15,995 (€12,450 at today’s exchange rates). VW said European prices will be announced when ordering begins in individual countries.

The new four-door saloon has grown in dimensions measuring 182.7 inches (4.64 meters) long, 57.1 inches (1.45 meters) tall and 70.1 inches (1.78 meters) wide, making it 3.54 inches (90mm) longer than the previous Jetta, while the styling is sharper adopting VW’s new design language.

The tuners at B&B have released three new stages of performance for the popular Volkswagen Scirocco R. In the first stage, an upgrade to the ECU and the electronic injection system were tuned to squeeze out 306 bhp with 410 Nm of torque from the engine. With those numbers the Volkswagen Scirocco R was able to reach a top speed of 275 km/h. The second level of upgrades include a new exhaust downpipe, air flow system, ignition, and fuel injection to produce 320 bhp and 435 Nm of torque, while reaching a top speed of 279 km/h. Upgrades to the turbo and full exhaust come next with the third package from B&B.

JE Design is well known for tuning Seat cars, but now have taken on the Volkswagen Polo V to add to their latest projects. The car tuners created a unique package for the VW Polo V with a new aero kit. Giving it a sports car look is a redesigned front bumper, headlight eyebrows, side skirts, rear bumper, and a new rear spoiler. LED daytime running lights were integrated into the bumper, and the exterior styling was finished off with a nice set of alloy wheels available in either 17 or 18-inch sizes. The new set of wheels have an orange lip painted to match the Volkswagen Polo V striking colors.

Here is something you don’t see everyday, a Volkswagen Touran MPV, or minivan family car that received extensive tuning by MR Car Design. The tuners decided to give it a shot, and released a unique sports package for the VW Touran. From the factory, the vehicle features a 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine, which MR Car Design performed some ECU tuning on. They also fabricated a custom stainless steel exhaust system to bring the numbers to 223 hp and 457 Nm of torque.

Well recognized Volkswagen and Audi tuning specialists, B&B, have released their latest performance program for the sporty VW Golf R. Transforming the current Volkswagen Golf R into a hot sports car is mostly performance tuning to the engine bay, with little done to the exterior of the cars styling. This new package from B&B has been developed into 3 separate stages, all with impressive power numbers. Customers can choose to have their Golf R boosted to either 310 hp, 324 hp, or 362 hp. At the highest stage of 362 hp, the B&B VW Golf R is able to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds, and reach a top speed of 280 km/h.

The car tuning company from Belgian, Caractere, have released these pictures of the modified VW Golf VI GTI which joins the latest tuned Volkswagen cars. The new look of the Golf GTI highly resembles Caractere’s previous work on the Volkswagen Scirocco, but with four door capabilities. It features a new PURim technology body kit to make the car appear much more aggressive, while improving the aerodynamics. Included in the aero kit is a redesigned front bumper, side skirts, new rear spoiler, and roof spoiler.

The German tuners at Hofele Design have released this all new body kit for the Volkswagen Touareg dubbed the Dakar 20.10 package. They named it after the success VW had at the Rally Dakar and the Race-Touareg it participates in. Installed on the Volkswagen midsize SUV is a new aero kit with a blacked out front grille. A stainless steel underbody protection plate was hooked up underneath, and the VW Touareg received aftermarket side steps as well.

A new styling kit for the Volkswagen Golf VI GTI has been released by RevoZport, called the RZR package. It should be available around February 2010 from the company who specialize in producing carbon fiber and special composite material products. Several other cars that RevoZport customizes include BMW, Lotus, Ferrari, and Mercedes. The latest tuning kit for the VW Golf VI GTI includes a new front bumper with LED lights, front splitter, vented bonnet, side skirts, fender flares, rear bumper, and a spoiler extending from the roof.

Over the past few years, LEDs have worked their way into automotive lighting, initially on high-end luxury and sports cars, but lately, on an increasing number of mainstream vehicles. In what the company claims to be a ‘first’ in the compact segment, Volkswagen has developed new LED rear lights for the sportiest variants of the Golf VI.

Confirming rumors that have been circulating for the past few months, Volkswagen and Suzuki announced on Wednesday that they have reached a common understanding to establish a close long-term strategic partnership.

Under the agreement, VW will buy a 19.9 per cent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp for 225 billion Yen (approx US$2.5 billion) while the Japanese automaker will invest up to one half of the amount received from the German automaker into shares of Volkswagen.